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J Young

Jun 20, 2013

The Red Wedding: show vs. book

An analysis of the two and why they both work so well.

Stu Horvath in Geek Empire (Curated)

Jun 25, 2013

The Devil and Ms. Knowles

Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Kanye West and all the rest of today’s pop superstars are…

Andrew J. Reid

Jan 29, 2014

Video Games as Popular Culture

We may all have played one once, but why has playing games become so…

Stu Horvath in Geek Empire (Curated)

Oct 21, 2013

This Horrific Life: The Kids Didn’t Make It

Five horror stories that break the taboo of killing kid…

Joe DeMartino

Sep 12, 2013

How not to suck at karaoke

Because you’re not just hurting yourself — you’re hurting others

On Consuming Media Responsibly

Video Games, Horror Movies, and Anita Sarkeesian

Marisa Reichardt in World Literature

Jul 10, 2013

Young Adult Literature Is Better Than You Think

Queerly Anime

Kodansha’s recent comments on a gender-neutral manga character have created some waves…

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Liza Daly in World Writable

Dec 9, 2013

The Job that Games Do

Why and when we choose to play

My colleagues have taught me about a product development philosophy called “Jobs to be Done.” It’s succinctly expressed in this article by Clay Christensen, but I’ll summarize it here too.

“Nothing Valued Is Here”

How to keep out 10,000 years’ worth of trespassers

These were the top 10 stories published by Geek Empire (Curated); you can also dive into yearly archives: 2013, 2014.

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Sometime in the last decade, geeks took over the world. Geek Empire celebrates their triumph over movies, TV, games and more. Curated by Stu Horvath | Twitter: @TheGeekEmpire

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