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The Super Geek Bowl in Austin
Geeks Who Drink take trivia to a whole new level
"...sweaters let us know we had, indeed, arrived at Geek Bowl VII...."

Feb. 17, 2013 Food Post by Carly Yansak

Film Geek
Unfortunately, this low-budget portrait of a socially inept film-store geek is annoyingly two-dimensional, and the film's paper-thin plot and flat jokes don't help either.
"...therefore, a ripe and relevant storytelling framework. But Film Geek swallows this concept and chokes on the meal. Instead..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Answer is ... Geek Bowl VI!
Ah, what is "A Night of Competitive Trivia & Brewskis," Alex?
"...See, it's a part of that whole Geeks Who Drink pub-quiz phenomenon, where geeks who drink gather..."

Jan. 26, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Geek Chic
Software
"...The perfect gift for the non-geek who wants to send e-mail and browse the Web,..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'The Illustrated Geek Cookbook'
Kitchen Overlord wants to invade your kitchen shelves
"...cubes) is back with her latest book, The Illustrated Geek Cook Book...."

June 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Madness of King Geek
Harry Jay Knowles' Cool Movie News
"...person, Knowles, who likes to describe himself as "King Geek," comes off as something like a cross between Chewbacca..."

June 6, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Girls Gone Geek
Weird Girls is an Austin-based website and YouTube channel dedicated to all things geeky, but from a female perspective
"...Austin-based website and YouTube channel dedicated to all thinks geeky. In any given week, there will be new entries..."

May 23, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'The Greatest Geek Who Ever Lived'
"...Dear Editor, Re: "Geek Gift Giving" by Kimberley Jones [Screens, Sept. 7]. Matthew..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Postmarks

The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth
A dystopian future meets a pop-culture obsessed past in Ready Player One
"...Suddenly Halliday's obsessions with the Eighties and all things geek – which are strikingly similar to Cline's – become..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Books Feature by James Renovitch

Geek Confidential: Echoes From the 21st Century
A stellar tour of cultural ephemera from Rick Klaw
"...The release party for Geek Confidential is Sunday, Sept. 7, 5pm at Opal Divine's...."

Sept. 5, 2003 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Geek Gift-Giving
SXSW Interactive announces The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman as first keynote speaker
"...Completely Screwed," and "Why Nikola Tesla Was the Greatest Geek Who Ever Lived."..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Geek Love
Protector of Cyberspace Mike Godwin
"...magazine and Nightline's two-headed Goliath. And other tales of geek glory...."

Nov. 1, 1996 Screens Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Austin Gets the Geek Stamp of Approval
Wizard World Comic Con brings Lando, Lee, and the Centipede three to town
"...and for the first time he's bringing the traveling geek show to Austin...."

Nov. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How to Speak Geek
SXSW Interactive has landed. Can you talk the talk?
"...Geek-speak can be heard throughout Austin from March 13 to..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Mike Kanin

When Geek Squad Becomes Geek Posse
State regs would force computer repair firms to get private investigator license

June 25, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Geek Out In Austin
Local meetups for Austin gamers
"...Spend some time geeking out indoors at these game nights...."

Jan. 13, 2017 Events Post by Sandra Gisi

Geek Love
"...This song, "Liverpool Lullaby," is of interest to Austin's geekier side. It was written by Stan Kelly-Bootle, who is..."

Aug. 28, 2010 Postmarks

The Geek Shall Inherit the Fests
Austin becomes ground zero for the new cool

July 4, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Geek Out!
Gifts for Trekkies, Anglophiles, and arthouse obscurists

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature

Geek Out!
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 15-hour epic at long last (and longer), in a Criterion Collection box to end all Criterion boxes

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Geek Out!
This set is the perfect gift for that certain someone on your holiday list who likes his shows novelistic and his humor black

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Geek Out!
Recipient of a Purple Heart, plus Bronze and Silver Stars in World War II as a member of the U.S. Army infantry, Fuller suffered neither cowards nor introspectives gladly

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Geek Out!
This is the BBC miniseries that set women worldwide swooning for some Mr. Darcy

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Geek Out!
When Star Trek ended its three-season run in 1969, it almost immediately began a wildly successful syndicated existence

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Rick Klaw

Geek Out!
Twenty years on, The Princess Bride comes off less as a sweet children's movie and more as a savvy precursor to Adaptation

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Geek Out!
At an age when most men have resigned themselves to their accomplishments and failures, Godard is still out for blood

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Geek Out!
This set from the National Film Preservation Foundation includes upward of 40 films, among them newsreels, animation, and educationals.

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Geek Behind the GURPS
A conversation with Steve Jackson

Nov. 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Who Wants to Be a Theatre Geek?
A quiz to find out who knows what about theatre in Austin.

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Trivia Pursuit
Competing in Geek Bowl is no trivial matter
"...Austin that hosts regular trivia contests put together by Geeks Who Drink. The Denver-based company, which holds events at..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Screens Feature by R.U. Steinberg

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