In the second episode of the final season of Game of Thrones, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” winter has come, and with it, an army the undead. Jon Snow has devised a battle plan to defend Winterfell, and ultimately the realms of men. So what does a …
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This isn’t just any story. This is a superhero origin story.
One day back in 2016, Arkeida Wilson, who was in the throes of a mentally abusive relationship, took a walk in Manhattan to clear her head…and wound up taking the brunt of a terrorist b…
David Bowie was more than a singer of classic art rock songs. He’s a genre mainstay… and also may believe he’s an alien.
Read MoreErica Buddington, founder of The Langston League, which designs socially responsible and relevant curricula for students of color, recently worked with a sixth-grade student who didn’t want to study ancient civilizations. So she tried to get on the mid…
Read MoreTroy Foreman: Programmer by day. Filmmaker by night. Millennium fan always.
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Troy Foreman: Programmer by day. Filmmaker by night. Millennium fan always.
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The annual Maker Faire — a moveable feast of arts, crafts, and technology, held worldwide since 2008 — had its first cosplay prop competition in New York City last weekend. The event, held at the New York Hall of Science, was everything you could expec…
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Participants are loaned a selfie stick and encouraged to believe in theirselfies.
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Ever wondered what a concept artist does for film/TV/games/comic books? Now you’ll know.
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Ever wondered what a concept artist does for film/TV/games/comic books? Now you’ll know.
Read MoreAn artist repurposes old paintings to geeky effect.
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It’s not every fan whose work appears as a plot point on their favorite show.
But New York City-based Miriam Salzman, whose love of Orphan Black inspired her to design, make, and sells friendship bracelets on her Etsy site Summer of String, is not eve…
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Harlan Ellison, the enfant terrible of the 1960s speculative fiction publishing world who was known for his irascible nature as much as his brilliant prose, has died at age 84.
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Your company has a grand plan for digital disruption (and world domination). When and how should you consider the philosophical consequences?
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I’m not a touchy-feely person. On the Myers-Briggs personality scale, I “think” rather than “feel.” (ENTP, babies.) But watching the video for The Guild’s “I’m the One That’s Cool” put a lump in my throat and made me sniffle with wha…
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When you were a child, you spoke as a child, you understood as a child, and you probably watched Batman: The Brave and the Bold as a child. But when you became an adult, maybe you thought, “Hey, did those lyrics from the song ‘Birds of Prey’ really say…
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YouTube recommends all sorts of clips for me, and rarely do I click on them; I still live in regret after clicking on a link that led me to “Two Girls, One Cup.” (Thanks, dude who created that link. Thank you to hell.) But recently I saw the title for …
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If you’re reading this, it goes without saying you’ve seen the 1977 classic Star Wars. But I’ll bet serious galactic credits that only a fraction of you have seen the original trailer; after all, many of you weren’t yet born when it hit theaters in 197…
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If you’re a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you’ll know that each film is a piece of a larger puzzle, and the puzzle to be solved is the Infinity Gauntlet. Thanos, whose solution to overpopulation is more of a Final Solution, has spent the entire…
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Cosplayers without hand-eye coordination can always find friends, family, and costumers to help us create a head-to-toe ensemble. But unless you happen to know a shoemaker — or you don’t mind putting in tedious hours embellishing your boots — …
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