Friday, April 13, 2012
Books / Nerd A Promising Weekend for Nerds of All Kinds
Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 3:02 PM
2. Also tomorrow, Jason Fry and Ryder Wyndham, who create Star Wars-themed reference and childrens' books, will discuss all things Star Wars at Third Place Books. There will also be a regiment of Storm Troopers, and a prize for the best Star Wars-themed costume.
3. And for political nerds, Rachel Fucking Maddow is reading at Town Hall tomorrow night. The event has been sold out for weeks and weeks. Her new book, Drift, isn’t some huge-font reprinting of Rachel Maddow Show content, like we get from the Fox News crew. It’s an examination of how the American military has basically detached itself from the government, making it too easy for the United States to declare perpetual war. It’s refreshing to see someone making a case against the military-industrial complex (known in polite company as “Halliburton”) in such clear, concise prose.
4. Find everything else going on for the next three months right here in our readings calendar.
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Gawd, how nerdy can you get? Is it even possible to explain to a non-nerd what this "Star Wars" thing is? Best keep it on the down low lest they seriously think you're some ultra-fringe freako.
Isn't it weird that there's actually enough "Star Wars" fans in the world that George Lucas never had to get a day job? Can there really be that many strange loners with such esoteric tastes?
I'm kind of nerdy, but not that nerdy, I assure you. If my neighbor lady thought I was so "out there" as to be into Star Wars she'd probably be telling the cops I had body parts in my freezer or some crazy shit like that.
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