Geek In A ChinaShop Geek Girl Traveler: EMP Museum, Seattle

February 13, 2012 - 10:52 am

I touched on it in my piece “Top 5 Reasons Why Seattle is Geektopia,” but the EMP Museum is so awesome it deserves its own post. If you are a geek traveling through the Pacific Northwest, you would be remiss in your nerdly duties if you didn’t stop and pay homage at one of the country’s best and most comprehensive museums devoted to science-fiction, fantasy, music, and pop culture. No matter what your brand of geekery, the EMP Museum, located on the grounds of the Seattle Center, has something for you.

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Geek Geeks and Sex and Kink! Oh, My!

September 14, 2011 - 8:26 am

Geeks Are SexyAs Margaret Cho asked in her special, Notorious CHO, “What’s this weird connection between fans of Star Trek, S&M, and the Renaissance Faire?”

She is certainly not the first to make the connection between geeks and kink, nor does that connection seem to be without merit. Indeed, it seems that the more into Klingon weaponry you are, the more likely it is that you attend the Folsom Street Fair every year. Like Wonder Woman comics? You may also a submissive man who enjoys bondage. The same people that go to San Diego Comic Con are often the same people that go to Shibaricon. But why? Are geeks kinkier than most people? Or are they just more honest about it?

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Daily Dots Daily Dots: Jessica Simpson Hearts Billy Corgan, Beatie Boys Hearts Battlestar, Michael Bolton Hearts Kanye West

March 11, 2010 - 5:32 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- Jessica Simpson and Billy Corgan wrote a reality show theme song. The Tripwire

- You know the Beastie Boy approve of this Battlestar Galactica bootleg. LA Weekly

- The Optimo night is ending in Glasgow. Anyone have some frequent flier miles? Optimo

- Conan O’Brien is hitting the road. Billboard

- The Strokes are gonna play Lollapalooza. Stereogum

- Michael Bolton got a platinum record for Kanye’s College Dropout? Sound of the City

- What happened to Parental Advisory stickers on CDs? Westword