Despite how many books I manage to read and review for Nerdophiles I feel like the vast majority of what I read on a day-to-day basis is actually what most people would classify as ‘Non-Fiction.’ Well, if you consider textbooks non-fiction, anyway, which considering I am in law school right […]
Enter the World of Massively Open Online Courses
A few weeks ago I saw an article online from Forbes that read something along the lines of ‘You Can Now Take A College Course on the Walking http://premier-pharmacy.com/product-category/mans-health/ Dead.’ I’m sure a lot of you all saw it, too. When I first read it I thought maybe that meant […]
Zombie/Apocalypse 2012: A Political Horror Story
Zombie/Apocalypse 2012: A Political Horror Story Author: Ian McClellan Release Date: June 3, 2012 Publisher: Ian McClellan Source: Author Genre(s): Horror, Satire Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon I love an interesting take on the usual zombie fare and I’ll be the first to read or watch anything in hopes of finding those little differences […]
Watch With Us: Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow premieres tonight at 9 pm and will run Monday nights. The show is going to be a “modern retelling” of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and we’re… going to see how that works out. From the preview trailer, the story seems to be that George Washington sent Ichabod […]
Sunday Tea with Cara McGee
Last month, Nerdophiles had the exciting opportunity to attend Bay Area Sherlock Con in Santa Clara, CA. While the convention itself took place on Saturday, several attendees stuck around for the tea party on Sunday afternoon, hosted by artist and tea expert Cara McGee. While more relaxed and intimate than […]
Breaking Bad: Rabid Dog Recap
Breaking Bad: Rabid Dog (5×12) Synopsis: Jesse’s realization begins to have consequences for Walt, while an unlikely partnership is formed. Rating: ★★★★☆ Nothing raises my stress levels quite like Breaking Bad. Walt walking around his gas-soaked house and finding nothing didn’t make me feel relieved – it made me feel like FUCKING […]
Tackle the Alien Invasion in Middle Grade Sci-Fi Thriller Earthfall
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VdiuK-sP7vA] Earthfall Author: Mark Walden Release Date: August 27, 2013 (US); June 7, 2012 (UK) Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers (US); Bloombury (UK) Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Science Fiction, Alien Invasion Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I’ve been waiting for a good alien invasion story to hit […]
East Meets West in Komacon
Komacon Author(s): Rick Veitch, Ben McCool, Colleen Doran, Beau Smith, Joe Keating, Anina Bennett Illustrator(s): In-Hyuk Lee, Hae Mi Jang, Jun-Hyuk Choi, Rock-He Kim, Chan-Hyuk Lee, Jung-Guen Yoon Release Date: August 13, 2013 Publisher: Image Comics Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mythology, Graphic Novel Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon So, […]
"The Grandmaster" is Beautiful, But Flawed
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC5amKLgnFU] The Grandmaster Release Date: August 30, 2013 Cast: Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen, Zhao Benshan, Song Hye-Kyo Director: Wong Kar-wai Studio: Block 2 Pictures, Jet Tone Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation, Bona International Film Group Distributor: Sil-Metropole Organisation, Bona Film Group, Annapurna Pictures, The Weinstein Company Genre(s): Wu Xia, Drama, Action Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Let me be […]
Brace Yourselves: The Nintendo 2DS is (Actually) Coming
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAExBTWIp3M&w=420&h=315] I have one word for you, Nintendo, that summarizes my reaction to your recent announcement of the 2DS: “Why.” Of course, this single word is quickly followed by several questions such as, “Why did this idea receive corporate approval?,” “Why are you tripping over your own feet if you […]
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