| 单词 | nerd |
| 例句 | Laughing, he said, “Totally okay. This gives me a chance to convert another unsuspecting human to becoming a Bela Lugosi nerd, which is my mission in life anyway. I’ll bring you the DVD tomorrow.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “You and those other dorky nerds had so much fun picking up trash along the side of the road, you decided to start your own club.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Maybe she was some kind of spy or at the very least a complete nerd. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Well,” I say, “maybe because I’m a dork and a nerd...” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Imagine killing someone to the tune of two Scottish nerds wearing glasses and flattop haircuts. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z In the other boot, his nerd glasses and car keys. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Maybe she was some kind of spy or at the very least a complete nerd. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Let’s go see where the music recording nerds like future-you hang out.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He laughs like it’s some joke only nerds understand. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Like when the skinny nerd girl walks downstairs in her red dress. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “You might be one of those nerds who’s not smart. Those are the worst kind.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She considered herself a die-hard book nerd, but she realized even she needed a break after doing nothing but reading for the past four days. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z By the time Mr. Golden finished lavishing him with praise, even the “nerds” were bullying Petey. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Instead, I'd be dropped off in the bus circle by my dad with the rest of the nerds. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Hmm, I don’t know if you should thank me. Being a math nerd led to those girl problems I told you about.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Guess which table of A.P. nerds have somehow become the most popular kids in school. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Life was so much easier being an honest nerd who didn’t do anything. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Gum Baby did the hurting, ghost nerd. Respect the sap or get clapped.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He half expected somebody to come stumbling out of one of the closets, a nerd who had snuck in when nobody was looking. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Well, what do you expect when you bunk up with a family of angry nerds? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The nerd at the window—I shouldn’t call him a nerd, but he’s white with an Afro and thick black glasses, plus he’s got a black, silver-buckled belt and white tennis shoes. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Look at us, a big group of word nerds,” her mother said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “What are you four nerds so excited about?” said Haley Daley as she waltzed past with the gaggle of popular girls in her royal court. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Seriously, even my friends are like that, and we’re supposed to be the nerds. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z But I guess he’s kind of a genius for that, because I’ve never met a nerd so beloved by the popular kids. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “There are always people ready to tell you who you are, like a nerd or a jerk or a wimp.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z If the mood in the room was tense he might suddenly pull his pants up high above his waist like a nerd to get people giggling. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I wanted to say that I knew Noodles the comic book nerd. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “See you tomorrow, nerds,” said Valley, getting into her family’s fancy black car. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “One of his specially selected library nerds stole that book.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Not only did I go to the nerd school, but I was on the robotics team, which was nerd squared. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “See, this is why the math nerds don’t get girls.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Hah. I already told her you and Mom are total Star Wars nerds.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Sorry...I’m such a monster nerd! I’m sure you know all this, being the son of Poseidon, and all.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Looking like that, why are you such a nerd? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And they were still, as they’d once written on their blog, the biggest bus nerd u will ever meet. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A single stressed syllable, then a trochee, then a dactyl, for prosody nerds. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Why is it that we as geeks, freaks, nerds, dorks, dweebs .. . have to suffer while the clueless, bow-headed, testosterone- poisoned "normal" people are allowed to get away with murder? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My brown eyed, grammar nerd, soccer star boyfriend. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Didn’t we promise to stop doing this if we ever started to sound like nerds? I think today’s conversation is the official marker of that moment.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I wish I could sit here and eat and nerd out with you two, but I need to work on my blog tonight. My audience awaits a back-to-school post.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Who knew you were such an art nerd?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Wise is out of the room when I walk in, and the nerds are restless. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Kind of a nerd,” is how one classmate described him. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Do you realize, Mom, that I’ve never been anything but a nerd? And now I’m going to enter this nerd school, not as a fellow nerd, but as a feared and notorious outlaw?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was the smart kid, a little nerd. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He might seem like a nerd, he once told me, but he saw himself as “an action kind of guy.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Who said I was a math nerd? I told you my grades suck.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Come to think of it, I remembered the day all the nerds and brainiacs took the special aptitude test to see who got into the gifted program. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “Well, but I am a nerd, though,” Max said. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Geeks, nerds, and oddballs have the right to attend school in safety. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I look up too, and I get up to try and make conversation and not be an antisocial nerd. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “No offense, but I already knew you were a nerd.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z As the years went by, Webb found other members of his own species—a dork here, a nerd there. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I could not bring you, but I have no problem telling you what I saw—the entire diaspora around me—hustlers, lawyers, Kappas, busters, doctors, barbers, Deltas, drunkards, geeks, and nerds. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He had been voted “Most Studious Student” by his graduating class at North Farmington High School, outside Detroit, which, as he puts it, meant that he was a “no-date nerd.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "You know, the nerd in the front of the classroom who everyone ignores..." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Against the top library nerds in the country? Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She laughed and leaned into my virtual shoulder and said, “You are such a nerd,” but it sounded nice, just then. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He waved and grinned at everyone—like a nerd, she thought. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Slash was also categorically eccentric, and a bit of a nerd. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I tried dragging Lorena once, but she just laughed and called me a nerd. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Drew couldn’t believe he had lost Erin to a chess nerd. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Yet geek and nerd culture is continuously denounced as isolating, addictive, and, now, even murderous. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, we grew up on the same cul-de-sac. We were like a nerd gang.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She gives Jeremy an exasperated eye roll and adds, “Jan’s a nerd. She gets As without trying. It’s sickening.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I know that you think I’m a nerd and everything,” he says to her. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z ‘It’s a cross between nerd and geek. They don’t like me because I only talk big. I’m trying to learn how to talk small. But it’s hard.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “I deal mostly with nurses and other computer nerds and they come from the same kind of world I do, so we know how to talk to each other,” he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z It’s like the nerds rose to power, kicked out all the popular kids, and stole their weed and alcohol. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z In my former squad I was the mega nerd, and I wish they were as into things as I get. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z "What am I even here for? This seems like something for you nerds to discuss." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Doesn’t she know by now that I’m just a nerd who edits the school literary magazine? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Pasqual looks like a nerd, but he’s not even smart, which is always disappointing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A zine can be a tribute to someone or something you love and nerd out about or a place to share ideas and opinions. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Then there’s Josiah—the tech nerd who somehow in a place like this is one of the coolest, most popular guys in the school. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z People who are different are reviled as geeks, nerds, dorks. