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Eleanor the Great (2025): An Uplifting and Moving Film
Keep telling stories to help find their light. Eleanor the Great is a 2025 film. After a loss, 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein returns to New York City to live with her daughter. In a misunderstanding, Eleanor joins a Holocaust group where she strikes up an unlikely friendship with Nina, a 19-year-old journalist.
By Marielle Sabbag4 months ago in Geeks
My Experiences Doing Cosplay Photoshoots
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. As someone who has attended many conventions as a former cosplayer, one of my favorite things to take part of were cosplay photoshoots. They're a great way to be yourself and let your personality loose. I've participated in a few of these and stick around, because I'll hare with you one cosplay photoshoot that was the most enjoyable and memorable. If you're new to Vocal or aren't familiar with my stories, I was a cosplayer for 10 years before retiring last October. Cosplay photoshoots take place either outside of venues where conventions take place or any spot of your choice. While most photoshoots are free, others require a charge in order for the photographer to take amazing shots of you. My very first cosplay photoshoot took place back in 2016 while attending an anime convention, where I went as a genderbent Harley Quinn. I made a mallet to go with my cosplay. Was it the best I've ever made? Probably not, but I had a good time that weekend. I'll share a story about a photoshoot that took place at a local park.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 4 months ago in Geeks
Medieval Dresses for Modern Occasions: Wedding, Parties, and Beyond
Who says medieval fashion belongs to the past? At The Pirate Dressing, we’re all about reviving timeless elegance — blending vintage silhouettes with a modern twist that feels powerful, romantic, and straight out of a fantasy realm. Whether you’re attending a themed wedding, a Renaissance fair, or just love standing out at modern events, our medieval dresses are made to turn heads and spark stories. 🌿✨
By Aditya Agarwal4 months ago in Geeks
The Echo in the Red Dust: My Martian Garden and the Memories I Carried
The air on Mars smelled of metallic dust and something faintly sweet, a scent unique to the synthetic atmospheres our habitats provided. It was not the crisp, earthy aroma of rain on fertile soil that I remembered from Earth, but after twenty years, it was home. My name is Elara, and I am a gardener on Mars, nurturing life where once there was none.
By Hussein Gazo4 months ago in Geeks
Gary Coleman’s Movie That Took the Train: The Curious Case of On the Right Track (1981)
“Whatchu talkin’ ’bout, box office?” When Gary Coleman stepped off television and into a locker at Chicago’s Union Station, Hollywood thought it had a sure bet. The pint-sized superstar of Diff’rent Strokes was, for a few years, the most bankable child actor in America — a quick-witted, bright-eyed phenomenon with the charm of Chaplin and the confidence of someone twice his age.
By Movies of the 80s4 months ago in Geeks
October 5, 1969. Top Story - October 2025.
There are plenty of reasons to believe that we are at the end of something. I have watched plenty of the rapture videos out there, both before and after, trying to find some practical reason as to why the chosen ones were not chosen, and they can no longer work or even commute after losing their jobs and cars. There is the growing sense that the world is losing its collective sanity - for what it was worth - with wars, protests, authoritarian governments that seem to ignore what the people want (especially if they put them in power). Things are crumbling. As the poet said, The centre cannot hold. We are doomed!
By Kendall Defoe 4 months ago in Geeks
Marblehead Little Theatre's "The Crucible": A Riveting Performance
Life is God’s most precious gift. Marblehead Little Theatre presents Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, a dramatic telling of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. Fear and suspicion spiral out of control when Abigail Williams and several other women are falsely accused of witchcraft, leading to tragic consequences.
By Marielle Sabbag4 months ago in Geeks
Star Wars Fans’ Wish List: 5 Epic Movie Ideas That Should’ve Preceded The Mandalorian and Grogu
Star Wars returns to the big screen next year with The Mandalorian and Grogu. While fans are, of course, excited to see the continuing adventures of Din Djarin and adorable Grogu, it’s also . . . well, a movie based on a Disney+ show. As such, the idea isn’t quite as grand and epic as fans would like the galaxy far, far away’s theatrical return to be. There are plenty of other movie ideas that would be more exciting. Here are five Star Wars movie ideas that could have preceded The Mandalorian and Grogu.
By Total Apex Entertainment & Sports4 months ago in Geeks
Renaissance Clothing 101: How to Dress for Fairs, Weddings, and Cosplay
Stepping into a Renaissance fair or themed wedding is like traveling through time — back to an age of artistry, adventure, and elegance. Whether you want to channel your inner pirate captain, noble lady, or steampunk wanderer, Renaissance clothing from The Pirate Dressing helps you craft a look that’s rich in history yet made for modern expression.
By Aditya Agarwal4 months ago in Geeks
Programming Memes Defining Developer Culture 2026. AI-Generated.
Programming memes in 2026 hit different. Not because the jokes changed—we're still laughing at semicolons and off-by-one errors—but because memes are actually documenting how developer culture is evolving in real time.
By Devin Rosario4 months ago in Geeks
Five powerful reasons to connect with Stefano Labbia and ignite your creativity
In the vast digital landscape where content creators compete for attention, Stefano Labbia emerges as a unique, multifaceted personality who transcends traditional social media boundaries. His online presence is not just a stream of content, but a dynamic narrative that invites followers into a world of creativity, inspiration, and authentic storytelling.
By Samuel Harrington4 months ago in Geeks
Lady Comic Book History
Hello! I am Alexandrea Callaghan the author and podcaster of Lady Comic Book History and I am here to talk about the history of women in comics. First I want to tell you a little bit about how I got into this. It was COVID, we had all been locked up for maybe a month and I decided that I wanted to start a podcast about female superheroes. Now I wasn’t really sure what that was going to look like, but as I went down the rabbit hole of existing superhero history podcasts I noticed that there weren’t any that were doing what I wanted to do, which ended up being a simple chronicle of the history of female comic book characters. So few characters actually stand the test of time and the treatment of women in comics has always been a little questionable. And I wanted there to be a clear and thorough documentation of this history all in one place. Several books and other accounts are also extremely inaccurate and I needed to clear that up. So you guys are going to get a super fast forwarded version of the book I wrote that goes into this history in an even more in depth way then my podcast does. A lot of what I do revolves around getting people to understand that media doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It does directly affect our daily lives and how we view and interact with the world. It's never just a comic or just a tv show. And it is ALWAYS that deep. I use philosophical, psychological and sociological evidence, these are things in making up, this is not my opinion. These are facts that have been true since the beginning of art and humanity. But today I only have 40 minutes to talk to you guys so we are just going pure history. I am going to take you through what I have deemed some of the most impactful and important moments for women in comics, including the women themselves. So we are starting at the very beginning in 1938.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 months ago in Geeks
