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Alien Robot Attacks Picky Eaters
I just ordered what appears to be a fun and somewhat geeky cookbook for kids and parents alike. Combining my son’s love for Aliens (ala Ben Ten) and Robots (VEX, LEGO, and others) this should be a hit...
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Is President Obama an Alien — a Real Alien?!
You’ve surely heard the claims made by some that President Obama wasn’t born in the United States. We at GeekDad have uncovered evidence of an even more incredible possibility: We believe that Mr....
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51 Things Parents Should Know About Planet 51
OK, 51 is a few too many. I’ll make this short and just give you 5. Will the whole family like it? Yes. Like all good cartoons, Planet 51 has something for everyone. The cultural references are...
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The Geekly Reader: Prime Baby by Gene Luen Yang
Thaddeus K. Fong is not a nice kid. He didn’t invite anybody to his birthday party so he could eat all the cake himself (and only invited his grandma because she’s diabetic). He has dreams of world...
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Following up on my earlier post, here are some brief impressions of some other board games from PAX Prime. These are all games about taking over the world—be it a small island, the New World, or Earth...
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Top 10 Things Science Fiction Promised Us That DID Happen in 2010
Earlier this week I published a list of top 10 things science fiction promised us that didn’t happen in 2010. So, lest you think I’m completely negative, let’s take a look at a few things that did...
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Meet Alvin and Dexter: Your New Ticket to Ride Buddies
If you’re a fan of Ticket to Ride, the excellent train-building board game from Days of Wonder, here’s something new to look forward to. Alvin and Dexter is a new expansion coming in February which...
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GeekDad Retro Gaming: X-Com: UFO Defense
While at Maker Faire this last weekend, I got into a conversation with a couple of other geek dads who tracked me down to talk about LEGO robotics. As we stood in a food line, we discussed our hobbies,...
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SETI Institute Needs You!
For years now, the SETI Institute has operated an array of radio-telescopes in an ongoing search for signs of technologically advanced civilizations in our galaxy. Sadly, budget constraints now...
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SETI Institute Funding Update
Back in June, we posted about the funding problems that forced the SETI Institute to shut down their Allen Telescope Array. As mentioned then, the Institute launched SETIstars, a fund-raising drive to...
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Constellation Games: Ready Player Two?
Constellation Games, written by Leonard Richardson, is a new sci-fi story for adults from a small publisher called Candlemark & Gleam, with an interesting publication process that I'll detail more...
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How Does Battleship Stack Up to Other Alien Invasion Movies?
I suppose it only makes sense that a movie based on a classic boardgame would use a classic plot point: alien invasion! From the trailer, you can tell that the aliens are bent on destruction, have some...
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2 Books Completely Unrelated to Prometheus, That Not-Alien Movie
Okay, so there's a movie coming out soon that has no relation to two previous (and very famous) science fiction films, Alien and Aliens. It looks interesting and has a unique premise involving...
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10 Things Parents Should Know About Prometheus
While it does not have any of the same characters as Alien and happens decades, if not centuries, before the events in Alien, it is most definitely a prequel to Alien. Most of the action in the movie...
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Go Behind the Scenes With Prometheus: The Art of the Film
If you’ve not yet seen Prometheus, just stop now. The rest of this post contains discussions of the movie — much of it spoiler-ish. Prometheus: The Art of the Film is a new book from Titan Books that...
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Enjoy a Century-Long Mystery With Cryptos Conundrum
Sitting on the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia is a sculpture by artist Jim Sanborn titled Kryptos. It was placed and dedicated in 1990, with a unique design of cut-out lettering forming the...
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Game on! | Robots, Pirates, Dinosaurs and More Collide in Smash Up
Robots, pirates, dinosaurs, wizards, and more! Pick two factions, smash them together, and then attempt to take over the world. Smash Up ("The Shufflebuilding Game of Total Awesomeness") launched at...
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X-Com: Enemy Unknown and the 3 Fs of Thanksgiving Break
Last year, when it was announced that 2K Games would be releasing a new X-Com game, I was a little pessimistic. Like a lot of X-Com fans, I was worried a new version would try to cater to the first ...
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