Geek Girl Chicago Controversy Follow-up Article – What is the Truth?
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The Brilliance Behind the Elaborate Embroidery on Game of Thrones
A walk through Micheles page is like taking a stroll through an English Hedge Maze, every turn reveals a secret. If you have ever watched Game of Thrones you've probably seen some of the elaborate details on many of the costumes and if you are like me than you didn't really think about them. MIchele is the brilliance behind the art
Meet Tracy V. Wilson from HowStuffWorks at C2E2
Tracy V. Wilson is a guests and panel speaker at this years C2E2. She is a name that you might not be familiar with, but you probably have seen her work.Tracy and her cohost, Holly Frey, will be talking about the history of pizza — where it came from, why it’s become such a junk food staple in so much of the world, and how Chicago developed its own style of deep-dish, cheesy-tomato goodness. Sounds like a pretty Yummy topic to me.
Real Life Steampunk from the 1800s
A gun small enough to be worn as a ring, seems like something out of James Bond. Visually, this ring looks like something designed for steampunk.
Amazingly, this is a real gun. In the 1800s mechanization and factories where taking the country by storm. It was the Industrial Revolution and everyone wanted a piece of this new modern technology.
Geek Girl Chicago’s Controversy in the Cosplay World
There has recently been an article posted on Geek Girl Chicago by one of their writers that has caused significant controversy in the local cosplay community. Unfortunately the article is very one sided as it has been written from the perspective of the victim. There was no third party perspective and the accused was not provided an opportunity to defend themselves in the same forum. The article has already done significant damage to the reputation, hobby, and career of the accused.
Phasma will be Back, But is it Worth it?
It seems that the big Star Wars news at the moment is that the character Captain Phasma, played by Gwendoline Christie will be returning in the next episode. This was a character with a lot of potential, you saw hope in her first few scenes as she follows orders and has her troopers decimate the place, then later in the movie those hopes were crushed.
Daytona2050 – The “Lemon” of Conventions? Part 2
Sometimes conventions just don't work out, other times they just screw up. A two-part followup to the earlier Daytona2050 article
Daytona2050 – The “Lemon” of Conventions? Part 1
Sometimes conventions just don't work out, other times they just screw up. A two-part followup to the earlier Daytona2050 article
2050 Daytona – Not Living up to Their Promises
Every convention has their good and bad, but when a con fails to pay their contracts. No matter how much the fans may have enjoyed it, that is a death knell for a convention.