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Word nerds have been gathering at crossword tournaments and battling in competitive Scrabble leagues for decades. Wordle is our new drug 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z It’s like a video game for fashion nerds. Valentino?s Modern Museum 2011-12-08T16:42:54Z Rick Snyder, the self-proclaimed "tough nerd," says he met Thursday with rocker and outspoken celebrity hunter Ted Nugent in the Republican governor's office. Ted Nugent talks turkey with Michigan governor 2011-04-01T02:53:07Z Kavanagh has been relegated to running the Rule 34 squad, a not-so-crack unit of nerds and geeks assigned to monitoring weird internet trends in the hope of spotting various criminal activities. What is Rule 34, you ask. Let Charles Stross explain 2011-08-11T11:25:12Z “There were a lot of high school stereotypes that existed: cool kids, dorks, band nerds, all that stuff.” Up Close: Faris Al-Shathir Matches Designers With Architects 2012-01-11T17:46:41Z He continued, “It was almost like picking up a Shang-Chi comic would have been highlighting what made me different from the other nerds at the comic book store.” A Shang-Chi Comic for Summer, Ahead of the Hero’s Marvel Film 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Colbert did his mock-conservative shtick from “The Colbert Report” and teased Mr. Bush, saying, “Guys like us, we’re not some brainiacs on the nerd patrol.” A Washington-Hollywood Schmooze-a-Thon, and How It Grew 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z When he finished he bent his head toward me and, with a sheepish grin, said, “I’m a little bit of a nerd.” Barneys Remakes Itself for the New New York 2012-12-13T15:14:47Z The show has already drawn notice from coaster nerds online who have dubbed it a “rare credit” — one to seek out for its odd setting and limited run. EJ Hill Wants to Take You on a Ride 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Think of the Fringe as a circus for theater nerds, though, and it’s more likely that the giant purple cow lying on its back on the grounds of Edinburgh University might come to mind. For Theater Lovers, a City Is the Stage, and a Purple Cow Is a Prop 2011-08-12T22:44:06Z There even were fights in the theater and squabbles between the “tough guys” and the “nerds” over who was allowed to love the character. In ‘This is the Night,’ a love letter to cinema, ‘Rocky III’ 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The atmosphere inside was infectious – a communion of self-described nerds, high on caffeine and sugar, watching movies they adore. Inside the 30-hour Marvel marathon: 'Stretchy pants. Cheetos. You got to come prepared' 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z “I’m developing an algorithm to define the connection between Jewish guys and Asian girls,” says one Jewish nerd to another in the 2010 film. Is “shiksa” an insult? 2013-03-06T17:20:00Z Long ago, in a time before time was counted . . . on portable phones . . . identifying as a black nerd or geek used to be one of the surest paths to social banishment. Despite declarations to the contrary, black people watch "Game of Thrones" 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The war between the jocks and the nerds was a running theme in the pop culture of my youth. “Game of Thrones” Night with the Staten Island Yankees 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Both of these are closer to the prediction by Jackone, a climatology nerd at Netweather, who files a detailed weekly analysis of the latest meteorological data. Glastonbury 2013 weather forecast: pack your wellies and sunglasses 2013-06-13T09:28:45Z Enriquez, who considers herself a “nerd,” would surely deny the charge. Reveling in the Eerie and the Spooky, but Finding ‘True Horror’ in Real Life 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z That’s the whole biography, which suggests Smith’s comfort level with his renown as the jolly nerd who still lives in the basement of his fertile, fetid mind. Review: Tusk: The Human Walrus, the Crazy Carpenter and Hey, Isn't That Johnny Depp? 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Instead, it’s a look at what millennial nerds read and watch, which together create what we call nerd culture. What Even Is a Nerd Anymore? 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s chic to be a gay nerd yet,” he said. Comedy: Gay Male Comics Await the Spotlight 2012-08-15T14:06:57Z Charles Dickson, the sculptor, now an artist in residence at the center, describes Purifoy as "a very sophisticated nerd" who was willing to share his deep knowledge of materials. Noah Purifoy, an artist forged by fire 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z To woo her he must speak through — actually, take the shape of — Bernard, a nerd from the Metro Man Museum. DreamWorks' 3-D Megamind: That's Incredibles! 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z Martin, one of the few Black students at their school, is a shy, bumbling nerd who is more well-off. Review: In ‘Día y Noche,’ Opposites Intertwine 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z I’m so thankful because as a movie nerd who’s gotten very attached to characters myself, to have people connect that deeply with yours is all any actor ever wants.” Shannon Purser: ‘People have actually had Barb’s face tattooed on their bodies’ 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Tom is a geologist who lends his expertise to public works projects in London and abroad, and whose professional enthusiasm combines a craftsman’s pride in handiwork with a nerd’s glee at knowing stuff. | 'Another Year': Injustice, British and Otherwise 2010-12-28T18:18:34Z His assessment of their witty exchange is that they’re both “insufferable nerds.” Last time, we matched him with an introvert. This time, we tried an extrovert. 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z When I first moved to New York in 1984, I was a nerd from suburban Cleveland, dropping into the downtown art scene in what was this great, transformative experience. If the Shoe Floats 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z But this hardly explains his nerd’s gallery of roles or why such a likable guy can play such unlikable men with such skill and sympathy. Jeremy Shamos Prepares for ‘The Qualms’ 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Its heart, humor and rousing story of perseverance and global collaboration promise to broaden the film’s appeal well beyond nerds. ‘The Martian’ Author Andy Weir Brings His Nerd Thriller Into the Mainstream 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z In “Nerd,” Phillips collects nine essays about her favorite nerd media, mostly American and Japanese TV and film from the 1990s forward, and discusses their impact on her life and the lessons they’ve taught her. What Even Is a Nerd Anymore? 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z In contrast, Ben and Devi share common nerd ground. From "Twilight" to "Never Have I Ever," here's what makes the greatest love triangles so potent 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z I love gadgetry, so I think my basic personality is probably nerd. Jerry Zucker: I'd get a kick out of owning a Virgin Galactic plane 2010-12-10T15:28:00Z That was purely born out of his own selfish desire to own a computer for himself, but I didn’t realize that’s how it all came to be — just a nerd wanted a computer.” Steve Wozniak Explains What's Real and What's Fake in 'Steve Jobs' 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z She was an occasional guest on “Pop Culture Happy Hour” podcast episodes, and her colleagues said she was a proud nerd who loved science fiction and comics. National Public Radio books editor Petra Mayer dies at 46 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z The teenage Haynes wasn’t exactly a film nerd – he was into the theatre and painting as well – but he saw a lot of movies. Todd Haynes: ‘She said, there’s a frock film coming up, with Cate attached … It sounded right up my alley’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Mike Kelly, a marketing consultant, and Trent Buatte, a self-professed “international law nerd,” had plenty in common, at least on the surface. Date Lab: Height is of utmost importance to these two. Could we deliver? 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Embracing his inner nerd, Mr. Hardwick immediately got himself a job hosting “Wired Science” on PBS. Chris Hardwick, King of the Nerds, Is Expanding His Empire 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z “I was an accounting major at University of Tennessee. I’m a nerd. You never think you’re going to get the cheerleader.” Finding Each Other in the Place They Had Always Been 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z "He was brilliant and iconoclastic and designed this game that's played around the world, and he's adored by nerds throughout the world," his daughter said by phone Saturday. Allan Calhamer, creator of game 'Diplomacy,' dies 2013-03-03T02:01:05Z Markham is a self-proclaimed “bird nerd” who loves commissions for birds that allow her to explore creatively. She left her social media job to take up taxidermy. Now her work is on TV. 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Book nerd Oscar de León moves through contemporary New Jersey, while his family history calls him from the Dominican Republic’s troubled past, and when the two narratives converge the quintessential 20th century antihero is born. Rigobert Gonzalez's Great Américas Novel: 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' by Junot Díaz 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z From its unveiling in 2012, it was considered the Gadget, yearned after by everyone from nerds and chief executives, to chefs and fashionistas. Why Google Glass Broke 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Each is among the top games to watch until the nerds and booth babes gather again next year. Critic’s Notebook: Nintendo’s Wii U Is the Talk of the E3 Computer Game Expo 2012-06-10T21:22:17Z Even for die-hard Watergate nerds, the movie can be a tough slog. Review: In ‘Mark Felt,’ Liam Neeson Is the Man Known as Deep Throat 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z The people who make up gaming communities were once seen as sun-shunning nerds who were pushed to one side by the rest of society. The Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Magic: The Gathering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Or maybe the royals are just really big fantasy nerds. Queen's Guard performs the 'Game of Thrones' theme 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Edmonds described himself as a “nerd” throughout his years at the school because of his focus on computer programming and science. Flint Hill fourth-graders studying history find the school’s first black student 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z He studied vocal performance and opera in college and was a self-confessed a cappella nerd growing up — he was part of the group Midnight Voices that would serenade friends, mostly of the female variety. He won fame on TV but found a home on Broadway 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Are we even allowed to call him a nerd any more? When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z I toured Europe's most beautiful cities as part of a bickering group of frightened nerds. Gap-year travel won't broaden the mind ? it just turns the young into fantasists 2011-01-09T00:05:35Z Maybe for that reason, “The Circus” is a kind of reassuring sanity break for politics nerds. Review: ‘The Circus’ Is Reality TV for a Reality-TV Presidential Race 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z He’s a Valium-filching nerd who endures his classmates’ taunts with stoic introspection. David Mitchell’s ‘Slade House’: A ghost story that began haunting Twitter 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z When she was in high school in Los Angeles, she and two classmates who called themselves “the nerd herd” led a successful campaign to throw a Warhammer-themed prom. Who’s Up for a Round of Warhammer? 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z It is fun stuff, especially for comic-book nerds, but for ordinary mortals, too, if they don’t mind being left briefly clueless now and then. The action-packed thrill of comic books, onstage 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Halliday is a sweet, shaggy nerd with a guileless Northern California drawl and a deeply awkward manner, especially around women. Review: In ‘Ready Player One,’ Spielberg Plays the Nostalgia Game 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z One is a nerd, while the other three are a typically mouthy, irreverent crew. ‘Get Duked!’ Review: The Kids Are All Fight (and Jokes) 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z As midnight came and went, it became nerd o’clock, each network’s analysts working the touchscreens to compute how long it would be until any of us got a good night’s sleep again. Blue Wave? Red Wave? Election-Night TV Was More Like a Whirlpool 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z His material is cut from the same inspirational cloth as Pappy's, so expect plenty of superior whimsy and unashamedly geeky comedy that celebrates the cult of the nerd. This week's new live comedy 2012-07-20T23:05:00Z He’s even a bit of a science nerd, growing up on Carl Sagan’s books and now overseeing “Cosmos: A Time-Space Odyssey,” a follow-up to the late astronomer’s documentary series about the nature of the universe. What can’t MacFarlene do? 2012-06-28T14:47:00Z When Green calls himself a flag nerd he’s not exaggerating. The phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ is now a common sight in America. Is it a sign? 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z The so-called nerd prom is a big Washington event in Washington, and Wilmore's roast, which followed Obama's final address at the event as president, was televised across the country. Comic Larry Wilmore says he's willing to take the heat for his widely panned correspondents dinner speech, saying his tone didn't fit the room 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z A self-described “huge nerd,” and the head of editorial for The Ringer, Rubin has an inexhaustible passion for — and near-encyclopedic knowledge of — many of the most popular fictional universes of the last century. In the Land of Too Much Television, This Nerd Is Queen 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z I was 12, my parents made me go with my brother who was a sci-fi nerd. Readers Share Their ‘Star Wars’ Memories 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z She plays Jordan Sanders, a one-time middle-school nerd who is now the founder, C.E.O. and horrible boss of an Atlanta tech company. ‘Little’ Review: Too Much Caution and Not Enough Regina Hall 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Loyal members of nerd/geek fandoms like to spend money on their obsessions. Fan art, cosplay and geek belly dancing: turning fandom into money 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z A must for the book nerd on your list. The 10 books to read — and gift — in December 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z This is a show for Sobule fans, and for a queer audience, but it’s also for the many nerds who grew up to be the cool people. Review: Retracing the Path From Middle School Nerd to Rock Goddess 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z If you are a black nerd, or a blerd — or love or care about black nerds — then this book is for you. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Disarming Humor in ‘Heads of the Colored People’ 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Call them nerds or geeks if you want; some called themselves that. ‘The Quest,’ a Hybrid Show, Mixes Reality and Role-Play 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Megan Fox calls herself "the biggest nerd" because she loves "comic books and stuff like that" -- after FHM magazine names her the Sexiest Woman Alive. Hot actresses: "We're nerds just like you" 2011-05-03T15:04:00Z “Unless a world leader is calling for my head it’s no big deal. If you have nuclear weapons then I’m a little worried … a few angry nerds don’t bother me.” Preacher: 'It's bigger than Breaking Bad. It's a romp' 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z They are both fluent in the awkward body language of nerds in love, and in the crossed signals of emotional ambivalence. ‘Constellations,’ With Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson, Opens on Broadway 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z In our more Orwellian, data-culling times, gifts — those given and those gotten — seem to require master’s degrees, and if not that, some kindly nerd willing to explain: What exactly is the cloud? High-tech gifts: You should love them. If only you knew how to use them. 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Because yes, nerd culture – as helmed here by Hardwick who brands himself a kind of Geek Overlord – is mainstream in 2013. The Nerdist; The Search For The Perfect Office – radio review 2013-07-26T06:00:07Z The worst sin of the pop culture nerd is to automatically assume that something is funny by mere fact that there's an obscure cultural reference," and cited "Family Guy and "South Park" as frequent offenders. Should comedy worry about its shelf life? 2011-03-14T14:30:00Z Both self-proclaimed “news nerds,” the two exchanged vows before a recently ordained Panamanian news anchor. An ‘I do’ do-over for Claudia Uceda and Brian Mooar 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z One of those nerds has made a movie about the place. ‘Columbus’ explores a city’s personal relationship with its architecture 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z She may have begun as an awkward nerd, stumbling through life, afraid to question any rules, but she has clearly grown into a powerful speaker of truth. Review | ‘Three Girls from Bronzeville’ is a story about growing up on Chicago’s South Side — and so much more 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z He added, “But your train exploded and who do we blame? We blame Buttigieg. Pete Buttigieg. This was his responsibility. Unfortunately he was too busy being a nerd and being gay.” ‘Saturday Night Live’ Mocks Trump’s Trip to Ohio 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The jocks, the nerds, the goths, the band geeks? When U.S.C. Plays U.C.L.A., They Play Too 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z An oak nerd like me may find their differences as interesting as their silhouettes. Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z It is a frankly pretty weird attempt to interpolate our own sensibility into an American combative trope – jock v nerd – that we don't even fully understand, that we've just picked up off the telly. TV review: Beaver Falls; Harold Baim's Britain on Film 2011-07-27T21:00:01Z Damian is like a valentine to every drama nerd who ever was. Finding New Meaning in ‘Mean Girls’ 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z “Sex Education” has a knack for introducing characters as stereotypes, then complicating them: jocks have anxieties; nerds have lusts; mean girls and bullies have sympathetic backgrounds. Review: ‘Sex Education,’ a Sweet Teen Comedy of Modern Lust 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s that complicated,” the second Jewish nerd answers. Is “shiksa” an insult? 2013-03-06T17:20:00Z Basically middle-aged music nerds in plastic glasses necking $8 beers, with a few kids to spike the energy and enthusiasm. Anger is an energy: The world’s best live band is made up of two middle-age British blokes in sweatpants 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z “This is my happy place. There is no level of nerd you need to hit to be here.” ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z “You guys are like what ever’s beyond nerds,” she says. Review: In ‘The Honeycomb Trilogy,’ a Family Confronts Invading Apian Overlords 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z There are nerds — you may consider yourself one — and then there are nerds. ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z “I’ve watched plenty of concerts filmed, which if you’re a nerd, it’s fine. But for a normal audience, it’s maybe not that interesting.” To the Rescue This Year: The People Who Put Orchestras Online 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z You played a huge nerd on that show. Martin Starr would rather avoid the fame game 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z After moving to Los Angeles in 1985, Mr. Jones soon secured roles on commercials as a dancing mummy, a space alien and a nerd. ‘The Shape of Water’: Meet Guillermo del Toro’s Favorite Creature 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z The first step was to build him, kind of like those nerds in Weird Science. What Having A ManServant Is Like 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z What seemed to vex critics almost immediately was how “The Big Bang Theory” only skimmed the surface of nerd life, and relied upon well-trodden sitcom forms for laughs. How “The Big Bang Theory” Normalized Nerd Culture 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z “Underneath it all, she is a nerd, and that’s what excites her, the science.” Among the Dead, a Character Finds Life 2011-03-18T19:31:54Z Surely, they must have felt like big shiny fish, but even the jocks at a place like Georgetown Prep, compared to the athletes at the big public schools that surrounded it, were nerds. “Revenge of the Nerds” Enters the Brett Kavanaugh Culture War 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z For talk-show nerds, “The Late Late Show With James Corden” plays with the form in ways that largely reveal how stodgy the form is. James Corden’s nice-guy schtick: His “Late Late Show” feels an awful lot like “CBS does Jimmy Fallon” 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z I read it and I was like, "Wow, this dude's such a nerd." "We can make it to the end": Jermaine Fowler of "The Blackening" on why Black horror's moment is now 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z That first summer a group of Russian models appeared — drawn to the circus activities yet confused as to what a nerd might actually be. ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Chidi, then, becomes a way for a certain stripe of black nerd to be seen a bit more clearly. On ‘The Good Place,’ Chidi Redefines the Black Nerd 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z We arrived by bus Monday, a crew of art nerds brought together in advance of the June exhibition of Purifoy's work at the L.A. Watts to Joshua Tree: A tour of Noah Purifoy's Outdoor Museum 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z On the other hand, the halls are being stalked by a lot of masked nerds who are similarly shaped. ArtsBeat: Comic-Con: Superheroes of Varying Sizes and Shapes 2013-07-18T22:14:38Z Van suffers from a cold, Poe is studying medicine and Leroux is portrayed as a bespectacled nerd. ‘The Decagon House Murders’ evokes Agatha Christie — in Japan 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “As a Swiftie and antitrust policy nerd, this hearing is my Olympics,” Shira Stein, a Washington correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle, noted on Twitter. Closely watching the Ticketmaster hearing today: Swifties. