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Modern popular culture topics in the geek sphere.
Avatar: The Last Airbender - 9 Of My Favorite Uncle Iroh Quotes From The Series
Are you a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender? Then I am nearly positive you're a fan of Uncle Iroh. Not a fan, but randomly found yourself in this corner of the internet? Then prepare to fall in love with one of my favorite characters from Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender series.
By Sara Thomas5 years ago in Geeks
Embracing the Disney kid in Me
Disney Adults tend to get a bad wrap. That's not to say there aren't Disney adults who can be obnoxious, but there's obnoxious people in every group of people, and certainly in every fandom. When I find myself getting annoyed at someone for how strongly they love something, I try and remind myself that you never truly know why something means something to someone. Also, what does it matter what brings someone joy, as long as it isn't hurting anyone?
By Josey Pickering5 years ago in Geeks
DECONSTRUCTING "DECONSTRUCTING HARRY"
By 1997, Woody Allen was five years removed from his split with Mia Farrow and its accompanying controversy. His last several films boasted some of the biggest names he has ever worked with and showed that the respect and admiration he had achieved throughout his career had not been tarnished by his personal tribulations.
By Anthony Nasti5 years ago in Geeks
How Cosplay Saved My Life
My therapist once told me that I have one foot in fantasy and one foot in reality. She was right. Fiction has always been how I’ve processed the world around me. Escaping into other worlds has been my only constant in a life that is anything but. It was only a matter of time before I discovered cosplay.
By Maggie Elizabeth 5 years ago in Geeks
10 Worst Movies of 2000 (according to the critics)
The year 2000 saw the beginning of a new millennium. For years beforehand, people had greeted the upcoming date with one of two emotions. Some were optimistic about a new utopia aided by new, highly-advanced technology. Others were fearful of the Y2K bug set to restart all the world's computers back to zero or just general fear of the unknown. However, by the time 2000 dawned, the world found that while the Y2K bug was a minor issue foreseen by able computer programmers, the world was still a long way from having access to flying cars and hoverboards.
By Fergus Jeffs5 years ago in Geeks
Anime: Why we luv it?
As I played one of my various video games one Saturday night, I begin to start by, one, giving myself a gaming time limit(who really does anyway), and keeping track on time on my bedroom clock. No, not keeping time as when to go to bed and get some sleep, but when a certain block of entertainment is broadcast for my geeky viewing and pleasure(for those who know what I speak of, i won't mention for reasons of this piece).
By william u cowser5 years ago in Geeks
Gorilla Grodd
This was an interesting build cause there isn't a playable race for a gorilla. So I went to Pinterest and found Beast folk it was perfect so I want to thank /u/coolgamertagbro for making it. So to start you get a +2 and a +1 in any ability score, Wild and Free: advantage on saving throws against being charmed. Speed: 30 feet. You get to pick 2 abilities from a list. The two I picked up were. Adept Climber: Proficiency in Athletics and a 30’ climbing speed. Jumper: Proficiency in Acrobatics and jump distance is doubled. Languages are common and beast speech. I went with the Criminal Background so I can get the proficiencies in Deception, Stealth and Thieves tools.
By Vincent Negus5 years ago in Geeks
Breaking the (Autistic) Code: Rachel from A Simple Date (2021)
Disclaimer: I am not a licensed medical professional and this series is not about diagnosing the character(s) with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This series is a personal examination of the film/TV show's plot, the character's traits and personality and how they relate to me as an Autistic woman. I will also examine canonically Autistic Characters, so take my personal opinions as just that, a personal opinion. I would encourage my readers to seek out different perspectives on disability representation especially from BIPOC disabled creators who are often ignored in the disability discourse. Also some of the topics I will discuss might be triggering so please take care of your mental health when reading. I will also try to avoid giving away any spoilers for those who have not seen the film/TV show but if I have to give context for my arguments, this will be a likely occurrence so please be forewarned.
By Kelsey O'Malley5 years ago in Geeks
