7 Problems with ‘Iron Man 3’
The consensus here at the House of Geekery is that Iron Man 3 is quite possibly the best in the series to date. It’s well paced, it focuses on characters, Iron Man has a… Continue reading
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‘Rise of the Guardians’ – Atheism for Children
So Funk Jr. and I sat down to watch the new animated film Rise of the Guardians, a movie that sees many mythological characters associated with childhood including Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny team up… Continue reading
‘I Fucking Love Science’ is Run by a Girl. So What?
Spend any amount of time on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr (especially Tumblr) you’ll find exactly a bajillion and one comments, memes and motivation posters supporting equality and the breaking down stereotypes. I’m happy… Continue reading
‘Wreck-It Ralph’ and the Gender Marketed Merchandise
As we’ve already mentioned Funk Jr. is putting in a viewing of Wreck It Ralph daily, and we really don’t mind. With the little dudes birthday coming up I thought some toys based from the… Continue reading
The Top 5 Reasons Why Joffrey is a Complete Bastard
If you’re new to the world of Westeros you’ll quickly learn that in the vast parade of characters there are many that you’ll love and some that you’ll love to hate. Amongst the… Continue reading
Why iOS Games Aren’t Worth Buying Any More
For a while things were looking really good. We had this great new interface with which to play games and the hardware had reached a point where the presentation was none to shabby.… Continue reading
Is Pirates of the Caribbean just Star Wars?
Two of the flagship “adventure” trilogies in Hollywood are together in Disney after the recent purchasing of Lucasfilm LTD. by the Mouse for an insurmountable sum of money…. which got me thinking about… Continue reading
Adventures in Local Politics (via Social Networking)
Like many great adventures, this is an adventure that started innocently enough. Also it isn’t really that great, but it’s fun to write about, and it speaks volumes about the role of social… Continue reading
Does ’50 Shades of Grey’ Deserve its Criticism?
So here’s how this review came about. About a year ago I became aware of a growing pop culture phenomenon called the ‘Fifty Shades’ trilogy. I went to find a copy (because I’m… Continue reading
Funk’s Grinch List: Top 10 Christmas Annoyances
Yippi-ki-yay geeks, it’s Christmas time. A good time of year indeed. We give gifts, we receive gifts, we eat way more than we should and get drunk enough to yell at family members.… Continue reading
