Nerd Wars

'Zero Charisma' and the social costs of geekdom

"...The urge to protect nerd culture from interlopers is at the core of the..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

A Nerd in King Vidiot's Court (or in Uncle Rico's Van)

Jon Gries will not pull a "Tiffany-mall-tour-type thing" and act above the crowd at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown; he will enjoy Napoleon Dynamite and Joysticks along with you

"...Both Napoleon Dynamite and Joysticks focus on nerd culture, yet the former became an instant cult classic,..."

May 4, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Nerd Ascending

Simon Pegg's star trajectory

"...of "Pegg" and his robosexual manservant Canterbury, Simon Pegg's Nerd Do Well: A Small Boy's Journey To Becoming a..."

June 10, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

White Reaper's Hunter Thompson Discusses the Band's Evolution and His Guitar Nerd DNA

ACL Fest's a homecoming for the Austin-based guitarist

"...playing at their hometown underage shows… that kind of culture...."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Leaping Wizards

'Star Trek: The Next Generation' reunited cast, CM Punk, and 'Walking Dead' fresh kills gather at Wizard World Austin Comic Con

"...Marquez (Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man), but the show is a nerd culture marathon, drawing in stars from the cast of..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

A dystopian future meets a pop-culture obsessed past in Ready Player One

"...paraphernalia and a few Buckaroo Banzai headbands. If the nerd police find this stash, it will be the bust..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Books Feature by James Renovitch

Ready Player One

Video gaming and Eighties culture get the Spielberg treatment

"...it's easy to forget that Steven Spielberg made pop culture history cool. He revived the moribund monster movie with..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Kung Fu Panda

Jack Black's animated Po may be an animated panda bear, but deep down, he’s really just a nerd with a pop-culture obsession.

"...insider information about geopolitical subtext in Cloverfield – fanboy culture finally has a movie hero to call its own...."

June 6, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Wizard World: Wil Wheaton Versus the Burrito

'ST:TNG' star explains how Twitter helps bind the geekverse

"...privacy jealously. Wheaton, as one of the godfathers of nerd culture, is a little more open. Sure, he wants..."

Oct. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What Would Werner Do?

New to home viewing: A feast of Herzog, ‘Zero Charisma’

"...“The urge to protect nerd culture from interlopers is at the core of the..."

April 8, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

The genius dog and his adopted human son return for these animated adventures in time travel.

"...Trojan-horse humor, and thumbs a nose at the lowest-common-denominator culture to – egads! – celebrate a brainiac. What a..."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: Getting Good Gigs

Have a band. Play music. Enjoy it. Nerd the fuck out.

"...No, seriously. Dealing with the beer truck guy takes..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Star Wars Day: Happy May the Fourth, And a Very Merry Revenge of the Fifth

One man's 35 year trip to a galaxy far, far away

"...It was that it opened my eyes to film culture. On a recent trip back to the UK, I..."

May 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who's Your Caddy?

Hip-hop culture invades the golf course in this instantly disposable and not terribly funny comedy.

"...Cox, Jenifer Lewis, James Avery and Garrett Morris. Hip-hop culture invades the golf course in Who’s Your Caddy?, much..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Art School Confidential

This follow-up to Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes’ transcendent Ghost World is too scattershot to be truly great, but their smarty-pants campus yarn is on fire with satire.

"...late of Bee Season) is a wan, virginal art nerd. Pummeled by bullies in POV, young Jerome tries but..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Valoneecia Tolbert Geeks Out in Tales of a Blerd Ballerina

The actress looks back at what it was to be young, geeky, and Black

"...fiction, fantasy, horror, comics, cartoons, gaming, and other genre subcultures are open about letting their geek flags fly and..."

April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Vigilante Gaming Bar Welcomes Both Novices and Experts

New tabletop haven might be your next favorite watering hole

"...the uninitiated to dip their toes into the expanding culture, while providing a home away from home for more..."

March 31, 2017 Screens Feature by Robert M. Reyes

Kickstart Your Weekend: Send Danni Danger to the Geekies

Former 'Chronicle' cover star needs help getting to L.A.

"...and vital part of geek, comic, cosplay, and gaming cultures. (See our cover story, "Girls Gone Geek," May 23.)..."

July 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Comics (Artist) Panel

Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond

"...it's certainly more than enough to justify the geek-chic culture. But while Chris Ware reigned through the Nineties as..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...Humor: Lilly Singh on Her Entertainment-First Approach to Changing Culture: In this session, Emmy Award-winning entertainer, actress, writer and..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

The Animated Childhood of Milo Coy in Apollo 10½

The young Austin actor takes one giant leap in Richard Linklater's tale of the space race

"...like how I've grown up, as I'm definitely a nerd, but not when it comes to schoolwork – when..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview

Nerdcore phenom MC Chris keeps it real

"...a lot of kids are just like me," answers nerdcore superstar MC Chris, who can be heard on Adult..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Geeks of Color Expo Shows the Future We Were Promised

Three-day event creates a space for Black creatives to celebrate themselves

"...celebrate and share their passion for creativity and geek culture. It will be held Valentine's Day weekend at the..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Clarissa Rodríguez-Abrego

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...in the confines of a refugee camp and a culture that cannot comprehend gender fluidity. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

‘No No’ nabs distribution, Google Glass gets the boot, & more film news

"...“riveting lens on seismic change in baseball and American culture at large.”) No word yet on an Austin opening..."

June 12, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Puttin' on the Ikkicon

Cosplay at the anime gathering

"...The nerd world has been ablaze with debate about Patton Oswalt's..."

Jan. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Get Some Friends When We Watch Zero Charisma

This week's tweet-a-long is the Austin nerdcore comedy

"...the actually popular Miles, it's a caustic look at nerd culture and the idea of gatekeepers in fandom –..."

May 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Music Lover's Guide to Austin

The essential sounds, sights, and settings of Austin music

"...obligated to check out some of this vaunted music culture that everyone’s talking about, but you don’t want to..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

The Rude Mechs' Now Now Oh Now

Version 3.0 of this look at role-playing games tests how deeply we engage in our quests for beauty and truth

"...so much overlap exists between the theatre arts and nerd culture. That's an informal observation, mind you, but experience..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Wizard of Aus ... tin

"...The three-day nerd culture blitz of Wizard World Austin can get a..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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