Klaus Teuber, Inventor of Catan, Has Passed Away
The gaming world received the very sad news yesterday that Klaus Teuber, inventor of CATAN, has passed away. He was 70 years old.
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Category: People
The Lindsey Stirling: Snow Waltz Tour Is Must-See Family Fun
Lindsey Stirling is an accomplished violinist, dancer, singer, and cosplayer, and she puts on a show to remember in her Snow Waltz Winter Tour.
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Stack Overflow: Picture Book Biographies
Today’s column is a big stack of picture book biographies!
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Andrew Hackard: Memories of the ‘Munchkin’ Czar
John Booth shares some memories of Andrew Hackard, ‘Munchkin’ Czar, who passed away this past week.
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Stack Overflow: Civics for Kids
In honor of RBG, today’s stack includes books that teach kids about equality, voting, and being a good citizen.
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Stack Overflow: 5 Comic Book Biographies
Comic books are a fascinating medium for biographies. Today’s stack includes five biographies: four are about artists, and the last is about a scientist.
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Goodbye to Grant Imahara
Grant Imahara: electrical engineer, robot-builder, co-host of ‘Mythbusters,’ and all-around good, geeky person, has passed away too soon.
Continue ReadingAre You in Lockdown? Celebrate Your Community by Putting Your Holiday Lights Back Up! #CoronaLights
We want to start a new tradition; in these darkening times let’s put our holiday lights back up and celebrate each other.
Continue ReadingQ&A With ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Author Jeff Kinney
Eric spoke with ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author Jeff Kinney about the new book and Midwest tour.
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Portland Book Festival This Weekend
The Portland Book Festival is coming this weekend: Saturday, November 9!
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Interview With Mathieu Cote, Game Director of ‘Dead by Daylight’
At this year’s NYCC, I had the chance to interview Mathieu Cote, Game Director of ‘Dead by Daylight.’
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The Language of Supergiant’s ‘Pyre’
We chatted with Greg Kasavin, Creative Director at Supergiant, on how the company designed its own language for the fictional world of ‘Pyre.’
Continue ReadingNYCC 2019 – Superman of Smallville Interview w. Art Baltazar and Franco
At New York Comic Con this past weekend, I got to interview popular all-ages cartoonists Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani, often known as Baltazar and Franco.
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Yay, It’s Pride Month! Can I Have My Cookie Now?
For Pride Month, GeekDad writer Sean Z discusses the problem of performative Pride, and how to be a better ally.
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Stack Overflow: 9 More Books for Women’s History Month
More stories about women for Women’s History Month!
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Stack Overflow: 12 Books for Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, and while it’s never a bad time to read about inspiring women, I wanted to devote one of my Stack Overflow columns this month to stories about women.
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Celebrating Our Own Dave Banks
Today we say farewell to one of our long-time GeekDads: Dave Banks is stepping down from his role as Games Editor and game reviewer, after about a dozen years of contributing to the site.
Continue ReadingWinter Wondering With the Okee Dokee Brothers in NYC
Grammy winners The Okee Dokee Brothers made a rousing return to NYC this past weekend.
Continue ReadingWe Salute Our American Veterans
Every year on Veterans Day in the U.S., we on GeekDad and GeekMom like to take a moment to remember our American veterans. We ordinarily deal with far less serious matters, but as many of us are American, we feel it is important that we remember all those who have given part of their lives in service to our country’s military.
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NYCC 2018 ‘Mars’ Season 2 Interview
Nat Geo, the cable outlet for ‘National Geographic,’ is releasing a second season of the highly successful ‘Mars’ program.
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Send a Random Pig With Age Hams
A sixth-grade student created an absurd business proposal for his school’s entrepreneurship club’s contest; when he won, Owen Shakelton and his stepfather turned the idea into “a real deal business.” Age Hams will anonymously mail a little rubber pig and a personalized card to anyone you choose.
Continue ReadingStack Overflow: Women Who Changed the World
Today’s Stack Overflow includes stories of several women who changed the world—some you’ve probably heard of, and some that maybe you didn’t know about before.
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10 Questions with Gen Con President, David Hoppe
With Gen Con just 2 weeks away, we sit down and ask the convention’s president, David Hoppe, some questions we’ve been curious about …
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Tulip Ride 2018 With Katee Sackhoff and Tricia Helfer
Tulip Ride 2018 is coming on April 21, 2018, and with it, a chance to not only support the Seattle Humane Society, but also a chance to meet Katee Sackhoff and Tricia Helfer.
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Tony DiTerlizzi Exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum
This past November, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA, unveiled a new exhibit, ‘Never Abandon Imagination: The Fantastical Art of Tony DiTerlizzi.’ I had a chance to chat with DiTerlizzi about the exhibit, his inspirations, and (of course) ‘Star Wars.’
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Support GeekDad and GeekMom: Pledge $1 a Month (Or More!) on Patreon to Keep Us Blogging
Do you love GeekDad and GeekMom? Consider supporting us directly via Patreon, and become a member of our core community.
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Stack Overflow: Wordstock 2017 Edition
This past weekend, I attended Wordstock, a book festival in Portland, Oregon, hosted by Literary Arts. Today’s Stack Overflow is a look at some of the authors I heard from and their latest books.
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A Remembrance of Veterans
Today is Veterans Day and Remembrance Day, depending on where you live, and every year we at GeekDad and GeekMom take a moment to pay respect to those who have served. We ordinarily deal with far less serious matters, but we feel it is important that we remember all those who have given part of their lives in service to their country’s militaries.
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Geek Links: Gene Yang Featured on Articulate
Gene Yang, the Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, was featured in an interview on Articulate, an arts and culture show. We’ve featured Yang on GeekDad before, and he does a great job encouraging a love of reading, with a particular focus on comics. Visit the Articulate website to watch the video or read a transcript of the interview.
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Kenneth Lacovara Tells Us ‘Why Dinosaurs Matter’
‘Why Dinosaurs Matter’ is a fascinating insight into our collective history with prehistory and how humanity has managed to use our scant allotment of time to understand what came before. It’s also a vital call to arms for humanity to wake up and recognize what we’re doing to ourselves and our planet.
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