I think Earloomz has missed a major opportunity with its new collection of Star Wars Bluetooth headsets. Rather than simply designing devices that look like...
March 2011
You’ll be able to get an early taste of the Valley’s newest gaming convention this weekend, when organizers of next year’s Vul-Con hold a...
In which I name the first winner of a pair of tickets to Video Games Live, April 7 at the Mesa Arts Center.
Watch the trailer for the new season of 'Doctor Who.'
There’s a neato-keen Star Wars Crawl Creator that you can play with at StarWars.com. (The Official Star Wars Website) Jerry Bruckheimer is already...
The missing Bronx Zoo cobra has a Twitter account and is tearing it up “out on the town.” (Twitter) Two episodes of the soon-to-be-defunct Stargate...
Disney is bringing Agatha Christie’s matronly sleuth Miss Marple to the big screen, with a script by Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost. (Hollywood...
SunDust Gallery in downtown Mesa — a Best Of East Valley winner for best place to start an art collection due to its Basement Art Outlet — is...
This is the seventh year the International Horror and Sci-fi Film Festival is taking place, but it’s the first time as part of the larger Phoenix Film...
It’s alive! Or live, at least. Sort of. I think. This Sunday, April 3, a live performance of Danny Boyle’s stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s...
Maurice Sendak almost illustrated the 30th anniversary edition of The Hobbit, but blew it because he didn’t know the difference between a hobbit and an...
Amy Adams, who played a teenager with a Kryptonite-enhanced eating disorder early in the first season of Smallville, will play Lois Lane oppose Henry Cavill's...
Ever wondered what it would be like to mainline Red Bull straight into your brain? Watch this movie.
The Wild Wild West Con — which just wrapped up in Tucson and will return March 1-4, 2012 — is changing its name to the Grand Western Steampunk...
Anglotopia has a ton of Doctor Who news — some would say spoilers — including the fact that Matt Smith has agreed to return for Season 7 in 2012...
Kandor, the last vestige of Superman’s homeworld of Krypton that survived in miniaturized form within a bell jar, is the focus of a new book of art...
You already know about the chances to win tickets soon to Video Games Live, April 7 at the Mesa Arts Center. No? Just follow Nerdvana on both Twitter and...
The fourth season of Torchwood, the stylish and sexy Doctor Who spinoff, will debut July 8 on Starz. Here’s the official synopsis, and main cast list...
“Star Trek Girl” has to stop being all cute and nerdy. She’s back with “Navi’s Song (Hey, Listen!)”:
Via Topless Robot
There’s nothing like getting all dressed up for a night at the concert hall. Arizona’s vibrant fan community loves cosplay, and gamers are no...
We’re still dusting off after a pretty hardcore systems outage earlier this week — and on top of that, Nerdvana HQ, aka the East Valley Tribune, is...
We've got some new details on April's Second Friday event in downtown Mesa, courtesy of our favorite curiosity shop, Evermore Nevermore. The overall theme of...
Production of 'The Hobbit' is official under way in New Zealand, at last.
With so many classic Nintendo game sequels, when one came along that broke the existing barriers it was remarkable indeed.
I recently re-watched one of the recent Scooby-Doo animated movies, Aloha Scooby-Doo!, with my 6-year-old son, and was shocked that one of the character names...
Both 'The Lincoln Lawyer' and 'Limitless' are based on previously published novels - how do they fare on the big screen?
Peter Weller, probably best known for his sci-fi movie roles as Robocop and Dr. Buckaroo Banzai as well as a recent stint on TV’s Dexter, will be in the...
The BBC have posted online their two 'Doctor Who' sketches for Comic Relief, "Space" and "Time," both of which are available here for your viewing enjoyment.
Kevin Costner Closes Deal to Join ‘Superman’ (Heat Vision) Transformers MMO Announced (GeekDad) The Ultimate Dungeon Master’s Screen...
This costume alone can stop a bullet cold. Entertainment Weekly has posted Warner Bros.' first look of Adrianna Palicki (Friday Night Lights) in full Wonder...
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ll be giving away tickets to Video Games Live on April 7 at the Mesa Arts Center. There will be at least five sets of...
Michael Gough, who played the Celestial Toymaker as well as a treacherous Time Lord in classic 'Doctor Who' and in his later years played Bruce Wayne’s butler...
Everything Nick Frost and Simon Pegg touch turns to fried gold. Including this CollegeHumor.com original Star Wars parody. I just want to hang out with them...