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Fair enough, since the guy spends most of his life in the company of computer nerds, which can't be great for developing social skills. The Great Offices of State | Wallander | Paul Merton Looks At Alfred Hitchcock | Enid | Wonders of the Solar System and more | Watch this 2010-03-27T06:45:00Z How many people at Industrial Light are “Star Wars” nerds? The Carpetbagger: ?Rango,? Oscar Nominee From Industrial Light, Began in Pencil 2012-02-15T23:12:47Z Why do only the most dedicated of film nerds know this? The kids are all wrong 2012-05-29T15:20:00Z “Follies” is every musical theater nerd’s favorite casting puzzle. Casting a ‘Follies’ of the Future, With Beyoncé and Ben Platt 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z “I am a total nerd, and this role is actually closer to who I am as a person than the other parts that I’ve played on Broadway,” Mr. Groff said. Jonathan Groff Is a Seymour at Heart 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z When Jenny Swanson, RJ's dream girl, dumps her jock boyfriend, the nerd with hidden talents gets in line as her next suitor. Commonwealth Games 2010-10-02T05:45:00Z I have a feeling that Sony’s marketing department must have been dumbfounded: Do we market this movie to the science nerds, the action buffs or the late-night horror crew? Looper Debrief: Come for the Time Travel, Stay for the Creepy (Brilliant) Devil Boy 2012-10-01T12:00:36Z That sequence is performed with antic grace by the gifted Jason Tam as Xander, a nerd who has lived most of his life with his head in a computer screen. | 'Lysistrata Jones': ?Lysistrata Jones? at Walter Kerr Theater - Review 2011-12-15T03:05:04Z This isn’t to imply that nerd and geek culture doesn’t have a legitimate problem with racism and sexism. Nerds of the world, unite: The villains have weaponized “canon” — and it’s up to us to stop it 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z “My whole thing is ‘let’s get together,’ ” says the man who describes himself as a former “tech nerd” who carried seven mobile devices. Perspective | An early Facebook investor throws up his hands: We’ve been ‘Zucked.’ 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z And his “nerd” phase seems set to last: he tentatively titled his next album “Turbo Grafx 16” in reference to a video game console from the 1990s. Here's the Preview for Kanye West's Angelic New Video Game 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z "Calling all school girls and nerds!" the organization's website says. North Carolina 'Sexy Schoolgirl' footrace canceled over objections 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z They're on the same ignominious slag heap as the nerd chorus who once served most to confuse. Musical makes some Spidey-sense 2011-06-15T00:00:00Z For the tech nerds, the technology is called OLED. Critic?s Notebook: At Sony, Portable Games Just Got Bigger 2012-02-28T23:41:08Z I guess I was too busy binging season two of Daredevil, like a freakin’ nerd. Who will scoop Emmy awards on Sunday? Our critics go head to head 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z There are blade lovers who appreciate the art of forging, and there are nerds who just want to save up to buy a Klingon bat’leth to hang on their wall. Summer TV: It's even hotter inside these reality shows, where contestants play with fire 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Who cares if those nerds at the NSA are listening in on her every muttered curse, on her hard-won sexual satisfaction? ‘The Good Wife’s’ mission accomplished: Alicia has triumphed. 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Rebecca: So, I have to say first of all, I’m intrigued by the very different paths we both followed to become “Rocky” nerds. ArtsBeat: Late-Night Double Feature: The 'Rocky Horror Glee Show' Reconsidered 2010-10-27T20:30:00Z Legendary Entertainment, which has produced many beloved nerd franchises, including “The Dark Knight,” reached a deal in July to acquire Nerdist. Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z “I look at everything. I am a real nerd in the grocery store, so store optics matter a lot to me.” 7 Ways the Pandemic Has Changed How We Shop for Food 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z The store is “a treasure trove for serious music nerds, and with a selection that pushes beyond the city’s reputation as a safe zone for feckless jam bands,” Mr. Fausset said. A Mellow Summer in Asheville (With Moog Music) 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z It's a whole new parlour game for movie nerds. Awakening to the commonest film title 2010-12-29T13:24:00Z To Rainer’s surprise, his previously rumpled, disaffected students — the familiar mix of jocks, nerds and glee clubbers — respond to his “unity is power” message with indecent alacrity. | 'The Wave': The Siren Song of Groupthink 2011-05-26T23:10:14Z He was serious enough to write and perform an unsparing portrait of his younger self as a callow, self-centred nerd completely unprepared to deal with a life or death situation. Kumail Nanjiani: 'For a long time, there was one famous American brown actor' 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Apart from his big deception, the prince is a near perfect hero to Naledi’s science nerd. Love Notes 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z In his speech, the incorrigible, estimable artist Grayson Perry encouraged the anoraks and nerds of the classical music world to keep on being, well, anoraks and nerds. Grayson Perry dons his anorak at the Royal Philharmonic Society awards 2010-05-11T21:20:00Z “There’s still a common misperception that nerds are primarily cisgender, heterosexual, able-bodied white men who are socially awkward and/or not good at sports,” she says. The new nerds: how Avengers and Game of Thrones made everyone geek out 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z But it’s impossible to complain that the contestants’ efforts at cuteness are generally clumsy and that their witticisms are wan because hey, they’re nerds; says so right in the title. Television Review: ‘King of the Nerds,’ TV Contest Series on TBS 2013-01-16T23:02:45Z He’s part news anchor, part gleeful nerd—a formula that’s almost scientific in its ability to deliver hard-core information with chasers of wit. Vive John Oliver 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z I saw it with my equally stage-struck friend, Scot Osterweil, and after the show we dissected it with the intensity common to know-it-all theater nerds the world over. Perspective | With Terrence McNally’s death, the theater has lost a voice of consummate wit and passion 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z “Let’s not beat around the bush here,” complained fantasy site Shades of Sentience earlier this year, “people who play Dungeons & Dragons are popularly conceived as the epitome of nerd, geeks, social rejects and eternal virgins.” Will Dungeons & Dragons Be the next Hobbit? 2012-12-12T13:00:23Z Every year, around two weeks before Hollywood’s highest-profile players convene for the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosts a sidebar awards event affectionally known in Tinseltown as “the nerds’ Oscars”. Hollywood's technical wizards honoured at 'the nerds' Oscars' 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z “Some think it is a bunch of theater nerds in a room, but some think this is the future of audience development.” A Multitude of Fans, With a High Regard for Broadway 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Among my fellow punctuation nerds, I have a reputation as someone who has no use for semicolons. Sympathy for the Semicolon 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Iconis described the crowd as “a thrilling mixture of musical theater nerds, old-time cabaret fans, tourists, intelligent artists, rich people and poor college students.” Broadway’s Beloved Basement Club, Feinstein’s/54 Below, Turns 10 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Neither Prady nor Lorre ever described any of these characters as nerds, or geeks or any other pejorative. "The Big Bang Theory" of evolution: The show honored smart misfits and let them grow 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Jordan, now 14, affectionately calls his mother “word nerd,” she said. Simon & Schuster Names Dana Canedy New Publisher 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z While these might seem like handicaps for the man who leads the formidable multimedia company Nerdist Industries, Mr. Hardwick is committed to a radically inclusive vision of nerds. Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z A self-described “lifelong space nerd,” Weir grew up in the Bay Area, where his father worked as a particle physicist. Andy Weir’s New Space Odyssey 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z For one thing, if the long cold war between nerds and jocks is over, the movie “Revenge of the Nerds” no longer makes sense. Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z The 30-year-old father of two shatters the jock stereotype: Not only does he have an activist streak, but he’s a voracious reader and self-proclaimed video-gaming nerd. Salon’s Sexiest Men of 2012 2012-11-14T13:22:00Z People who loved it connected to its weirdness; art nerds who favor turtlenecks and superfluous scarves could extemporize about the various scenes and passages inspired by masterworks of the renaissance. "The New Pope" is still sexy and it knows it 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z As a comedy nerd, the idea that there’s a place you can go where there’s an enormous amount of your favorite comedians all performing and you can jump around to different shows is just crazy. Why Judd Apatow Loves Montreal (You’ll Laugh) 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z He's an average guy – he's not a cartoon nerd, he's just a regular teenage boy who happens to love comic books and wonders why nobody's ever tried to be a superhero. Kick-Ass: changing comic book films in a single blow 2010-03-29T13:41:00Z The celebrated nerds among kids are mostly techies. “Books Smell Like Old People”: Do Teens Read Seriously Anymore? 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Comedy nerds fanatically listen to podcasts, engage in debates on online forums, follow their favorite comedians on Twitter and attend all their live shows. I was a comedy groupie 2013-03-11T00:30:00Z The rise of nerd culture has no doubt helped him. The Human Comedy of Adam Wade 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Just focus on the game, as if I were playing with all my Pyramid nerd friends. How I Won Big on $100,000 Pyramid 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Looking back over the whole experience, it's satisfying to realise that seven days ago, a newcomer, I was put off by the Ring's gargantuan proportions, coterie of nerds and echoes of Nazi appropriation. Ring cycle day four: every one of my preconceptions has been proved wrong 2013-07-29T16:37:59Z He is a sort of a nerd’s nerd, in other words — a Renaissance man in the overlapping worlds of games and comics and now movies. Film: Jordan Mechner?s Multiplatform ?Prince of Persia? 2010-05-22T07:09:00Z In The Social Network, Zuckerberg the unlovely nerd defeats the wealthy, handsome and well-connected Winklevoss twins by being better than them. Life Zucks 2010-10-18T10:21:00Z Also, he is a nerd who has come into his own and I think he is enjoying the younger, flirty girls while he is single. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: If you give up on the friend zone, is that winning, or quitting? 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z “Just to reveal how much of a pen nerd I am, we met when we were both guests on a fountain-pen podcast,” Mr. Brown said. Let the Fountain Pens Flow! 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z I certainly became more of a “Star Wars” nerd during the process! The Crazy History of “Star Wars” 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z “That was cool, because Jet gets real nerdy and I’m like, yes, I totally dig the nerd, because I am one.” Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ reignites a debate: Is Jet Black a Black anime character? 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Stan Freberg Fifty years ago this week, Capitol Records released an album destined to conquer the hearts and minds of comedy nerds around this round, round world. 