“The production, directed with some clever touches by Randy Baker, is enveloped in a cheeky, pop-cultural nostalgia… [But] the affecting conclusion of “She Kills Monsters” affirms it as more than a glib riff on nerd culture. Agnes may have to become immersed in make-believe to connect...
What else is out there?Of course, we are living in different times. Generations ago, people kept their jobs for their entire adult lives. Granted, they also had pensions and a social system and work culture that invested in them…we don’t have that now, and it’s much more accepted ...
Is there more powerful revenge narrative in contemporary popular culture than that of all-time über-nerd, Carrie White? For Carrie is a figure of abjection nonpareil, one who is, routinely, subjected to ongoing and intensifying humiliations. Given this treatment, it should come as no surprise ...
A coming of age memoir told in vignettes about growing up in a hazardous home and escaping into nerd culture to find sanctuary. The book explores poverty, loneliness, toxic masculinity and much more. Kiese Laymon callsSink“brilliant and brilliantly different”, which is enough for me. ...
Being a nerd that I am, I took the task seriously and came up with 50 traditional Russian foods and drinks one must try. Sounds intimidating? Don’t you worry, I am going to walk you through it! I divided all the dishes into categories: breakfast, appetizers, salads, soups, mains, ba...
“This is her” A common example is the phrase “This is she.” used to answer a telephone. ‘She’ is the nominative form of the word, so it cannot be used to describe somebody who is the object of a sentence (in this example, ‘this’ would be the subject). The correct way ...
You have Birkhoff, aka Nerd, who heads up all the technological aspects; Ryan, who handles deployment of the agents and knows how to dig through the government for answers; Sean, who is basically extra muscle; Michael, who is the tactical genius leader guy and Nikita’s moral center; Alex...
QUI NGUYENis a playwright and TV/Film writer. His work, known for its innovative use of pop-culture, stage violence, puppetry, and multimedia, has been lauded as “Culturally Savvy Comedy” by The New York Times , “Tour de Force Theatre” by Time Out New York , and “Infectious Fun”...
What else is out there? Of course, we are living in different times. Generations ago, people kept their jobs for their entire adult lives. Granted, they also had pensions and a social system and work culture that invested in them…we don’t have that now, and it’s much more accepted...
condescendingly business-like with Alison, and petulant and sarcastic under torture with Siobhán. These layers, added to the reveal of his niece and his D&D knowledge, come together to create a portrait of a man who is evil, yes, but alsomundane- a loner nerd who needs an attitude check....