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Everything You Need To Know About AnimeCon

Contributed Post Image If you are getting into anime and you want to immerse yourself deeper into their world this year you might consider attending one of the many conventions which are held every year to celebrate this genre. AnimeCon by Ryan Kopf is one of the best choices you can choose for a convention, and it pulls thousands of avid fans through its doors every single time it opens. If you have never been to a convention before but you want to see what all the fuss is about, here is everything you need to know. Prepare and plan You cannot go into an anime convention without making a plan before you leave. You will need to take the time to decide which day…
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Geek Central: The Ultimate Guide To Surviving Comic Con

Contributed Post A large and popular pilgrimage for geeks and nerds alike, Comic-Con is one festival that is well worth attending. However, fun as it is, I have heard you need to be in the know to have the best experience. Something that the info below can help with. So read on to find out how to survive Comic-Con in style this year. Image Do learn to queue Whether you are attending Comic-Con for the Q&A sessions, the panels, the stalls, or even just the atmosphere, you will have to queue. I’m not just talking about waiting for a few minutes in line either, like most of your day will be in a queue, admittedly with some pretty exciting intervals when you get to meet…
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Geeky Christmas: What to Buy The Fanatic Person In Your Life

Contributed Post Of all the people on earth, everyone should reserve a special place in their heart for the people who live with passion. They’re the people who don’t do things by half: they go all in, and will willingly let themselves be consumed by the things they love. While this is inspiring to see on a daily basis, there’s also another advantage: it makes buying presents for them all the more straightforward. Below, we take a look at a few types of gifts you can get for that fanatic person in your life. Source: Pexels.com Special Edition, Special Christmas It’s hard to explain just how deep into the rabbit hole some people are willing to go for the things they love. To some people,…
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There was a Mork & Mindy board game for some damn reason, and I have one

The early ’80s were a weird time for board games. You either had hardcore war simulations, lightweight family games, or lousy games based on pop culture stuff. The Mork & Mindy game is obviously the latter. Mork & Mindy was, of course, the “zany” television sitcom that brought Robin Williams and giant alien eggs into all our homes. Robin Williams played an alien who talked in nonsense words. He lived with some woman, Mindy. My family watched this when I was a kid. It was goofy. For some damn reason, they made a board game out of this show. And I got my hands on one. Let’s take a look at it: I’m not sure who thought this would be a good idea. I do…
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Our nerdy nostalgia podcast has somehow reached 20 episodes

About a year ago, I had a terribly stupid idea that I pitched to a friend during a brief moment when I was out of my damn mind. It went something like this:   And that was it. I mean, not really. There was planning and this and that, setting up pages and feeds, yada frickin’ yada. All the boring behind the scenes stuff. But the gist of it all was, “Let’s do a podcast waxing nostalgic about the 1990s” … which was an odd idea for me, since I’m not a particularly nostalgic person. Look forward, says I. Behind is bullshit. But it seemed like a fun idea for a podcast to add to the Youtube stuff we’d be doing together, so why not?…
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