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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!

by Teresa Jusino

September 14, 2011 - 8:26 am

As 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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Geek The Best of 2010…according to Teresa Jusino

by Teresa Jusino

December 27, 2010 - 10:06 am

TERESA JUSINO’S GEEK IN A CHINASHOP TOP 5

Best TV Show: Caprica
Caprica was one of the exceptional shows on television this year. A well-written, flawlessly acted, thought-provoking show that provided a showcase for social and ethnic minorities in a way that isn’t common in Hollywood. Sadly, Caprica was canceled before its first season even finished airing. But don’t fret! Those of you who haven’t been watching can already get the first half of Season 1 on DVD, and Season 1.5, which contains the rest of the season, including the five as-yet unaired episodes, was released December 20th! Just in time for a last minute gift purchase for the sci-fi fans in your life! The final five Caprica episodes will air in a marathon on SyFy January 4th at 6PM ET.

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Fashion GEEK FASHION: Connect to your Caprican Roots!

by Teresa Jusino

November 11, 2010 - 11:42 am

It’s been over two millenia since the Colonials and the Cylons first inhabited our world, becoming the catalysts for humanity as we know it, but we continue to discover more about our past. As recently as January 2009, scientists have uncovered a lot of information about life on the colonies before the first Cylon War. In addition to the discovery of the connection between the ancient holoband and cylons as we know them, we’ve also learned a great deal about what they wore and how they lived. This week, a relic was discovered in an archeological dig in Tunisia, a briefcase that contained, among other things, a fashion magazine called Caprican Woman that was surprisingly well-preserved. The cover tells us that it is the “Tauron Issue”, and one of the photo spreads contrasts the differences in women’s fashion on Caprica and Tauron. Below, you’ll find a scan of the surviving pages of the photo spread.

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