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Official “Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl” C2E2 Panel Promotion...
The Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo is a week away and I’m beyond excited to be both an attendee and a participant with the fantastic line up at what’s arguably the best nerd convention in...
View ArticleBringing the 80s Nerd to Resonate 8
If you weren’t aware, my other big passion aside from nerdery and writing is FIRE. Specifically, fire spinning - I perform in the Chicago and Great Lakes region any chance I get. And if there’s an...
View ArticleWant a Short Video Summary of the Fake Geek Girl Panel?
Our awesome cameraman & videographer, Michael Silberman of Great Eye Films, created a seven-minute video promo of highlights of the “Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl” panel at C2E2...
View ArticleThe Geek Girl and the Artist – Last Year’s Discussion Panel at C2E2
C2E2 2012 was the first convention I ever hosted a panel discussion at. It was an exhilarating experience, as well as surprisingly less complicated to put together than I’d expected. To anyone who’s...
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The Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl Panel Says THANK YOU to C2E2
C2E2 2013 is over and holy nerd conventions, Batman! I’ll have a post up summarizing the convention with pictures and some thoughts on the con in general once I’ve recovered fully, as well as a post...
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Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl: The Chicago Comic Con Edition
Missed the Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl panel at C2E2? If you’re attending the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con Aug. 8-11, here’s your chance to see what all the fuss is about. THE...
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What Happens When You Mix Fire, Bellydancing and a Whole Bunch of Geeks?
You end up with Raks Geek: Geek+Bellydance+Fire, Chicago’s one and only geek-themed bellydance and fire performance showcase. On Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17, Raks Geek invades the Prop...
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Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl at Wizard World’s Chicago Comic...
It’s many months late, but here’s the audio recording we were able to make of our “Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl” Wizard World Chicago Comic Con edition. Thanks go to panelist Kate...
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Fake Geek Girls Invade the University of Chicago
I can hardly believe I’m writing this, but after a successful run at both C2E2 and Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, our panel discussing fake geek girls, sexism and gate-keeping has been invited to...
View ArticleFire at Chicago Decomp 2013
I’m usually ok with winter – I’m a Midwest gal – but the winter of 2013-2014 has been the worst I’ve experienced since moving back to Chicago nearly eight years ago. There’s still over three months to...
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Major News About the C2E2 Panels: Part 1 (of hopefully 2)
The Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) remains my favorite Chicago con for a number of reasons. It was the first con I ever ran a panel at and for the past two years, I’ve been extremely...
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Speaking (and Performing!) at Chi-Fi 0 (Updated)
[CORRECTION: The panel times have been updated 3/15/2014] If you’re thinking about coming to Chi-Fi 0 at the Palmer House Hilton on Saturday, March 29, I’ll be participating on two panels and even...
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Nerds, Star Wars and CHIditarod IX
I’ve been a volunteer for CHIditarod, “probably the world’s largest mobile food drive,” for several years. If you’ve never heard of the event, think “urban race meets bar crawl meets wacky talent and...
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C2E2 2014 Spotlight: “Creating Community: Hosting Ladies’ Night at Your Local...
For the month of April leading up to C2E2 on April 25-27, I’ll be running a series of posts spotlighting panels and events at the convention associated with friends, colleagues and other local Chicago...
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C2E2 2014 Spotlight: “Opening the Clubhouse Doors – Creating More Inclusive...
This edition of the C2E2 Spotlight highlights the description and panelist bios for the geek diversity and inclusion panel. I feel incredibly lucky to be working with these panelists, who have all done...
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C2E2 2014 Spotlight: “Who’s Doctor Is It Anyway?”
This moderated discussion taking place in the C2E2 Fan Village is being run by CNSC Board Member, Gordon Dymowski. When Gordon isn’t running the Chicago Doctor Who Meetup, he’s blogging over at Blog...
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C2E2 2014 Spotlight: “Level Up For Literacy Celebrity Video Game Tournament”
This C2E2-related event is a fundraising benefit for Reading With Pictures, a local charity that encourages literacy through the use of comics and “provides practical advice and material assistance to...
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Panel Appearances at Wizard World Chicago
It’s that time of year again: Wizard World Chicago is August 21-24 in Rosemont and I will be on two panels this year! Yellow Fever, Yellow Peril, and the Yellow Ranger: Asian Americans in Geek Culture...
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Recounting C2E2 2014 and Looking Forward to C2E2 2015
A lot of this post was something I’d intended to write after C2E2 2014, but of course life happened and next thing I knew, it was time to prepare for C2E2 2015. There’s a story my friend and fellow...
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My C2E2 2015 Schedule
I call C2E2 my “home con” for a good reason. I’ve only missed one con since the first one in 2010 and it was the very first con I ever held a panel at. Five years later, and I find myself staring down...
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