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Doctor Who Review: "The Name of the Doctor" (SPOILERS)

Wait, so this WASN’T the 50th Anniversary special? It’s an episode in which every single incarnation of the Doctor we know (and also…) is featured, and in a way that makes sense and isn’t stupid. It’s full of past characters and references and mystery and intrigue and loss and sadness and endings and beginnings and…. Man, “The Name of the Doctor” had everything. It was even about what it said… more

“Gun Machine,” the Trailer, Narrated by Wil Wheaton

As a follow-up to the Nerdist podcast with Warren Ellis, here’s a very cool trailer posted by Mulholland Books today promoting “Gun Machine,” with Wil Wheaton reading from the book… more

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 1/1/13

It’s 2013 and some of you, hopefully, might have realized that it’s just another week, because time is linear and doesn’t recognize years. If you’re currently having an existential dilemma,… more

Higgs, the Musical

Why not close out 2012 with John Boswell of Symphony of Science fame and his latest remix video, about the biggest science news of the year and, potentially, a lot… more
 

Mmm… Sour

Kids like sour candies, right? The more sour (sourer?), the better? Here’s a compilation by the compilers at CompilarizTV of videos of kids eating Warheads for the first time and… more

Old Computer Equipment Covers “We Are Young”

I had to do this. Because I know how annoyed our own Jonah Ray gets when the subject of the band fun. comes up, here’s Toronto’s BD594 using all sorts… more

The Gamer Cuddle

You’ve seen that picture of a couple entwined while playing video games… this one: Now, in tribute to that viral photo, comes a video illustrating how gaming can be a… more
 

Music Geek Track Of The Week: A “Hip-Hop Christmas Remix” Light Show

Coming straight from a half-Jewish nerd, I give you the best Christmas display of all time. All right, all right, I KNOW this isn’t technically a “track,” but its awesomeness… more

“Fifty Shades,” the Takei Way

In case you haven’t seen this yet, here’s George Takei reading from Fifty Shades of Grey: It was bound to happen. Granted, he’s no Gilbert Gottfried, but… oh, my. (Get… more

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 12/18

Rage, melancholy, confusion, and more are all sweeping the nation over the shootings in Newtown, CT. As always with The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week, I’m not offering… more