Fan Culture

After a couple of weeks of fandom-specific Tumblrs, we're broadening the scope to cover a wide range of geeky interests and the talented costumers who love them. That's right... This Thanksgiving we're thankful for all the amazing folks who dress up in Read More

Our Squirrel group scattered in all directions on Saturday. Each of us wanted to play in and see the view from a different tree. For me, the first part of the day included some amusing celebrity interactions! Read More

Dragon*Con 2013 officially opened Friday morning. Excitement permeated the halls as convention-goers prepared to brave the experience of navigating the pathways through the venues and the inevitable hurrying to stand in a line and then waiting for an Read More

October is a season for creepy creatures and urban legends, and it's unusual for such a mythical monster to sink its claws into our cultural folklore while having modern and traceable origins. Such is the case with Slender Man, however, a long limbed Read More

Meeting up at Dragon*Con gives everyone a focus and goal for getting together. It’s our definite time once a year to party with each other. We save, plan, and plot all year for that one weekend. We escape our normal lives and don’t have to worry about Read More

In this series, I hope you will get a sense of what attending and experiencing a science fiction convention is like as you follow the adventures of my friends and me from Dragon*Con 2012. Well, all the experiences that it is legal to put in print. Read More

We've already looked at some of the costumes from Star Wars Celebration VI and the customized helmets being auctioned off for charity. Now, it's time to check out the rest of the awesomeness we encountered around the con! Read More

Much like the TK Project of Star Wars Celebration V, this year's SWCVI brought us the "As You Wish" helmet project featuring reimagined Clone Trooper and Boba Fett helmets to be auctioned off to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Read More

We attended Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Florida this past Friday and, as always, there were tons of amazing costumes! From the familiar favorites to the most obscure, cosplayers used their creativity to show their love for all things Star Wars. Read More

After my epic, four part recap of Nerdapalooza 2012, I’ll try to keep this report on the shorter side. Once Nerdapalooza was over, there was still a bit more geek music to come. Monday night brought us The Day After concert at The Haven. A few artists Read More

Sunday at Nerdapalooza finished off with Beebs and Her Money Makers, YTCracker, Random, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, The Protomen, and more! Read More

Sunday's highlights at Nerdapalooza included Those Who Fight, Professor ShyGuy, the Money Boys, and DJ RoboRob! Read More