50 years later, Freberg's history lesson still sings 2011-04-26T21:30:00Z It is hard to spot the gawky, self-confessed nerd who admitted that "issues of attractiveness" continued to inhibit him even after finally telling his parents that he was gay, at the age of 25. Tony Kushner: 'It's a crazy time' 2010-08-31T20:30:00Z Music nerds like me had our ears to the ground. “Low”: Bowie’s crowning moment 2012-06-16T15:00:00Z The publishing company also offered to buy concert tickets for two grammar nerds/Swift fans. Taylor Swift hits back at Princeton Review's 'bad grammar' claim 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z He calls Sheen "a wonderful mix of nerd and rebel" and speaks of days when the two were relatively unknown actors who plotted their careers in Sheen's pool. Rob Lowe dishes on early years with Charlie Sheen 2011-03-29T10:31:04Z Usually Asian roles are reserved for martial artists or the tech nerds. “I can’t play a nerd”: Ross Butler plays Reggie on “Riverdale” 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z I was writing it for hardcore nerds who literally want to see the math. "I don't want to be L. Ron Hubbard": Andy Weir on writing escapism & new book "Project Hail Mary" 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The affecting conclusion of “She Kills Monsters” affirms it as more than a glib riff on nerd culture. ‘She Kills Monsters’: A daring journey into the world of Dungeons & Dragons As a child, she was, as she put it, “a classic theater nerd,” shy and uncomfortable offstage. She Won a Tony. But Deirdre O’Connell ‘Can’t Think About That.’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z “My friends thought I was a spreadsheet nerd,” said the investigator, who worked as an office manager and in graphic arts before joining Tripadvisor 19 years ago. Five Stars, Zero Clue: Fighting the ‘Scourge’ of Fake Online Reviews 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z A friendly joke, but within it, the real secret of the show’s success: At its best, it found the nerd in anyone, everyone. Perspective | Was ‘Game of Thrones’ supposed to mean anything? Only if you wanted it to. 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z There was trivia: “Now we’re going to find if there are actual nerds in the room: On what song did Sondheim write the lyrics under the pen name Esteban Río Nido?” Impromptu Sondheim Wakes Fill Piano Bars With Tears and Tunes 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z "I'm a nerd, a professional idiot," says Brown; but he is often to be found here thinking aloud about misogyny and racism like a man who takes himself seriously. Doc Brown – review 2013-04-18T16:36:59Z His role is another agreeably guileless character, but one pitched to a slightly wider audience than the cluster of hardcore comedy nerds who already know and love him. Sam Richardson: ‘I love characters that are optimistic and sweet’ 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z A third, wearing glasses, was a “swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb.” ‘Nerd,’ ‘Nonsmoker,’ ‘Wrongdoer’: How Might A.I. Label You? 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z In high school, he was drawn to a small clique of other nerds and came to accept the bullying as normal. This collector-grower built an Eden of rare plants. Now he tackles the challenge to preserve it. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Smith is also picked up by a stud on the beach, courted by a sweet nerd named Oliver, and more and more obsessed with his strange visions. | 'Kaboom': End of the World? Maybe. First, Sex. 2011-01-27T23:23:13Z Comic book fans and TV nerds share a singular and at times aggressive level of pride in knowing their stuff. The "WandaVision" TV homages aren't mere storytelling gimmicks – they're strategic metacommentaries 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z The panicky nerd not only researches terrible possibilities - nuclear wars, bird flu pandemics and terrorism are just part of his repertoire - he also presents them to clients with a frightening earnestness. Fears drive satirical 'Odds Against Tomorrow' 2013-05-08T17:26:12Z “The tech industry, which is still seen by many as a cultural backwater full of socially clumsy but well-meaning nerds, is now an acquisitive and seemingly amoral force,” Chafkin writes. ‘The Contrarian’ Goes Searching for Peter Thiel’s Elusive Core 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z “In real life, he’s kind of a sweet, sensitive nerd,” Johnson said. UW alum graduates to directing ‘The Skeleton Twins’ 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z But a vote for Pedro is less a vote for change than it is a symbol of the underdog getting his due, a nerd with no ideas defeating a cheerleader with no ideas. 5 Election Comedies to Get You Ready for the Polls 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z The Big Bang Theory, which has notched up five seasons, revolves around a quartet of genius-level scientists, full-blown nerds who are more comfortable with quantum theories than social situations. Your next box set: The Big Bang Theory 2012-08-02T15:30:02Z George Lucas took the hinted-at mythical, ancient yet futuristic realm of his first films and filled in all the detail like a tedious nerd. JK Rowling should remember that less means more in the Potterverse 2011-08-20T23:05:38Z It is on the flowery side of sauvignon blanc, so wine nerds will probably recognize the musqué clone of the grape. Having a rough day? Try a $10 wine from Bulgaria. 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Even now the multiple ironies of nerd misogyny are lost on its perpetuators. It’s about time: The coming of a female Doctor Who is even more consequential than you thought 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Fully exercise your nerd muscles with a round of Boggle, Quiddler or Word Yahtzee, says Will Anderson, currently ranked #6 among Scrabble players in North America. Tile Me More! 6 Scrabble Tips From Top Players 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z He does not conform to the clichéd gay stereotypes: He’s a techie nerd with thinning hair and an ungymmed physique, in ever-present blue sneakers and a western belt. Colorado’s Got a Gay Governor. Who Cares? 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z You know, one of those where nerds meet up and they trade records and memorabilia? We Asked Some Musicians to Pick Their Favorite Songs of All-Time 2011-10-26T13:25:58Z "The CEOs of Intel and Under Armour both resigned, which means somehow Donald Trump figured out a way to lose the nerds and the jocks at the same time," Corden said. 'Our Country Be Damned.' Late-Night Hosts Keep Slamming President Trump Over Charlottesville 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z But otherwise this is a style that’s become unfashionable, something comedy nerds sneered at; “laugh track” is shorthand for not merely unfunny but also worthy of scorn. Review: The Euphoria of ‘One Day at a Time’ 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z On the other hand, Devi's attraction to Ben seems to represent her acceptance and embracing of herself as the lovable nerd she is. From "Twilight" to "Never Have I Ever," here's what makes the greatest love triangles so potent 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z I never identified with Snow White or any other cute little animated character as I was the tallest in my class and was the chubby intellectual nerd. A Latina Disney Movie Princess? The Wait Isn’t Over 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z A group of youthful interns are employed at a drab office, presided over by a managerial nerd, adjoining a factory shopfloor. Final Destination 5 ? review 2011-08-25T21:10:00Z “I’m really, really that drama nerd person. I’m really nerdy about” — she silently searched for a less embarrassing phrase, couldn’t find one, and so said in a strangled voice — “‘creating content.’ Keke Palmer Keeps a Check 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z As New York magazine's Adam Sternbergh wrote about in a blog entry titled "Tyranny of the Fanboys," nerd culture has been systematically mainstreamed and monetized. "Scott Pilgrim": The end of the nerd as we know him 2010-08-12T15:01:00Z It's also kind of at odds, I feel, this spiciness with our contemporary ideas about both word nerds and Victorians. Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z The modern version of the nerd is moping in a mansion purchased with millions in stand-up comedy earnings in "Funny People," or shooting it out with drug dealers in "Pineapple Express." "Scott Pilgrim": The end of the nerd as we know him 2010-08-12T15:01:00Z But what you find out is, so many guys in comedy and guys in the arts, we’re the nerds who didn’t get the girls. Geena Davis meets Paul Feig: ‘I had an audition cancelled when I wouldn’t have dinner with the producer’ 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z It had a devoted following — it was historical, attitudinal and an alluring blend of street knowledge and nerd knowledge. ASAP Yams, Partner to Hip-Hop’s ASAP Rocky 2013-01-25T13:00:00Z In fact, the richest person in the world, Bill Gates, is “the patron of nerds,” he added. Neil deGrasse Tyson declares a geek revolution in amazing “Daily Show” interview 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Two nights later, heading home from my waitressing job, I boarded a bus and sat down next to an attractive man who looked a lot like the word nerd’s profile picture. Goodbye, My Fantasy Man 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z They took advantage of one of the Internet’s great human resources, the obsessively specialized music nerd, to endow the collection. Radiooooo: The Hit Tune Time Machine 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Stephen’s wardrobe of hard-core nerd sweaters, on the other hand, is nicely in keeping with his endearingly unreconstructed dorkdom — a shell of awkwardness that Mr. Trumbull cracks to reveal pain, self-awareness and strong-willed dignity. Review: In ‘Neurology of the Soul,’ Looking for a Brain in Love 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Most agave nerds wouldn’t quibble with the D.O.’s definition of mezcal as uniquely Mexican. Agave spirits, on a need-to-know basis 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z There are flying bikes, freedom-fighting space invaders, and,“The Device,” a machine created by “a hive mind of black nerds” that allows communication with the ancestors. Eve Ewing Blasts From Chicago to Space, With a Boost from Marvel 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z In an email, "Office" show runner Greg Daniels noted how Wilson made Dwight "more than a nerd" by combining distinct and seemingly contradictory traits. For 'Backstrom's Rainn Wilson, oddball roles just come naturally 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Booze nerds love to make these bottles because they get to us different processes to get coax the color and taste out of the base ingredients, allowing for a lot of creativity. Why you should get excited about anise spirits 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z It’s a little weird because I’m a nerd video game player. Salon’s Sexiest Man of 2012: The interview 2012-11-14T13:22:00Z Her boss there, Dougie, is another terrific creation: a computer nerd who fancies himself as an alpha-male, but is never anything other than a jerk, a backstabber who never does a minute's work. Enlightened: box set review 2013-03-28T16:00:01Z I think people thought, "Well that's the show for nerds. This other show, I don't know what it is." "It's like a warm hug": Yvette Nicole Brown on the timeless, compassionate charms of "Frog and Toad" 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Anderson grew TED from a woolly conference for rich Silicon Valley millionaire nerds to a giant global brand. Internet doomsday, explained 2012-05-16T11:45:00Z “The Atlantic is a pretty diverse place in terms of interest, but there are no comics nerds,” besides himself, Mr. Coates said in an interview. Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Black Panther Comic for Marvel 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z It was almost midnight on a Tuesday last month, and the four young men with ample physiques wore briefs, jean vests, trucker hats, nerd glasses and high-tops. Frankie Sharp, Party Promoter at Westgay at the Westway 2012-10-03T20:57:02Z “Whatever your passion is, you can nerd out here.” ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z As a Latin nerd, I found the city’s monuments mesmerizing, but beyond that, it was the passionate personality of the place that won me over. In the south of France, Nimes celebrates and preserves ancient Rome 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Nxivm was a cult for the age of the corporate internet, mass surveillance and the nerd kings who rule it all. Nxivm Had a Cult Leader Made for the Internet 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z That's why I try to wedgie a nerd at least once a week. "Fringe" recap: Two worlds collide 2010-12-03T13:30:00Z “There were physicists everywhere. Guys whose ties don’t match their suits. Passive nerds. Guys who build bridges.” Michael Lewis Wonders Who’s Really Running the Government 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Elizabeth: I’m a science nerd and am really into astronomy and space exploration, and so is he. Date Lab: He’s ‘Star Wars’ and she’s ‘Star Trek’ 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z All of the actual nerds I know hate “The Big Bang Theory,” but oh, who cares? “The Big Bang Theory” Nice Guy™ fantasies are clearly out of control 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z In person, Mercuriadis, 57, comes across as less a corporate raider than a colossally ambitious music nerd, with a clean-shaven head and an ever-present black Prada jacket. This Man Is Betting $1.7 Billion on the Rights to Your Favorite Songs 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z I watched a ton of footage of her obviously, and to me she was someone who was a quiz nerd, who was very naive and innocent. True or false? AMC's "Quiz" goes inside the game show coughing scandal that tests confirmation bias 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z I’m a nerd, so there are a few food science books. How to purge 30 years of cookbooks? Start with the ones by chefs. 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Geeks are enthusiasts, hardcore fans of the stuff often created by nerds. ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z She transitioned from male to female among computer nerds and tough, biker-y looking IT guys. Are literary classics obsolete? 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z “I can’t tell you how many hundreds, maybe thousands, of families come to visit us, walk through the door expecting a bunch of little nerds,” Ken Nysmith says. How a small school for gifted kids in the D.C. exurbs gets big results 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z “Yes, I know of these two guys — the biggest nerds,” she said, laughing, when we mentioned Wunderland’s founders. The World in Miniature: A Model Train (and Plane) Lover’s Paradise in Hamburg 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z At Niche Niche, which opens next week at 43 Macdougal Street, a sommelier or some other beverage nerd will pick four wines per night, and food will be cooked to match. The Champagne Empress of Greenwich Village 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Those details are a thrill for ballet nerds. Dance Review: A Crowd Favorite Takes His Leave 2011-07-01T22:41:17Z Although he is not the nerd of the school, he is by no means popular. The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - review 2013-07-22T14:00:00Z Increasingly affordable and easy to do, sous-vide immersion cooking has become trendy among food nerds who want precise control over the doneness of their meats. Making Sous Vide Simplify Work for You 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Before the pandemic, I’m not sure nerd chic would have been my choice for living room decor. Pet chicks, pink hair, an old plane: Explore this illustration of readers' pandemic coping habits In those early days in LA he was the ultimate film nerd, making notes on everything he saw. Paul Schrader: ‘I’ve made some important films. Dog Eat Dog is not one of them’ 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Back before I met Abe, I was a bookish nerd in college, but also an anarchist and a labor activist. I slept with the enemy: Here’s what an unlikely romance taught me about racism, Donald Trump, and our cultural obsession with male rebellion 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z A self-described “nerd” who keeps a file of all her contracts, she says she’s done that since studying consumer economics at the University of Georgia. Travel Wise | Going on a summer vacation? Read the fine print first. 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z For a certain kind of book nerd, Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is the closest a person can come to Valhalla. The 2,000-Year Story of Building the Book 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Other new dramas include the breezy "Scorpion," about tech nerds who work at the Department of Homeland Security, and "Stalker," about detectives who specialize in apprehending same. CBS hopes viewers are ready for some football and drama this fall 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z I console myself with the thought that such quizzes are set by show-offs and solved only by nerds with photographic memories. Serious questions about literature ? in quiz form 2011-01-07T11:07:32Z That’s because Mr. Weir, from online serial to book to screen, has brought a little-appreciated genre into the mainstream: the nerd thriller. ‘The Martian’ Author Andy Weir Brings His Nerd Thriller Into the Mainstream 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The live bands are very much of the up-and-coming variety, but sizable things are expected of tropical indie-pop trio Get People and nerd rapper Mikill Pane. Clubs picks of the week 2011-07-29T23:11:58Z He told me that it wasn't really the right career for a girl — "What, do you want to be stuck programming in a basement with a bunch of sweaty nerds?" Your First Video Game Crush 2013-08-07T16:07:55Z The directors reached out to the Martial Club, “kung fu nerds from Orange County,” Scheinert said. Watch Scenes From These Eight Best Picture Nominees 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “We had our nerd level interest and understanding of “Star Wars” movies — character biographies, home planets and character motivation,” said Mr. Schlicht. Romance Around the Great Lakes 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Well, it’s almost the same: savvier movie fans, or font nerds, may notice that the O’s in “Zoo” are actually zeros. Carpetbagger Blog: Tweeting out of Love for a Movie They Haven't Yet Seen 2011-12-08T23:00:07Z He's a comic book nerd and science geek, which hits a little close to home...I loved it. Freestyle dancer tWitch steps up into movies 2010-07-22T17:32:00Z “It’s the school for surf nerds — but it’s the coolest nerds you’ve ever met.” At Surf Camp 2.0, Data Rules 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Edmond Rostand’s classic tale, in which literary gifts prove more seductive than good looks, serves up pure wish-fulfillment to us nerds. Rostand gets the mob treatment in 'Serrano the Musical' 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z It was this: I looked around me, and there were all these nerds. Avoiding Sectarian Violence to Tell a Story That Refused to Go Away 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z The nerd's journey from fringe to center can be vividly seen in the "Die Hard" series. "Scott Pilgrim": The end of the nerd as we know him 2010-08-12T15:01:00Z The clip is a music nerd's dream, as it's McCartney playing tour guide in Liverpool, ground zero for the Beatles. Everyone loves Paul McCartney: The secrets of one Beatle’s eternal appeal 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z But it's like, you're not a nerd if you have to say it. Martin Starr would rather avoid the fame game 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z His big sister, Violet, implores him to stop being such a nerd. Theater Review: In ‘The Wong Kids,’ a Sister and a Brother Turn Superheroes 2014-02-10T20:38:59Z For a certain kind of obsessive magazine nerd, each one is spell book or codex, a key to the deep grammar of the craft. In William Maxwell’s Fiction, a Vivid, Varied Tableau of Midwestern Life 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Here’s my list of 10 favorite TV series, movies and plays that thrilled me as a comics nerd, pop culture nerd, literary nerd and drama nerd. 10 Ways I Fed My Fandom(s) 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z “Silicon Valley,” a show about computer nerds, has a fan base that is particularly attuned to minutiae, and particularly apt to argue about them on the Internet. How “Silicon Valley” Nails Silicon Valley 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z In a high school of 1,000 people, you may be a debate nerd. Motherlode Blog: Protecting Teenagers From High School's 'Big Box' 2013-01-23T18:16:47Z So many guys in comedy are the nerds who didn’t get the girl. Geena Davis meets Paul Feig: ‘I had an audition cancelled when I wouldn’t have dinner with the producer’ 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Photograph: Channel 4 Long before Glee and The Big Bang Theory turned geeks into heroes, The IT Crowd was shining a light on that most stereotypical of nerd jobs: technical support. The IT Crowd – box set review 2013-05-16T14:30:01Z This perfunctory career interview isn't devastating stuff, but it does reveal that under the serious auteur there does lie a rather more amiable movie and comics nerd. TV highlights 05/07/2013 2013-07-05T05:59:00Z On "Between Two Ferns," Galifianakis did not dial back his trademark style, calling Obama a nerd and asking him if he was going to put his presidential library in his "home country" of Kenya. When Zach met Barack: pitching Obamacare online 2014-03-11T21:23:22Z He’s evolving as an actor into something different”—in dramas like Moneyball and Cyrus—“but the earliest, funniest version of Jonah is the cocky nerd.” Jonah Hill Babysat My Two-Year Old Son 2011-11-17T13:28:42Z Shifting gears a little to how this play is staged: Outside of the movie "Election," you don't see too many movies or plays that address high school debate nerd culture. We treat the Constitution like a religious text, with women’s bodies on the line 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z As a retired electronics engineer and self-styled "nerd", he is drawn to number-crunching. Self-tracking: the people turning their bodies into medical labs 2012-11-24T00:05:29Z In the years since 2000, Hodgman has made his way as a humorist and storyteller at the confluence of Brooklyn literariness, podcasting and, for lack of a better term, “nerd culture.” In ‘Vacationland,’ John Hodgman confronts surrealism of adult life 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Even so, I'm betting the lion's share of Oscars get divvied up between the king and the nerd. