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About Nick LaLone

PhD Student at Penn State in Information Sciences and Technology. Interested in how ideas move through society and how different translations of those ideas manifest. View all posts by Nick LaLone →

Fantasy, Science-fiction, Study of geek culture

In Defense of the Hobbit Movies: Purity and the Holy Geek Object

January 3, 2015·7 comments

Since it is JRR Tolkien’s 123rd birthday, we thought we’d write a little something about The Hobbit movies since they…

Definitions of Geek, Freaks and Geeks, Games / gaming, Study of geek culture

Freaks & Geeks: Freedom from the Outside

December 12, 2014·0 comments

In the previous Freaks and Geeks articles, we examined the origin of the geek concept in culture through its etymology…

Fantasy, Games / gaming

Happy 10th Anniversary World of Warcraft!

November 19, 2014·0 comments

Today is the 10th Anniversary of World of Warcraft! Click below to for an hour and a half of cut…

Games / gaming, Online communities, The Geekout

The Weekly Geekout: Fan Translation, Rom Hackers, Cartridge Makers

October 6, 2014·0 comments

Nostalgia is something powerful in society but even more so Geek Culture. It is used to sell us new products,…

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