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Are Today's Cartoons Hurting Our Children?
Every generation likes to think that they had the best of everything. The best clothes, the best games, the best toys and yes, the best cartoons. I'm sure that just like me, many of you can fondly recall those old familiar shows we spent our childhoods watching.
By Isa Nan2 months ago in Geeks
Your Guide to the X-Men: Part 2
By the 1970s "X-Men" was just a reprint title, after it spent years being one of, if not the worst-selling titles at Marvel, lagging far behind top-selling "The Avengers", which launched the same month as "X-Men", back in 1963.
By Gene Lass2 months ago in Geeks
The Night I Stopped Waiting for Wings
I was fifteen the first time I saw the wings. It was 2009. My best friend and I huddled in her basement, sharing a bag of chips, eyes glued to the TV as women in glitter and lace walked like they owned the air itself. They were radiant, powerful, untouchable. One wore wings so wide they brushed the stage lights; another smiled like she held the secret to happiness itself.
By KAMRAN AHMAD2 months ago in Geeks
Stranger Things Series Review (Season 5: Vol I, II & Finale)
For nine years, Stranger Things has dominated the streaming charts with its lovable characters, visceral sci-fi horror and affectionate tributes to the eighties. Many an audience has been captivated by the show; it’s a shame then that the end of this long-running saga falls short in several places.
By Robert Cain2 months ago in Geeks
Why Historical Fashion Is Anti–Fast Fashion
Fast fashion thrives on speed. New drops every week, micro-trends born on social media and forgotten just as quickly, clothes designed to be worn a few times and replaced. Historical fashion, on the other hand, operates on a completely different philosophy. It values time, craft, and intention — and that’s exactly why it stands in quiet rebellion against fast fashion culture.
By Aditya Agarwal2 months ago in Geeks
The Boy in the Rain
I didn’t go for the game. I went for my nephew. He’s twelve, wears a faded jersey two sizes too big, and talks about football like it’s scripture. “It’s not just running and tackling, Uncle,” he’d said, eyes wide. “It’s about heart. About who shows up when no one’s watching.”
By KAMRAN AHMAD2 months ago in Geeks
The Most Romantic Thing about Before Sunrise
A love story is two people meeting and deciding to be together. The film 'Before Sunrise' is a little different. Two people meet on a train and decide to spend the day together. The film was released in 1995 and was directed by Richard Linklater. The film is a series of 3, and the two that follow are Before Sunset and Before Midnight.
By Aashna Woodin2 months ago in Geeks
How Women Used Fashion as Power in Male-Dominated Eras
History often tells us that women in male-dominated eras had little power—no political voice, limited legal rights, and strict social rules. But power doesn’t always show up as authority. Sometimes, it appears as resistance, identity, and control. And for centuries, fashion was one of the most powerful tools women had.
By Aditya Agarwal2 months ago in Geeks
The Full Breakdown of Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2
The wait for the penultimate chapter of the Hawkins saga is finally over. While we’ve spent years wondering how the story of Eleven and her friends would conclude, Season 5 Volume 2 has shifted the stakes from a local supernatural mystery to a full-scale cosmic war. The barrier between our world and the Upside Down isn't just thinning—it’s dissolving into a chaotic overlap that threatens to rewrite the laws of reality.
By WHB KHN2 months ago in Geeks
Steampunk vs. Cyberpunk: Aesthetic vs. Ideology
At a glance, steampunk and cyberpunk appear to be two visually striking genres separated only by time. One is filled with brass gears, corsets, and steam-powered inventions; the other glows with neon lights, cybernetic bodies, and towering megacities. But beneath the aesthetics lies a deeper divide—a philosophical disagreement about progress itself.
By Aditya Agarwal2 months ago in Geeks
Your Guide to the X-Men Part 1: The Original Team
There are a lot of fans of Marvel's mutant team the X-Men, who were introduced to them in a variety of ways, from the comics to the movies or the various cartoons. With more than 60 years of history and more than a few new #1 issues and relaunched series, it can be confusing to know the real history of the team. Here's your guide, from the beginning. Note: details on some characters and events will be covered later in the team's history rather than under a given character's bio.
By Gene Lass2 months ago in Geeks
Pirate Fashion Rules at Sea vs. On Land: What History Really Tells Us
Pirate fashion wasn’t about looking dangerous for drama — it was about survival, mobility, and reputation. What pirates wore while sailing the open seas looked very different from how they dressed once they stepped onto land. And no, it wasn’t random chaos. There were unwritten rules shaped by weather, labor, hierarchy, and social power.
By Aditya Agarwal2 months ago in Geeks