It wasn’t the Academy Awards or The Tony’s, but in Philadelphia Friday night, it was some of the biggest geeks who walked a little taller during the Philadelphia Geek Awards. The event, which ...

A geek is not a nerd. And vice versa. Unless, of course, they are. A portrait of the author as a young nerd When I was a kid, I wore thick black glasses, long pants that were too short with formal ...

For too long, geekdom was assigned only to those who were off-trend and socially awkward. Today, many of its traditional symbols – sci-fi and superheroes, video games and thick-rimmed glasses – are ...

Ashley Tuchin is a part-time writer and full-time geek from Sydney, Australia. He has written for WhatCulture and Collider and has an unhealthy obsession with Doctor Who. Long gone are the days of ...