Who do you look up to as a geek? The New York Geeks discuss their idols, inspirations, and influences, both from childhood and now. Featuring an interview with LEGO Artist Sean Kenney!
Our (non-exclusive) list of idols: Jim Henson, Shigeru Miyamoto, Rick Moranis, George Lucas, Sean Kenney, J. Michael Straczynski, Rod Serling, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Neil DeGrasse-Tyson, Beakman, Carl Sagan, Cory Doctorow, The Boing Boing Editors, Vince Backeberg, Brad Bird, Dr. Emmett Brown, Batman, Ferris Bueller, Dr. Alan Grant, Isaac Asimov, Buzz Aldrin
Top Gear’s James May is nearly complete with his two story LEGO home…Which will have furniture made out of LEGO as well as working plumbing…. The question is….will he have minifig butlers. Article Here.
This Saturday we’ll be recording “My Geeky Idol”, an episode which pays tribute to the folks that we, as geeks both young and old, look up to and admire.
If you’d like us to mention one of your heroes, or have any questions for us about the episode, feel free to comment on this post. Thanks!
A recent article on the New York Daily News website attempts to sensationalize a photo that was recently discussed on Gizmodo — that of a pole-dancing toy doll being sold somewhere.
The photo is most likely of some kind of bootlegged discount-store import toy, but that’s not the point. What makes me annoyed is a) how the Daily News is trying to make “news” out of this random internet photo, and b) the idea that this doll could, in any capacity, be harmful to a child. Parents buy their kids things like Bratz dolls — which make me want to puke — but heaven help us if a cabbage patch kid comes with a dance pole. Spare me.
It looks like there’s some restructuring going on at DC by Warner Bros, going by this article on the Vertigo blog: Warner Bros. Creates DC Entertainment
“There are endless creative possibilities to build upon the many significant successes already achieved by my colleagues Kevin Tsujihara and the Home Entertainment Group in the videogame, home video and direct-to-platform arenas and Bruce Rosenblum and the Television Group in live-action, animated and digital series. Collectively, we have the ability to grow a body of properties highlighting the iconic characters and the diversity of the creative output of DC Comics.” – Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group
The New York Geekcast is hosted by Nelson Diaz and David Pagano. These two self-proclaimed nerds (along with their friends) cover anything and everything dorky -- movies, music, comics, video games, television -- while bringing a unique New York sensibility to it all.
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