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Many say you should only read roleplaying adventures you intend to play. We make a case for why it is good and noble to read RPGs for fun.

If nerd culture has reached peak zombie, then why is The Walking Dead the number one televisions show and why is Cool Mini or Not pulling in over 2 million dollars Kickstarter dollars for every Zombicide game they release? Granted, zombies…

In the early 1980s, New York City was a much different place. Crime rates were high, people felt unsafe, and that is the world where the Marvel Comics offices were located. And at the same time, the First Lady of the United States had set…

Us nerds like nothing more than to banter back and forth on nerdy topics in Slack. Here is one of those chats, very lightly edited. What are the Best Nerdy Holiday Movie Releases of All Time? Adkins (Co-founder of Nerds on Earth and…

The Shadowrun world has sparked my interest. However, reading about it just isn't going to scratch my itch. I want to walk the streets, see the sites, and fight the fights!  But in order to do so, I've got to build myself a character.…

In preparation for the Force Awakens coming out, I have been revisiting the prequels (while also avoiding any and every spoiler possible.) Here is my greatest realization: the prequels change the hero who is the focus. How the Star Wars…

For about a season and half the craziest phenomena has been happening in the Walking Dead. More and more we are seeing “Rick hate.” People essentially are thinking that Rick has gone into “villain territory.” Sure, there have been some…

I'm typing this while wearing my Millennium Falcon t-shirt because with the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, there isn't a more exciting time to be an old nerd like me. Perhaps more than any other single franchise, it…

When I say Katniss Everdeen, most people think of Jennifer Lawrence shooting a bow and holding up the Girl Scout salute. And they wouldn’t be wrong. However, when I hear the name Katniss, I think of a girl thrust into a horrible…

Given the cancellation of Hannibal, America's beloved cannibal, a few year back, it begs the question: Why has everyone cancelled cannibals? And where does cannibalism in popular culture differ from cannibalism throughout history? …