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30-minute ballet performance of Pokemon?!
1 week ago
There are very few things that still surprise me in this world, and surely a 30-minute ballet rendition of Pokemon did the trick. The ballet was performed at the Creighton Lied Arts Center in Omaha, New England. The opening act starts off just like any Pokemon game, you are introduced to Professor More >
EXP: The video game themed restaurant
1 week ago
Chalk this one up on my list of Places-to-visit-before-I-die. There’s a Canadian bar called EXP Restaurant + Bar. The video game restaurant and bar has many different foods and drinks named after various and famous titles. Visitors can order a Master Chief Burger with some Super Smash Nachos and More >
New Star Wars Banthan and Tauntaun dog costumes?
1 month ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
I’ve seen some pretty interesting costumes for pets over the years here at Nerd Reactor. How could we forget Iron Man Croc? Costume Craze has just released new images for their upcoming lineup of new Star Wars themed dog costumes. Costume Craze has done Star Wars dog costumes before, but not like More >
Mark Ruffalo fully endorses “Science Bros” meme
1 month ago
One peculiar thing some fans took away from The Avengers long after the movie was no longer in theaters, was the fictional relationship between Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. The fan community “Science Bros” has been known for creating numerous images and Gifs, some of them NSFW, that illustrate More >
Fan-made Portal and Skyrim Little Golden Books artwork
1 month ago
Chances are if you were born a baby you have come in contact with the world famous Little Golden Books. Little Golden Books is a children’s book series that has been running from as early as 1942. Since 2002, over 2 billion books have been printed for the iconic franchise.
Recently, illustrator More >
Dad teaches his unborn child about Star Trek
1 month ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
Do you remember the moment when you first realized that you were a nerd? Can’t say that I do. One dad recently uploaded a video on Youtube showing it’s never too early for your kids to get their nerd on.
In the video the father to be teaches his unborn son about Star Trek. Apparently it is around More >
White House being petitioned for Macho Man Day
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
They may have stopped our dreams of building a Death Star, but they can’t stop our love for the Macho Man. Oooooooohhhh yeaaaaaaahhh!
On March 2nd, a petition was created to make May 20th Macho Man Randy Savage Day. It was on that day that the world lost the Macho Man one year ago. The petition was More >
Man gets Netflix tattoo and gets free Netflix for a year?
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
Apparently twitter users TheRealMyron is such a big fan of Netflix that he got it tattooed on the side of his stomach. He tweeted the photo above to the official Netfilx twitter account and was rewarded with a free year subscription.
@TheRealMyron: @netflix put me on a More >
Calvin and Hobbes IRL
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
Ever since I was a kid I have long been a fan of Calvin and Hobbes. So you can imagine my excitement when I came across these images on the net. Reddit user nite4awk used a couple of the comic strips more memorable images and super imposed them into real world settings. The finished product is More >
84-year-old man plays Black Ops 2 with his grandson
3 months ago
I am sure that everyone’s grandpa is cool in some special way. I remember my grandpa taking me to school as a wee lad, and my grandfather had become fond of Daft Punk because I would always play it in the van on the way to school. Now, that doesn’t mean we eventually went to a concert, with him More >
Weird Story: Batman and Buzz Lightyear break up bar fight?
