Geeks

Bait a Geek, Beta Style: The New Apple Store Takes a Bite Out of the Upper West Side

Doree Lewak | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


Doree Lewak

The fourth NYC Apple retail store is launching this weekend, this time on the UWS, raising the unavoidable question: has anyone actually gotten laid from the launch of an Apple store?

Nerds In Love: The Geekiest Marriage Proposals Ever (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 10.23.2009 | Technology


Ahh, nerds in love: it's a beautiful, video-game-filled thing. Check out the way these geeks have brought romance to Super Mario, Google Street View,...

Halloween Costumes 2009: The Geekiest Costume Ideas (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology


See photos and vote below Halloween's just around the corner and it's time to start stressing about what you'll be. Forget "hot librarian" (yawn) or ...

World of Warcraft in Colorado

Ef Rodriguez | Posted 10.12.2009 | Denver


Ef Rodriguez

So among the millions of Americans prancing around the online world of Azeroth, casting fire spells against the undead, there are only five Mile High players? Nonsense. I think they're hiding.

Best & Brightest: The eSarc 50

eSarcasm | Posted 11.22.2009 | Comedy


eSarcasm

A total of seven companies showed up; two of them were actually looking for a Dustbuster convention but were at the wrong hotel. (We forced them to get on stage and do a demo anyway. They were totally awesome.)

Why Do Girls Like Geeky Guys?

DivineCaroline | Ashley Nelson | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living


When my boyfriend announced that he was getting Lasik surgery a few months ago, I was unnerved. Glasses are my thing--one of those obscure attributes ...

Empathy for Society's Child

Don McNay | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


Don McNay

I want someone on the United States Supreme Court who can look back at actions that were wrong, feel a sense of injustice and make amends, even if the act happened forty or fifty years ago.

Twitter's Aspiring Micro-Celebrities

Sasha Cagen | Posted 05.14.2009 | Media


Sasha Cagen

The rules of fame are being rewritten. Andy Warhol would be pleased. Forget fifteen minutes, now you can create a cult of yourself on Twitter and be in constant conversation with every fan.

And The Geeks Shall Pwn The Earth

Aisha Tyler | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy


Aisha Tyler

Thankfully for recovering childhood nerds like me, geeks have recently, finally, come into vogue. Witness the ambivalent, doughy sexiness of a Seth Rogen, or the oddly attractive post-pubescent cool of a Michael Cera

Geek Bliss at the 2009 New York ComicCon

Meredith Lopez | Posted 03.13.2009 | Style


Meredith Lopez

I am perfectly happy to spend a 54-degree cloudless afternoon inside the Javitz Center, strolling aisles of pure, unconcentrated geekdom.

Star Trek Cologne: The Next Generation of Nerdom

David Weiner | Posted 03.06.2009 | Style


David Weiner

I hope nobody seriously thinks a scent called "Pon Farr" or "Red Shirt" will help them beam a chick off the bridge and into their bed.

My Day on the Set of 10 Items or Less

Jenna Busch | Posted 02.21.2009 | Entertainment


Jenna Busch

I finally get on television and I'm wearing a sparkly gold cape...let me explain.