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Pick Up Sticks: Reconnecting With Filipino Martial Arts
It's eight o'clock in the evening and I'm tired from work, but I'm standing in the dimly lit parking lot of my old community college with a bag of rattan sticks hanging on my shoulder. They're heavier than I remember, but the last time I picked up that bag was probably 2010 and maybe six years worth of dust was weighing it down.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
Russia Goes Old School With Professional Knight Fights
Did you know that professional armored combat is a thing? It is and it is glorious. M-1 Global, an MMA promotion company based in St. Petersburg, Russia, announced last year that they would be officially launching M-1 Medieval. These fights feature full contact single combat in full armor which is pretty awesome. That last sentiment wasn't very objective, but you're going to have to forgive me for being excited. After all, what's not to like about fights that look like this?
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
Goodbye to the Voice(s) of Our American Childhood
If you're of a certain age today in America, and even if you’re not, you lost something special on July 26. It was some of that part of yourself that, over time, you may have tricked or reasoned your way out of believing in. Your childhood.
By Michael Eric Ross9 years ago in Geeks
Alice Braga 'Queen of the South' Interview
Brazilian born actress Alice Braga stars in USA Network’s (Bravo in Canada) Queen of the South as Teresa Mendoza. This adaptation of Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s best-selling novel, La Reina Del Sur, follows Teresa’s journey as she learns the tools of the trade and positions herself as the leader of the very drug cartel that had her on the run.
By Bonnie Laufer9 years ago in Geeks
Twin Peaks 2017: MIKE and the Magician Theory
In a show that is built on the intrigue of mysteries, the nature of MIKE and his significance in Twin Peaks has long been one of its most confounding. Is he a spirit of some kind, like BOB? How is he connected to The Man from Another Place, who is referred to as The Arm? Why do they sometimes appear together, but sometimes separately? What are his motivations - his actions don't obviously help or hinder Cooper (or Laura)? Could trying to understand his true nature be key to other Twin Peaks mysteries, such as the doppelgangers?
By James Giles9 years ago in Geeks
The Medusa Model 47
Be honest, you've got a zombie survival plan. Even if you aren't one of those doomsday preppers, or a fan of The Walking Dead, you've had this discussion with friends or co-workers at some point. From barricading yourself into Wal-Mart, to making a break for your cabin in the woods where isolation will protect you from the shambling hordes, everyone has their own idea of what they'll do to avoid becoming the Monday special on the zombie buffet.
By Neal Litherland9 years ago in Geeks
Interview with Craig Munro, Author of 'The Bones of the Past'
"Many fantasy tropes were slain and harmed in the making of this book." This is just one of the early accolades extended to author Craig A. Munro in anticipation of his debut novel The Bones of the Past, the first in his epic fantasy series "The Books of Dust and Bone." In fact, the slaying and harming of convention is par for the course for jack-of-all trades Munro, who's residences have spanned everywhere from his hometown of Ottawa, Canada to Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East, and who's vocations are just as varied. Among a number of other fields, the newly-minted novelist has work experience in government, construction and molecular biology under his belt.
By Geeks Staff9 years ago in Geeks
[Announcement] 100 Days of Stream
Follow me on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/MatricesGaming Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MatrixOverwatch Good afternoon fellow geeks! As I move towards the beginning of the biggest streaming challenge I've done yet, I wanted to address what my plans are going forward and into the future of my channel.
By Christian Witzel9 years ago in Geeks
Movie Mirage: Bucky Larson - Born to Be a Star
mi·rage [mi-rahzh] noun. – 1. an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air. something illusory, without substance or reality. Bucky Larson: Born to Be A Star.
By FilmSnob Reviews.com9 years ago in Geeks
Interview With Jennifer Camper, Host of the Queers & Comics Convention
As is the case with many social movements globally and throughout history, art–and in this case comic art–is a key element of LGBTQ culture and one of the most effective mechanisms for social commentary, critique and progress. It is in this very spirit that cartoonist and graphic artist Jennifer Camper and her co-organizers put together the inauguralQueers & Comics Conference in 2015. To put this in context, until as late as 1989 the Comics Code Authority had banned any mention of homosexuality in comics, forbidding gay characters, themes or even subtle references in dialogue. Even in the years following, queer comics were relegated to the underground comic world, where the niche content gained traction and an impassioned following until it spawned a genre unto itself. You need only look at the presence of queer comic book characters like Supergirl to understand that queer comics is underground no longer.
By Geeks Staff9 years ago in Geeks
Goodnight, "Dave's Mom"
A late night talk show seems an unlikely place for homespun Indiana humor, yet it was the place where the most famous of late night show moms, Dorothy Mengering, became an unwitting star. Dorothy Mengering was better known as David Letterman's mom, not mother. Mengering passed away April 11, just one day before her son's 70th birthday, at 95.
By Christina St-Jean9 years ago in Geeks