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
Nothing could be more embarrassing than being beaten up by someone in a Party City costume. On that note, there is an interesting story involving two men dressed as Batman and Buzz Lightyear. According to eyewitnesses, pub landlord Steve Lowe dressed as Batman and a fellow Space Ranger dispersed a More >
15 fan-made Star Wars Munnys
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
I don’t believe I’ve ever stated it on here, but I have a profound love for Custom Munnys and Vinyl Toys. There is just something about the artistic interpretation and the way they get put together that absolutely fascinates me. Well, seeing as Star Wars is really a hot topic right now. I thought More >
Window Washers dress as superheroes for Childern’s Hospital
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
A very cool story is coming out of Memphis, Tennessee. The kids at the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital have been seeing something different flying by their windows lately, their favorite superheroes. The Window Washers have taken to dressing up as superheroes for the kids while they work at the More >
How aboot going to ReactorCon, eh? A Canadian in Los Angeles tale
5 months ago
A great sense of accomplishment coursed through my veins this past November. Nerd Reactor hosted our very own convention, ReactorCon, and to call it a success would be be putting it lightly. Thousands of con goers were seen at the Frank and Son convention center on November 24th, and this lucky More >
Nerdy stained glass windows
5 months ago
Meet Evan Daniels. He’s a stained glass artist who owns a little business out in Atlanta, Georgia. His business, Martian Glass Works, doesn’t make just your average every day stained glass windows, they work on some very unique nerdy works of art that is sure to pique the interest of any video More >
Amazing asian filled fan-made Dragon Ball Z live-action trailer
5 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Web
Remember Dragon Ball Evolution? I sure as hell try not to, but late at night I can still hear the horrid cries from jaded fanboys. While the film left the door opened for a sequel, it seems the response from angered fans and general critics alike have slammed that door, nailed it shut, wrapped it More >
Tokyo Japan district court orders Google to stop auto-complete function
1 year ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Culture
A Tokyo District Court approved a petition that ordered Google to halt its auto-complete function. A man who addressed the issue in court says it breaches his privacy when auto-completing his name and has linked him to multiple crimes in which interested employers would not hire because of the More >
Walking Dead Valentine Cards
1 year ago
Nothing says I love you to death like a rotting flesh eating corpse. Yes, today is Valentines Day and in honor of the return of The Walking Dead, AMC has released a few Valentine Ecards for the occasion. Maybe your girlfriend or boyfriend is into the whole undead thing? Maybe they just love The More >
Star Fox has a Facebook?!
1 year ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
Facebook has become the biggest thing on the worldwide web. Slowly but surely, it is gradually taking over our lives, and there seems to be no way of stopping it. Anyway, one crafty Imgur user spent some of his spare time to make some pretty hilarious facebook profiles for some of our favorite More >
Amazon.com is Genius – Apple & Borders brick and mortar store
1 year ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Culture
What if you took all the cool things Apple does for its customers in their stores, added the amazing electronic device that undoubtedly is the next renaissance hardware (Amazon Kindle Fire), and also brought back some of that awesomeness Borders offered to their readers? Rumor is Amazon More >
Edward Norton farewell HULK, hello PRADA
1 year ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Tech
Edward Norton – the new face of LG. Look at his mug shot: serious - intense - passionate - so pre “HULK-SMASH” face! LG Electronics (LG) and PRADA unveiled that Edward Norton and model Daria Werbowy are the new faces for the global advertising campaign for the PRADA phone by LG 3.0. This would More >
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1 year ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Culture
Brian Terry was a 40-year-old federal agent that was killed on December 14, 2011, after confronting suspected drug bandits near the Arizona-Mexico border; the unfortunate truth in any division of any agency dealing with criminals on a daily basis. The eerie circumstance behind his no doubt More >
Geek Ink: Epic Star Wars Chestpiece
1 year ago
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Geek Ink article but I thought it would be good to start it up again with this kick ass Star Wars tattoo chestpiece. This comes from a reader over at Geekologie, who wanted a different take on the whole Virgin Mary/Baby Jesus tattoo.
Here is my Boba & Jango Fett More >
Book Review: Sad Monsters: Growling on the Outside, Crying on the Inside
1 year ago
Holy crap I’m doing a book review! I hope you’re as shocked as I am, especially with the big name video game titles coming out. At this moment, I can feel my fingers twitching to get back murdering hordes of people in Battlefield 3, but my inner child wants to know why Godzilla questions his More >
Spock Comes Out of the Closet
1 year ago
There are some very sad Trekkie ladies out there today because it has just been announced that Star Trek and Heroes star, Zachary Quinto, has come out in this week’s issue of New York Magazine. Zachary has long been a support of gay rights. Recently, he has done an 8-month run on the off-Broadway More >
