Dr. Horrible Turns 5
Five years ago, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog streamed on the Internet. If catchphrases are the true measure of cultural impact, here are five suggestions to put into everyday use.
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Category: Birthdays & Anniversaries
Happy (1 Day Late) Birthday to Harrison Ford and Patrick Stewart!
Please join all of us at GeekDad in wishing Harrison Ford and Sir Patrick Stewart a very happy birthday (one day late), and many more to come!
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Google Doodle Celebrates 66th Anniversary of Roswell UFO Incident With Fun Interactive Game
On July 7, 1947, some sort of flying object crashed on a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. That’s about as much of the story as is generally agreed upon; the details have been the subject of much debate since the initial report of the incident was made public 66 years ago today.
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates this anniversary with an awesome short interactive game. Check it out!
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Google Doodle Pays Tribute to Maurice Sendak on His 85th Birthday
The brilliant children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who passed away in May of last year, would have celebrated his 85th birthday today. In tribute to Sendak, Google has created a wonderful new entry its Doodle series.
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WarGames Still a Classic at 30
Long after HAL, longer before GLaDOS, there was Joshua, brought to “life” onscreen in WarGames thirty years ago, June 3, 1983. WarGames holds up at age 30, still the perfect blend of Cold War thriller, teen angst movie and computer nerd coolness.
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The Spiderwick Chronicles Turns 10!
The Spiderwick Chronicles is ten years old! To celebrate, I asked Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black a few questions about the series.
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Happy Birthday, George Takei!
The Star Trek actor and social media darling turns 76 today!
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115th Birthday of Harold S. Black, Inventor of the Negative Feedback Amplifier
Birthday of an electronics pioneer!
Continue ReadingHappy 50th Birthday to ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’!
This year, the celebrated children’s book The Phantom Tollbooth turned 50. It’s a fantastic story about a boy named Milo “who didn’t know what to do with himself—not just sometimes, but always.”
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