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z Wilson nerds out over some of the more interactive exhibits. MoPOP’s ‘MARVEL: Universe of Super Heroes’ is super fun for comics nerds and novices alike 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Is it even possible for a museum to present the equivalent of what filmmakers call “a four-quadrant hit” — something that appeals to kids and parents and nerds and novices? MoPOP’s ‘MARVEL: Universe of Super Heroes’ is super fun for comics nerds and novices alike 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z To add to the nerd drama, there are science jealousies at play, too. Expect cliffhanger from 'Big Bang Theory' finale 2013-05-16T07:24:09Z Just who at this company of divas, nerds and snakes will be the first to smell a rat? ‘Second Act’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Deserves Better 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z And if he could have seen my grades, he would know I was not a nerd. Princeton-UCLA: Reflections on an Historic Upset 2011-03-16T10:05:00Z “God, you were wonderful. Are all nerds as good as you?” “Revenge of the Nerds” Enters the Brett Kavanaugh Culture War 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z “Game Of Thrones” became so popular with a mainstream audience that it moved from the stuff of niche nerds to everyday watercooler discussion. “Game of Thrones” goes to war: The once-radical fantasy is now the establishment—for better and for worse 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z The new season of Seth MacFarlane’s tribute to the “Star Trek” universe and, generally, nerd culture, was the final season of new episodes to debut in 2018. 9 great TV shows returning in January 2019, from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" to "True Detective" 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Pro football may be the nation’s top spectator sport, but serious baseball nerds are the most frightening fans in the country. Video Game Review: A Game for Opening Day, With Stat Lovers in Mind 2011-03-31T00:00:16Z The quest to depict a space mission from an emotional perspective is at times as impressive as all those movies and TV shows that relied purely on scientific innovations and nerd heroics. Review | Let’s go to Mars! Sure, right after Hulu’s ‘The First’ jettisons its heavy payload. 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Women even harbor affection for the feckless nerds on “The Big Bang Theory” because they are gentle and smart and supportive of their wives and lovers. Smart Watch: Let’s look at men via portrayals in “Mr Inbetween,” “Insecure” and other T... 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z “He was a little bit of a nerd who told bad jokes,” she said, laughing. A Marvel ‘Nerd’ Couldn’t Resist Her or a Spider Man Movie 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z “Political nerds are not going to learn anything: I want people who’d say, ‘Politics is boring.’ Brexit Is Happening. You May as Well Laugh About It. 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z On any ordinary show, they would just have me sit around being a nerd. Rainn Wilson and Friends band together to support Mona Foundation 2010-10-20T23:54:00Z His career can partly be explained as a populist lashing out against the cinephile country of his birth but it is also the revenge of the nerd. Luc Besson on turning Rihanna into a 28th-century Cleopatra and being stood up by Prince 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Overenthusiastic professional nerd Nar Williams hosts this documentary on movie magic, from the end of the photochemical era to the computer-augmented reality movies proffer today. Formula 1 2010-07-10T05:45:00Z But this comedy nerd history is filtered through memoir, with Key relating stories of his budding fandom, training and rise from improv comic to television sketch artist. On Keegan-Michael Key’s Podcast, a Provocative Case for Sketch Comedy 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Gay nerd activist group Geeks Out is also pushing a boycott. Ender's Game is making a big push at Comic-Con, but I'm not buying it 2013-07-18T18:53:19Z A few years later, when I went to college, I found a community where I did feel at home, a mix of campus queers, sci-fi geeks, goth club kids and literature nerds. My night in Judgement House, the church play about hell that made me a teenage born-again zealot 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z “It certainly gets you nerd street cred in this hyper-intellectual town of ours,” he says. America fell in love with ‘Jeopardy!’ again this year. In Washington, the romance never faded. 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z “To me,” Peirce says, “it was nothing more or less than a synonym for ‘nerd’ or ‘dweeb.’ ‘Dork Diaries’: The book empire built one awkward moment at a time 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z With “The Office,” he plied that talent into becoming a national nerd fixture, with three Emmy nominations to prove it. ‘The Bassoon King’ review: There’s more to Rainn Wilson than Dwight Schrute 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Just don't tell her comics are only for nerds. Comic books are passion beyond investment 2010-12-01T05:16:00Z Technically speaking, and to be completely honest, almost everyone at ENC was more of a geek than a nerd. ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z If the Force is with Funko — and the winds cooperate — the company and its line of vinyl figurines could make the leap from the cool nerds’ lunch table to mainstream pop consciousness. Get Ready for the Baby Yoda Balloon 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z That flight, known as the “nerd bird” among those who take it regularly because it connects California’s Silicon Valley to Texas’s Silicon Hills, is usually packed. The New Travel Document: Photograph of an Empty Plane 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Like the cowboys, cavalry men and settlers of old, the new-model nerd has the wind at his back and a kingdom to claim. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z He was potentially written as a clean-cut nerd, but I wanted a darker spin. Television: Gabriel Mann Talks of Playing Nolan Ross on ABC?s ?Revenge? 2012-01-12T11:00:00Z That, yes, the nerd can get the babe, and the jock can have a heart, deep down. 2010-02-11T15:20:00Z But Scott’s reasoning is one to which nerds of all stripes really should pay attention. Nerds of the world, unite: The villains have weaponized “canon” — and it’s up to us to stop it 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z They could easily be like, ‘Who is this nerd dude?’ Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito, Hip-Hop Heralds, Are Saluted in a Film 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Occasionally, she turned to Kerri — she affectionately calls her older sister a “history nerd” — for advice. Excellence Runs in the Family. Her Novel’s Heroine Wants Something Else. 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z He mainly hung out with the high school drama nerds. Adam Driver: ‘Compared with the military, acting isn't that difficult’ 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z He rode the wave of the sexual revolution, and then spent the next half-century dressing like a theater nerd whose headwear was furnished by an “Anchors Aweigh” postproduction tag sale. Perspective | Hugh Hefner was a feminist (if you believe feminism is pretty women having sex with you) 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Why are you nerds still playing by the rules? ‘S.N.L.’ Presents Kellyanne Conway’s ‘Marriage Story,’ Plus Baby Yoda 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z I was a theater nerd, and the whole school was the castaways from a normal high school, so I became friends with all the other castaways. Finn Wittrock: “Maybe I hurt my career by not being ruthless” 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Likewise, “The Big Bang Theory” introduced concepts from tech and nerd circles as that culture grew from a curiosity to a vexation to an inescapable substrate of American life. How “The Big Bang Theory” Normalized Nerd Culture 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z She'll joyfully nerd out over the production details too, but from what she calls "a spiritual point of view," she has a new level of understanding. Lilly Singh is making "Muppets Mayhem": "No matter where you are in life, they mean so much" 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “It’s a good place, full of nerds,” he said, laughing. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Is a Crowd Pleaser. He’s Also Obsessed With Death. 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z He's even a bit of a science nerd, growing up on Carl Sagan's books and now overseeing "Cosmos: A Time-Space Odyssey," a follow-up to the late astronomer's documentary series about the nature of the universe. Is there anything Seth MacFarlane can't do? 2012-06-28T14:33:16Z But the self-described “theatre nerd” had suddenly become one of the cool kids, inundated with offers and attention, not all of it welcomed. Alicia Silverstone: 'I probably behaved not as well as I could have' 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z And his nerd takeover may be just getting started. Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z Samuel Fromartz made his way to his current standing as one of Washington’s leading self-described “bread nerds” by a circuitous route. Book review: ‘In Search of the Perfect Loaf,’ a home baker’s quest, by Samuel Fromartz Could this mean that the nerd boys’ club is kaput? The Comic Book World Is Getting Safer for Women, But the Gaming World Isn't 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Pretty in Pink should have been just a movie about a prom, Dirty Dancing a teen exploitation movie about dancing, and Say Anything a film about a nerd who gets the class princess. 'When you grow up your heart dies': how the coming-of-age film got smart 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z That means Austin is overun by tens of thousands of executives, tech nerds, agents and attorneys touting everything from cell phone aps to better algorithms for interacting with fans. SXSW 2012 kicks off and Devo's in the house 2012-03-13T21:14:00Z This is a story in which girls wield swords, queer kids are cool and nerds rule the earth. Queer Kids, Nerds and Sword Fights: It’s the Hot School Play 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Pet-nat is catnip for wine nerds these days, and the wine did not disappoint. Maryland wines flash their potential at Taste Camp 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z And as a former ’80s fantasy nerd, I’m at least … curious about the Disney+ series version of “Willow.” ‘Fall TV’ Is Dead. But Buzz Will Always Be With Us. 