Wizards Throw the Best Parties
Fellow Annenberg student Paul Falzone sends along an article from Salon: “Potterpalooza,” one journalist’s take on a Harry Potter convention in New Orleans. The author’s outsider perspective is...
View ArticleAcademic Libraries Lacking in Geek Support Documentation
I realize that title may sound a little backwards, but I’m just a little disappointed that I can’t find a copy of The Geek Handbook at any of the academic libraries accessible through my school’s...
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Judging Books
Jacob refers me to a bunch of really good-looking sci-fi book covers from the SF/fantasy arm of Orion Books. From the above link on “We Made This”: Fairyland by Paul J McAuley uses a holographic foil...
View ArticleParty in the Stacks
Cleaning out my mailbox, I came across a New York Times article forwarded to my from Lee S. several weeks ago about how librarians are hip now. How did such a nerdy profession become cool — aside...
View ArticleContributing to a Grand Literary Tradition
Publishers weekly declares that “nerds rule at the bookstore” with two upcoming releases: David Anderegg’s Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them, and Benjamin Nugent’s American Nerd: The...
View ArticleLinking With a Vengeance
Things have been quiet here for a few days while I’ve been away at a wedding and then polishing up a couple papers to submit to a conference. Now I’ve got more links of interest than I can shake a...
View ArticleLinks: Geek Activism, Virtual Worlds, and the Nerd Code for Love
Lots and lots of links this week, starting with a few about people promoting geeky causes. Comics Activism in the University Library: Comixology offers the first part in a series on how one university...
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Links: Geek Shame, the Lulz, and Two Meanings for “Hardcore”
This weekend’s link drop is brought to you by Church, Jordan, Cabral, various Gawker blogs, and the letter Q. Confessions of a Sci-Fi Addict: Let’s start with this link-ful post from the Website at the...
View ArticleNotes on David Anderegg’s Nerds
I just read David Anderegg’s new book, Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them. It’s a very quick read—I got through it in two sittings, taking notes—but rather interesting and engaging. I...
View ArticleLinks: A Few Notes During a Moment of Quiet
Things have been busy with non-web writing lately, and are about to get busier, so updates may be sparse (or, I suppose, absent) around here for at least another week or so. Tomorrow I’m headed to...
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