Category Archives: Events
The World’s Biggest Game of PONG hits the Philadelphia Skyline
How do you kick off Philly Tech Week 2013? How about a record-setting game of pong on a 29 story building for all the city to see?
“King of the Nerds” SHOULD NOT BE DETERMINED BY A POPULARITY VOTE
Please excuse me for a moment while I rant about why TBS’ “King of the Nerds” did everything wrong and how I would do it differently.
Interview with artist/illustrator and Geekie Award designer Jorge Baeza
A look at the man behind the design of what may soon be the Oscar of geekdom.
It’s Shameless Self-Promotion Day, or How to Present at an Academic Conference
I’ve been promoting my Kickstarter all Month; now here’s a little insight into what Max and I will be DOING at the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, and how you, too, can enter the glamorous world of esoteric academia!
Nerd Year’s Resolution.
Don’t worry, the Doctor saved us. It will be just shiny and it’s not a trap. So, out with the old, in with the new. Every year, hordes of people […]
Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mockingbird Taken Out of US School Curriculum
46 out of 50 states have decided to change the curriculum, requiring 70% of books to be non-fiction. Most notably, Catcher In The Rye and To Kill A Mockingbird will […]
Disney + Star Wars = ?
I realize we have been oddly silent about the recent acquisition of Lucasarts by Disney. This is not for lack of feeling and/or enthusiasm as can be evidenced by the […]
A Contest to Die For…
EDIT – CONTEST WINNERS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED, NO NEED FOR ANYONE ELSE TO ENTER =) Originally, we were each going to record a video for Halloween, but with Tropical Storm […]
3 Amazing Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids
Are you tired of stuffing your child into the same, tired costume? Fear not! Here are some wonderfully geeky alternatives sure to be the conversation starter for that perfect accessory: […]
International House of Geek is going to LBCC!
LBCC! No, not the community college, but the local comic convention which has graced the Long Beach Convention Center for years! Long Beach Comic Con, is a two-day convention held […]
NYCC Prize Pack can be YOURS!
We left NYCC burdened with glorious purpose…mainly with our suitcase stuffed to the brim with exciting things to give away to you guys! Full details to be released Monday on […]
Basics of Zombie Survival, According to Brittzkrieg
We’ve all thought about it here and there. Maybe dreamed about it. We’ve imagined what that day would look like, what we’d wear, who we would invite, what kind of […]
Bored in Dallas? Star Wars Fan Days is Upon Us!
When we attended Dallas Comic Con, the sheer amount of people left a lot of people unhappy and cramped. The press release for Star Wars Fan Days promises to fix […]
Vikings and Pirates and Accordions Oh My.
B’Ware! Thar be Vikings! Arm the villagers! Hide the young ones! Flee to the country! Find the GPS! Where is my sunblock?! Is there an ATM?! This past Sunday I […]
Stan Lee’s Comikaze in L.A. and How I intro’d the fella to Cons.
This past Saturday and Sunday I braved the record 100+ (coastal, so weird) heat to drive to L.A. and enter into the marvelous world of a Con masterminded by Stan […]
EP-CON 2012: A Comic Con for the Borderlands
Around 200 exhibitors, and special guest artists came together in the West Texas Town of El Paso for the 2012 El Paso Comic Con aka “EP-CON” and Wartime Music Fest […]
Art of the Day: Final Fantasy VIII
Tonight is our LIVE debate over which Final Fantasy is the best, so to keep theme, here is the art of the day featuring our choice, Final Fantasy VIII.
Fanboy Fitness: Five Best Geek-friendly Get-in-Shape Events
I’ve heard it all from my non-fangirl compadres. Geeks are pasty. They’re pudgy or scrawny. They have the body coloring of a pickled egg and the muscle mass of an […]
Sucks to be a Noob: SDCC
For someone like me who has never attended San Diego Comic Con, preparation was, for lack of a better word, a bitch. When my boss offered me the chance to […]
The Grand Phoenix Formal
Texas lovers of events that are looking for new things to fill their time between conventions, rejoice and look no further! We here at IHOGeek.com have the privilege to introduce […]
Connecticon Recap (or How this Dark Horse is Quickly Becoming my Favorite Con)
IHoGeek was being represented this weekend on both coasts, and while Killerrqueen and Ladyvader99 partied it up in San Diego, I headed to Hartford, CT for Connecticon. I often prefer […]
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Day 1 of Asian Film Festival of Dallas
So day one of the Asian Film Festival of Dallas was a blast. There was a pre-event party at the Stoneleigh hotel with free drinks (Sponsored by Bombay), free orange-champagne […]
Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2012
The 11th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas starts this Thursday and lasts all week. There will be a lot of good films this year and I will be there, press […]
SDCC: Where I’ll Be!
Below is my schedule and where I HOPE to be. You’ll notice several things at the same time and that’s in the event I can’t into one of them! What […]
