Aside from inspiring repeated conversations about the black experience, “This Is America” calls into question Glover himself because he has a longtime white partner. Make no mistake: There is no ...

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There are few things funnier to me than the concept of “appropriation of nerd culture.” It’s a completely meaningless concept, and one that’s been leveled at me from time to time just because I’ve ...

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Nerds have come a long way since the days of wedgies, swirlies, and having their glasses knocked off for being brainy. But behold, in the modern era, nerds are finally cool and, maybe, a little hot. A ...

Poor nerds. They spend their lives developing complex codes in their parents’ basements, lamenting that the bullies get all the girls, and occasionally terrorizing women in order to fight for their ...

In this episode of the Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, Alaina Yee, and Adam Patrick Murray get hyped for a fantastic fall for hardware nerds, talking about hot new gear coming—maybe?—from ...

There are few things funnier to me than the concept of “appropriation of nerd culture.” It’s a completely meaningless concept, and one that’s been leveled at me from time to time just because I’ve ...

Nerd has been part of our lexicon for three-quarters of a century, its geeky meaning embodied by some of the most recognizable characters in film... Nerd! How the word popularized by Dr. Seuss went ...