When I was younger, I used to dream about cooking with spices in the same way Jamie Oliver chucks them in - instinctively and merrily. The trouble is, adding spices to a recipe is very much a scientific process. Too much destroys a delicious sauce, and too little leaves your pie tasting a bit meh. … [Read more...]
This year’s geekiest Christmas Cards
As I am sure the dark evenings, TV adverts, coloured lights and every shop out there are reminding you Christmas is just around the corner. With than in mind, I've put together the best geek greetings cards so you can wish your friends a nerdy Christmas. Nintendo Christmas Cards … [Read more...]
T-shirts for every cult film: Donnie Darko
As it's the month of Halloween I thought Donnie Darko attire would be appropriate. There's nothing better than hallucinations, frightening bunny rabbits and the end of the world on October 30th. These Donnie Darko t-shirts will get you in the mood for some tricks and treats. I'll start off with a … [Read more...]
T-shirts for every cult film: Shaun of the Dead
Look away now if zombie killing makes you queasy. These Shaun of the Dead t-shirts have quite a bit of red on them. I had to work a little harder (all the way to the *second* page of Google) to find these gems. My usual source left me quite uninspired, but the unique artists at Redbubble.com … [Read more...]
T-shirts for every cult film: The Big Lebowski
You can find T-shirts for all the big geek names pretty easily (Doctor Who T-shirts, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars), but what if you want something more obscure? Something that fans will congratulate each other on and the non-initiated will wonder what all the fuss is about? That was me. Then I … [Read more...]
Bookish jewellery for literary lovers
If you're one of those bookworms who occasionally leaves the house (they must exist somewhere, right?) you might want to make yourself look presentable whilst still letting the world know you'd rather be at home reading. Luckily, Bookish England has your demographic totally pegged. It has … [Read more...]
Kitchen geek: baking
Believe it or not, baking is a science. A delicious science, but a science all the same. The process is irreversible, just like a chemical reaction, and you need to have pretty exact quantities of all ingredients to avoid making a total mess. Despite this, the making of baked goods still … [Read more...]
Say happy birthday in binary
This card may just look like a lot of printed zeroes and ones, but true dorks (and computers) will know that there's much more to it than meets the eye. One of a range of technology cards by Folksy seller Jane Cameron, the clever card carrries the message 'Happy birthday', written in binary code. … [Read more...]
Diagram of geek culture
There's nothing a geek loves more than a good infographic or diagram. So this Diagram of Geek Culture from Julianna Brion, a blogger and illustration major with a minor in graphic design at MICA in Baltimore, is kinda perfect for Dork Adore. I love the range of 'Geek Types' (I'm definitely a … [Read more...]
Geek Chic Cosmetics
Sometimes it's tough being a girl geek in a market seemingly geared towards men, so it's fantastic to see a cosmetics company aiming to challenge that preconception with their range of cosmetics inspired by all things dorky. Geek Chic Cosmetics are a small independent US company (who ship … [Read more...]
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