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	<title><![CDATA[Star Trek Cologne: The Next Generation of Nerdom]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-weiner/star-trek-cologne-the-nex_b_163376.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>As Hollywood has co-opted (and arguably corrupted) so much of the geek canon in recent years, the line between true-nerd and faux-nerd has become blurred to the point of illegibility. Throw in the rise of Hipsters -- many of whom were geeks or "misunderstood" in high school -- as the new coxswains of culture, and you've got yourself an upside down world that would make any member of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_Lambda_Lambda">Lambda Lambda Lambda</a> proud (or disgusted, depending on their nerd pride).</p>

<p>The...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-02-03T19:08:00-05:00</date_published>
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