1. WARNING: Do not, not, NOT look at this SeaWorld penguin cam unless you want to lose at least 20 minutes. We made the mistake of showing it to our daughter right before bedtime, and immediately got sucked into a group thrall, from which we weren’t released until a penguin accidentally knocked over the camera. [...]

“They were here before you were” is what the sign says on the front window. This iconic New York City bar has served up their homemade brew since the 19th century. While the world outside McSorley’s has dramatically changed, what’s inside has changed very little. St. Patrick’s Day weekend is upon us and people will enjoy piling [...]

This week Jack and Josh review THE DEFENDERS #4, ANIMAL MAN #7 (way better than the title makes it sound), and the much-buzzed-about first issue of Image Comics’ HELL YEAH (pictured). Also, there’s a Batman “expert” — so yeah, definitely worth a watch.

March is National Women’s Month, so we’ve decided to admire the heck out of favorite lady nerds with our special XXOO features. Here’s Missy Kulik from Dork Lifestyle: One of my favorite nerdy women would be Amy Sedaris. I admire her because she simply does her thing, is good at it, and she is funny. [...]

Better to start their astronaut aspirations off early with this clever Retro Moon Man onesie from the happyfamily store. Get yours HERE for $16.00.  

Frankie Says… Tina Fey is my idol. When I first started writing, I thought of myself as a very young Carrie Bradshaw – all gumption and glory, no consequences or catastrophes. But through the last two-and-a-half years there have been a few consequences and some minor, but significant catastrophes in my freelance writing world. I [...]

And when I say “newspaper ad,” I mean an ad for a newspaper (The Guardian), which asks what if the Three Little Pigs went on trial for murdering the Big Bad Wolf. It’s nothing short of awesome. ~via i09

I have such a terrible case of writer’s block right now that it’s all I can do to write this sentence. It started a week ago, on the reception of some bad news, coupled with a small health issue requiring me to “take it easy” this week. Since then, I’ve (unreasonably) given myself permission to [...]

File this under “Things I Wished I’d Had in College.” This would have made getting some privacy while sharing a room much more easier. Kids today are so freaking lucky. Anyway, you can order yours HERE for $199.95. ~via Style Pantry  

When I think of nerd food, my mind inevitably wanders past pizza rolls and poptarts to Tolkien’s Middle Earth and the delicious descriptions of fantastic (often hobbity) foods.  I am a LOTR nerd of the first order.  I have read “The Hobbit” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy over thirty times, and went to [...]