Tom Baker, the last surviving star of the original 'Doctor Who' TV series not to be involved with Big Finish Productions' series of audio dramas, has finally...
Looking for a taste of what you’ll hear April 7 when Video Games Live comes to the Mesa Arts Center? A recording of the touring interactive concert is...
Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking (pictured) will give a special lecture April 9 at ASU Gammage in Tempe, following a performance of Gustav...
Online merchant Drive Thru RPG is marshaling its resources again to benefit victims of disaster. They’ve collected tons of roleplaying materials in PDF...
As you read this, you’re probably just getting over March’s Second Friday block party in downtown Mesa. Well, hold onto your soot-stained stetson:...
Pop Culture Zoo has a report on the end of the line of Doctor Who audio adventures starring Paul McGann as the eighth incarnation of the immortal Time Lord...
This is a little too literal for my tastes, but very well done and somehow charming:
Via Blastr
A few days ago we got a cool motion poster for 'Conan the Barbarian' starring 'Stargate Atlantis' alumnus Jason Momoa — but how about a teaser trailer?
The good news: You did it, internet. Nick really is bringing back 90s TV shows, for real this time (I Heart Chaos) The bad news: Cap’n Crunch sails into...
“This Fantasy World” is a Dungeons & Dragons love song by the Doubleclicks brought to life in animated music video form by Brad Jonas: Via...
This weekend sees the return of the Tucson Festival of Books to the University of Arizona campus. The festival runs Saturday and Sunday, from 9:30 am to 5:00...
Have you picked over your local closing Borders store yet? Deeper discounts start Friday at the Chandler Pavilions location, according to an e-mail I received...
Now you can catch the first trailer for the all-local production 'Mantecoza' as it appeared at Wild Wild West Con in Tucson.
The sponsors of CopperCon 31 in September are seeking submissions for a short story contest to be judged by authors Janni Lee Simner, Janeen O’Kerry and...
Second Fridays are usually an experience in downtown Mesa these days, thanks to the involvement of creative folks like Evermore Nevermore. This month is no...
The sixth season of 'Doctor Who' will premiere April 23 on BBC America, with a U.K. premiere expected the same weekend.
If the mermaid cutlass from Busch Fine Art Studios isn't in the next 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie, it probably should be.
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“Space, the final frontier,” a familiar voice and theme song rang throughout the space shuttle Discovery on Monday. Star Trek actor William Shatner...
Jonathan Hickman, the creative mind behind the Fantastic Four's transformation into the Future Foundation, will be appearing at a couple of events at Atomic...
Nerdvana has become your home base for exclusive Video Games Live information and giveaways. The popular interactive concert experience comes to the Mesa Arts...
Vul-Con organizer Jay Mann sent along some updates on Vul-Con Arena I, the preview event for the Valley's newest gaming convention taking place April 2 at...
Lightning Octopus blogger Jonathan Simon has captured lightning in a bottle (see what I did there?) with his blog on geek culture in Arizona. Best Of East...
Google’s latest homepage “doodle” celebrates the 94th birthday of the “father” of graphic novels, Will Eisner. He created...
'Rango', 'The Adjustment Bureau', 'Beastly' and 'Take Me Home Tonight' all open this weekend: find out which ones to see and which ones to miss.
We got a sneak peek of him during the Super Bowl, but now with this official picture of Hugo Weaving (The Matrix, Lord of the Rings) as Red Skull, courtesy of...
Warner Bros. announced today Diane Lane has been cast as Martha Kent, Superman’s adoptive mother in the upcoming Superman: Man of Steel directed by Zack Snyder.
Before the Legacy, there was an Uprising… Tron: Legacy was a visual masterpiece. The Disney XD animated prequel TV series, Tron: Uprising, looks to be no...
A new twist on a bedtime classic.
Scattered Trees, "Love and Leave"
A 3-D remake of The Nintendo 64 classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is in our future — this summer, specifically. Along with news of AT&T Wi...
Nintendo is working on a new game in the Super Mario series for its 3DS system that launches March 27 -- and planning automatic connectivity for 3DS users at...
What Nerdvana stories commanded the most attention last month?
A compelling look at why D&D 4th Edition may be on the way out in favor of something like an "Ultimate Dungeons & Dragons" for the iconic fantasy brand's...
This is so meta it hurts. In a good way.
