Happy Fourth of July! Even if you’re not an American, I still hope you have a happy fourth day in July. The Bible is pretty big on the numbers three, seven and 12, but the number four doesn’t get much love. Here are some nerdy fours in honor of America’s birthday. Episode IV got itRead more
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This Sunday I will be heading to the first of back-to-back summer camps. Next week I’ll be at summer camp with our high school students and the following week I’ll be with our junior high students. I love camp but even I’m a little nervous about two weeks of camp in a row. The lastRead more
Of all the Phase 2 movies in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, I am most looking forward to Guardians of the Galaxy. I haven’t read any of the Guardians comics but the idea of an intergalactic peace keeping force sounds totally awesome, especially because one of its members is a talking, anthropomorphic raccoon. I love all ofRead more
As I wrote in my review of Iron Man 3, Robert Downey Jr. is and has been absolutely perfect as Tony Stark. He made Iron Man and was the biggest draw for non-nerds in The Avengers. I would have seen every movie in Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe whether or not Downey hadRead more
Marvel kicked off its cinematic universe five years ago with the release of the original Iron Man. It seems hard to believe that in the half decade since, Marvel has given us five more movies in that universe, capped off by last summer’s The Avengers. The last five years have been nerdvana for those ofRead more
Iron Man 3 comes out today and I won’t be able to see it until Sunday. I feel like this is a perfect time to discuss spoiler etiquette. According to Wikipedia: A spoiler is an element of a disseminated summary or description of any piece of fiction that reveals any plot elements, which threaten toRead more