[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXrfWL6joj0] Gravity Falls: Dipper’s Guide to the Unexplained Synopsis: Dipper Pines investigates some of the stranger mysteries of Gravity Falls, Oregon in six two minute shorts. Rating: ★★★★☆ I love Gravity Falls. I have been head over heels in love with the show since I first watched the episode ‘Tourist Trapped’ […]
Nerdophiles Picks: Halloween Musicals and Music Videos
Welcome to the next installment of ‘Nerdophiles Picks.’ Since I am the resident music nerd for the staff, I was tasked to come up with some musical Halloween watching. Of course, I was more than willing to take up the task. For those who like a catchy tune to go […]
Nerdophiles Picks: Zombie Movies
Let’s just get this out of the way first: if you’re not watching the hilariously bad-in-the-best-way made-for-tv Sy-Fy zombie movies that pop up in marathons every once in a while, you are missing some gems. In this installment of Nerdophiles Picks, we’re looking at some of our favorite zombie movies […]
Nerdophiles Picks: Top Halloween Episodes
Not every show can be a horror show, but plenty do dip into the realm of Halloween when it becomes that time of the year again. Plus, it’s just a good excuse to dress your cast up in awesome costumes. Here are my picks for my favorite Halloween episodes of […]
A Love Letter to The Nightmare Before Christmas
“‘Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems,” that Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas was released–twenty years ago, to be exact. The film is nearly as old as I am, and I count the characters of Tim Burton and compositions of Danny Elfman among the most influential […]
Nerdophiles Picks: Top Horror Franchises
In honor of Halloween our staff is going to be posting a series of articles listing some of our favorite Halloween and horror themed movies, shows, and more. ‘Nerdophiles Picks’ is a new sort of ‘top ten list’ feature for the blog though we won’t force ourselves to meet any […]
Believe In Steven: Three Reasons You Need to Watch Steven Universe
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OIGgDiHszo] Steven Universe is finally here! I’m so excited for it, I could puke up some Cookie Cats! Okay, not really, but I am super excited for the show. Rebecca Sugar is by and far my favorite Adventure Time writer and I’ve been eagerly awaiting Steven Universe since it was […]
The Tomorrow People: Thoughts So Far…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wi0PnEIdjc] Since its season premier on the October 9 The Tomorrow People has aired three episodes. In its latest ‘Girl, Interrupted’ where we learn more about Cara’s past while Stephen tries to help a school mate who wants to kill herself. If you’ve read my article Watch With Us: The Tomorrow […]
Cracked Wants to Educate You with the De-Textbook
The De-Textbook Author: Cracked.com Release Date: October 29, 2013 Publisher: Plume Source: LibraryThing Early Reviewer Program, Plume Genre(s): Humor, Non-Fiction, History, Science, etc. Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon Ever find yourself spending hours on the Internet wasting it away by scrolling through Cracked.com lists or clicking random links in Wikipedia articles until you’ve somehow gotten […]
Fire Up Your Nails with Cover Girl's Capitol Collection
For some reason, upon graduating college, I’ve been investing more in beauty products. Which is kind of weird for me because I used to only wear makeup when on stage or for special occasions like weddings and dances and paint my nails… well… for mostly the same reasons. Even now, […]
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