Most of the staff of TGE gathered a few days ago to chat about our favorites from the year.... We discussed our favorite movies, TV shows, books, games, and wild cards — quite a few wild cards! A sneak preview of a few of the things we discussed: GeekGirlCon 2018 Star Trek Discovery Black Panther The… Continue reading TGE Ep 64 – The Best of 2018
About a month back, Sheldon Menery of the EDH rules committee released an article on the Star City Games website. In it, he listed a few cards that would likely elicit a groan in a typical EDH game. He dubbed these "Commander Cards You Shouldn't Play," which, as he admits in the article, is a… Continue reading You’re Having Fun Wrong: A Response
Hooo, boy! Last night, Marvel Studios treated us to a brand new trailer for the 20th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Captain Marvel. We’ve talked about Captain Marvel before on this site, and this extended trailer continues to promise a spacefaring epic about an amnesiac fighter pilot from Earth. Let’s take a dive into the… Continue reading Captain Marvel: New Trailer Breakdown
Content warning: this post contains mentions of sexual violence and rape. Do you remember that Bryan Adams song from the 90s? (Everything I Do) I Do It for You? That song could easily describe Jaime Lannister's feeling for his twin sister Cersei. Though he comes off as confident and cocky at the beginning of the… Continue reading Jaime Lannister and the Poison That Is Cersei
Greetings, Geeks! 2018! The end of the year is quickly upon us! The staff of TGE is gathering this weekend to chat about our favorites from the year. It's been a while since we've gathered together as a group! Excitement abounds in our preparations! Join us Saturday, December 1st at 10 am pacific time. To discuss… Continue reading The Geek Embassy Hangs Out: The Best of 2018
Hey, Geeks! Welcome to Your Favorite Thing Sucks, where I get to talk about all the worst parts of your favorite things. It's Thanksgiving! Which is one of those things that everyone claims to love-- until they're actually at the table and realize that this is a variation of Hell that we subject ourselves to… Continue reading Your Favorite Thing Sucks: Thanksgiving
Mid-November: depending on your location, the temperature's dropping, retail stores are decorating for the holidays, and coffee drinkers are riding out the Gulf. And on a small island off the coast of Canada, a group of comedians is playing a video game for charity. Yes, friends and enemies, it's once again time for Desert Bus for… Continue reading Tuscon or Bust: Desert Bus for Hope
If you're here reading this, you know who Stan Lee is, you know what he created, and you know why the geek world mourns this week. You can find lists of his greatest achievements and his influence on the comics industry in a billion different places, but I'm not here to do that. I choose… Continue reading Everything I Needed to Know in Life I Learned from Stan Lee
Hey, Geeks. Welcome to Your Favorite Thing Sucks, where I get to talk about all the worst parts of your favorite things. It's Halloween, and I bet at least 70% of you reading this have already watched Hocus Pocus at least once this season, and that it's one of those things you do every year. While everyone else… Continue reading Your Favorite Thing Sucks: Hocus Pocus
Greetings my freaks and geeks, my nefarious nerdlings! It's that time of year again: spooks and specters and unnecessarily sexy work uniforms will soon be around every corner. So, why not celebrate that a little bit? If you weren't here last year, we released a special Halloween reading of Lovecraft's "The Outsider", and it was so fun… Continue reading Halloween Corner: The Tell-Tale Heart
