National Day of Listening 2020
As I was preparing to write this, I was listening to an episode of Code Switch about the Cherokee Nation sending its first
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November 27, 2020
star trek
The Blurred Nerds’ Favorite Sci-Fi /Fantasy Actors from Generation X
There’s an old adage that age is just a number, but for decades, that didn’t ring true in Hollywood. While men
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August 26, 2020
Say It Loud: I’m A Blerd and I’m Proud
I have been a nerd all my life. While I say that I came into my nerdiness and really started to own it at around 13 years
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July 11, 2020
The Very Definition of Being a Geek
On the day where some, but not all, celebrate the idea of pure geekery, I would like to put forth the idea that it is
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May 25, 2020
J.J. Abrams Is a Big a Geek, Just Like His Fans
J.J. Abrams is a huge geek. There, I said it. Besides being the head of a hugely successful production company, and the
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June 26, 2019
Sweatpants & Humor | Overthinking Star Trek
The Overthinker overthinks some of the many nuances of the Star Trek universe.
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March 18, 2019
Sweatpants & Pop Culture | Happy Birthday, LeVar Burton!
Today, one of my very favorite people in pop culture, LeVar Burton, is 63 years old! Growing up, LeVar Burton was a part of
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February 15, 2019
4 Facts About Astrophysicist Carl Sagan
It’s that time of the year—you know, when I get to unabashedly gush over my forever love of Carl Sagan. Again. Seriously.
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November 8, 2017
Sweatpants & Geekery | Wear Purple for Peace Day
Mother Theresa said that “peace begins with a smile.” Well, today, it begins with your s[t]artorial decision-making.
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May 15, 2017
Sweatpants & Pop Culture | Peace and Long Life
Though bittersweet now, two years after his passing, today we get to celebrate Leonard Nimoy’s birthday. Though I doubt he
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March 25, 2017
