Archive for May, 2009
How Geek Became Chic
Excited about the soon to premiere new Star Trek flic? Check out this perceptive article by Steve Daly in Newsweek. When the short-lived series first hit the airwaves in 1966, the Cold War war was angrily blazing away. But produce Gene Roddenberry broke the mold with his (mostly) optimistic view of the future. The general [...]
Attention Old Dungeons and Dragons Addicts
As a kid, I had friends who were really into a fantasy role-playing game called Dungeons and Dragons. I like Tolkien but was never into D & D. If you were a gamer or knew gamers, you need to check out a terrific book called The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons and Growing Up Strange. Author [...]
