Geek Culture Archive

It’s a wonderful time to be a geek. All of our geeky hobbies are starting to cross into the mainstream. You can go to the mall and pick up a sonic screwdriver! How awesome is that? But after years of being bullied for our hobbies, some of us aren’t comfortable with this

Editor’s note: The necklace reviewed in this post was provided to Pure Geekery for review purposes. Femmecraft also provided the giveaway. You know what I love about the world right now? That the more mainstream comics and superheroes and general geekiness get, the more awesome accessories I can find. These days I can’t

I’ve been packing my house for weeks. I swear I don’t think we have that much stuff for three people, but the boxes in my living room beg to differ. In the name of packing procrastination, I give you the top five awesome things on the internet that have been distracting me

In times like these, I’ve found that simpler words are more meaningful. France, you are not alone. We stand with you. The world stands with you. We will not be afraid.   #JeSuisCharlie   Photo Credit: @BrookeBCnn on Twitter

It’s the start of another new year and tradition dictates that we come up with ways we want to improve ourselves in the coming year. Some argue that waiting until a specific day is silly, and that we should strive to better ourselves continuously. I understand where they’re coming from, but taking

I see the “why don’t women like this too” question come up in enthusiast forums/blogs. I appreciate the thought, I really do. It takes a lot of self-awareness look around and say “we’re missing a significant part of the population here, what can we do to fix it.” That being said, I

If you haven’t seen Once Upon a Time yet, why are you reading about it?! Spoilers ahead, obviously. It’s no secret that we love TV here at Pure Geekery. Good bad and everything in between, we’re TV fanatics. Right now, the Husband, the Geekling and I are loving Once Upon A Time.

I don’t know what you guys do on your Friday nights, but here in Awesometown, we play games. We’re not picky on the type of games- board, video, tabletop, reindeer. (Especially reindeer.) Right now we’re at the beginning of a new Dungeons and Dragons campaign and I couldn’t be more excited. Buddy

When I stopped playing roller derby two years ago (has it really been that long?), there were several factors at play. The first was my job. I was missing too many practices, and not being “there” when I actually made it to practice. Another was my two best friends stopping. And lastly,

It’s that time of year again! Time for cookies, and twinkle lights, and ornaments and everyone’s favourite christmas movies. To celebrate the beginning of the season, I’ve compiled my top five Christmas movie moments! Enjoy and share your favourites in the comments below 🙂 (Also, I couldn’t narrow it down to five,