Category: General Geekdom

Steven Seagal: Marked for Donuts

Question: How did Steven Seagal become Jim Belushi? Much like Carnegie Hall, the answer is practice, lots and lots of practice. Or is it doughnuts? Lots and lots of doughnuts? Steven Seagal shows off more than just his martial arts skills in his new… more »

Favorite Film Scientists and Assorted Smart Guys

Wolf Gnards talks a fairly good movie game. And if you haven't noticed I talk a lot about nerds, too. Movies. Nerds. Movies. Nerds. It was only a matter time really for me to put that together. Lots of ways to go. Maybe, my favorite nerd movies?… more »

Five Ways to Switch Souls

If films of the 1980's have taught us anything it's that there are several different methods to swap bodies with some one. Also, don't feed gremlins after midnight, and it's completely possible to build a woman with a computer, but the biggest thing is… more »

Shawn Bradley: Big White Dude

I was going to write an article about how Shawn Bradley was not a completely terrible basketball player. I was going to whip out stats. I was going to whip out charts. I was going to go to nerd sport heaven. But Normal Mormon Husband beat me to it.… more »

Natalie Portman vs Megan Fox

Portman vs Fox: a clash of the geek girl Titans. Besides being hot, these two actresses don't share too much in common. However, they seem to have struck a common chord with nerds of all shapes and sizes. The one thing they do share is career choices.… more »

How Rich is Scrooge McDuck?

As of March 2009, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world at around $40 billion. If that's what a pants wearing man can make, how much could a fine feathered duck possibly be worth? There's no dispute Scrooge McDuck is the richest duck in the world,… more »