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z She embodied her own aesthetic, with her proto-1960s bouffant, nerd glasses and playful grin. Kate Spade, Whose Handbags Carried Women Into Adulthood, Is Dead at 55 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z "The Stranger," which we're now filming in England, when I wrote it several years ago, the stranger was a white male computer nerd. Harlan Coben on why even bestselling authors get those self-loathing writer blues 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z “My friends and I were nerds,” she recalled. No Guns, No Dragons: Her Video Games Capture Private Moments 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z All your favorite Warholian stars are here: the foul-mouthed Jessi Slaughter, the girl with a precocious gift for braggadocio; the nerd dressed up as a character from “Tron”; and, of course, babies. Theater Review: Van Cougar Re-enacts Videos at St. Mark’s Church 2012-12-05T21:51:20Z Movies, sitcoms and video games targeted toward nerds too often teach men that women are status symbols, a thing to be earned, he notes. Arthur Chu nerdsplains entitlement: Stop trying to “win” girls 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z With his nerd glasses and deadpan demeanor, Morton is more or less the ideal Viceland ambassador, down to his references to controlled substances. The new Viceland channel perfects the modern journalistic art of playing dumb 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z He is what you might call a genuine tax nerd. ‘I’m a rock star’: The tax bill has turned America’s accountants into very popular people 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Today, the names of many of the models resonate only within the industry itself or among the most ardent fashion nerds. ‘Battle of Versailles’: How African American models reshaped fashion 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z The Feminist Bird Club, a hip birding collective, is the focus of one episode of this new documentary series, hosted by Jason Ward, a “bird nerd” from the Bronx. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Billions’ and ‘Shrill’ 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z But those nerds probably wouldn’t appreciate bigoted cyberbullies appropriating their fandom, either. Nerds of the world, unite: The villains have weaponized “canon” — and it’s up to us to stop it 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z As a community, we nerds haven’t been invited into sexual spaces. The future of sex work – a photo essay 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z It’s likely you’re already aware of the dissatisfaction with the conclusion tweeted hither and yon — six weeks of nitpicking complaints, first-class nerd whining and an ungodly amount of postgame analyses. Review | The ‘Game of Thrones’ finale, while lacking, goes out on an important note: Stories matter 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z This is fanboy/girl stuff – think the Big Bang Theory's desperate nerds – hitting the marketplace just as, 10-days after release, the furore was beginning to fade; and, like clockwork, attention reignites. Django Unchained: is its portrayal of slavery too flippant? 2013-01-10T21:00:04Z “The nerd is the new celebrity,” Mr. Kuhn said. Young Grandmasters Try to Make Chess Cool 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z It is no longer a matter of the mainstream rejecting sci-fi nerds and comic-book fans; now it is the other way around. The new nerds: how Avengers and Game of Thrones made everyone geek out 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z I am an incorrigible nerd, and the child of similarly unapologetic nerds. Carolyn Hax: Advice from readers on raising children, recognizing weight loss 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z That a cappella would be a nerd’s greatest outlet just seemed like a really funny idea to us.” Elizabeth Banks Was a Frustrated Actress. Now She’s a Determined Mogul. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Ira Glass’s nerd charm introduces the multiple “acts” that all bring a different perspective to the week’s theme, which range from things like “The Land of Make Believe” to “Not It!,” whatever that means. 8 Podcasts That Will Captivate Your Mind 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Jonah himself begins as a reluctant accomplice, a comic-book nerd thrust into the hunters’ world by a family tragedy. In ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino Stalks Nazis Into New Territory 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Whether it’s Marty McFly in Back to the Future, Tom Cruise in Minority Report, or the forthcoming Timeless and Frequency, it is something couch potatoes love to nerd out to. Queen Sugar: why it's a time travel show for black audiences 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z We’re just like any comedian or musician who was a huge nerd when they were younger and then turned into an adult. ArtsBeat: Real Beats, Fake M.C.s: A Conversation With the Guys of The Lonely Island 2011-05-06T13:05:14Z Being a nerd, my first move was to read a bunch of books on immigration, gangs and East LA; my next to schedule three lessons a week with a private Spanish tutor. Chris Weitz: once upon a time in East LA 2011-07-28T20:55:01Z Back in my day, jocks and nerds didn’t get along much, but it seems such old distinctions are now gone. The Rise of Skywalker trailer – five things we learned 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z He’s even less of a caricature than his great-grandpa — not a hipster or a nerd so much as a smart guy with a deep streak of melancholy. ‘An American Pickle’ Review: Keeping It Kosher 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z He is as much of a classic musical-comedy nerd as any character on “Glee” and a lot more authentic. | 'Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway': ?Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway? at Broadhurst - Review 2011-11-11T03:01:10Z It’s an incredible concept, I thought, extremely difficult to pull off and masterfully done, but as we said last week, I’m a history nerd. TIME?s Second Annual Oscar Endurance Test?Two Days, Nine Nominees, One Movie Theater: Part II 2012-02-26T18:44:03Z The Food Lab” ’s introduction begins with a proclamation in large type: “I’m a nerd, and I’m proud of it.” Kenji López-Alt’s Obsessive Kitchen Experiments 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z In the essay, calls himself a “secret nerd.” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar timeline 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Nobody in the media with half a brain says "comic book nerd" or "sci-fi geek" anymore. "Scott Pilgrim": The end of the nerd as we know him 2010-08-12T15:01:00Z Successful nerds are anomalies, alpha males in specs. A triumph for the nerd 2011-07-18T20:00:04Z So the Groundlings — which grew out of an improv workshop and developed into a performing troupe and later a school — became the social and comedic hub for blossoming comedy nerds. The Groundlings: improving improv in L.A. for 40 years 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z For budding interior design nerds like myself, it evoked a more elegant life and the kind of grown-up shenanigans that might be in my future. Perspective | Decorative room dividers make an elegant comeback 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z The only national fraternity that would back the nerds were the Tri-Lambs, a black fraternity, and the movie clumsily, but earnestly, links the assertion of nerd rights to the larger idea of civil rights. “Revenge of the Nerds” Enters the Brett Kavanaugh Culture War 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The wise slacker and the guileless nerd couldn’t be more different, which makes the testing of their bond as friends, but also as Black men, rich and resonant. ‘Emergency’ Review: Party Over 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Only about half of my nerd squad knew who Night Nurse was, and the other half were like, “Who?” Rosario Dawson on Being a Hero, Not a Love Interest, in Netflix's "Daredevil" 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z But the central conceit, of socially awkward nerds constantly outsmarted by the women around them, has led to criticism from certain quarters for patronising the culture it purports to celebrate. How The Big Bang Theory became the Friends of the iPhone generation 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z But more than a few nerds jumped in that fray, as well as white supremacists. Nerds of the world, unite: The villains have weaponized “canon” — and it’s up to us to stop it 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Listen up, theater nerds: “Henry IV, Part 1” is the best play in Shakespeare’s three-part “Henry” series. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for August 2018 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z He wisely puts a human face to the story: Zack Rago, a “coral nerd,” finds that even his considerable enthusiasm is no match for the bleakness of his research. Short Attention Span? All These Movies Are Under 90 Minutes 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Same goes for spirits, particularly whiskey and gin, which are now some of the best in the world but relatively unknown to anyone other than extreme booze nerds. Looking Toward a New Era of Australian Cuisine 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Classic weapons and gunslingers: Any military nerds out there surely noticed that while the battle featured lots of modern carbines, there were a few classic weapons in the mix. The Walking Dead Watch: Too Far Gone 2013-12-02T10:14:40Z When a band of Native Americans labels him a "nerd," it barely merits a chuckle. 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' shoots self in foot 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z While producers, editors and special effects nerds all get to vie for the world’s most famous statuette, casting directors do not. Casting directors are essential to any great film – so where are their Oscars? 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z His victory is still a welcome surprise if you're nerd though, or even if you just look like one. A triumph for the nerd 2011-07-18T20:00:04Z “I met the first Black nerds that I ever met in my life,” she said. Amythyst Kiah Found Her Powerful Voice. Now She Has a Sound to Match It. 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z She calls herself “a tool” and “a nerd.” Kelly Clarkson Is Nobody’s Puppet 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z It’s nearly two and a half hours of nerd paradise. Television/The Web: Fishing Online for Cable Viewers 2011-02-20T02:01:55Z “This is the life. And this is the stuff I got laughed at for as a kid. But now people are lining up for it. The culture caught up with us nerds.” Inside the 30-hour Marvel marathon: 'Stretchy pants. Cheetos. You got to come prepared' 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z BSE: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is associated with crazed herds; Bachelor of Science in Engineering is associated with crazed nerds. Style Invitational Week 1075: Falsity is Job One — write some fake auto trivia And he did many very Colbert-y things: a nerd bit, a humility bit, a musical bit. The Colbert Rapport 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z "But let's be honest, there's a lot of nerdy Indian guys! And, I know you know this, but your name does have the word 'nerd' in it." "Never Have I Ever" highlights the rarity of South Asian couples on TV. Then it breaks up with one 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Philip, as Clark, said, peering through his nerd glasses, “then the answer is yes.” “The Americans” Is Too Bleak, and That’s Why It’s Great 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z We don't have jocks or nerds, we don't have people who are strong or people who are good at stuff. TV review: Beaver Falls; Harold Baim's Britain on Film 2011-07-27T21:00:01Z As far as celebrity clichés go, confessions of app addictions may soon rival "I was really a nerd in high school." Word game app attracts the A-list celebs 2011-12-17T03:41:04Z Personally I'm rooting for Tom - it would be a victory for notebook-loving nerds everywhere. The Apprentice final - live blog 2011-07-17T19:29:00Z Now that geeks have inherited the earth – or pop culture at least – do terms like “nerd” hold any meaning any more? The new nerds: how Avengers and Game of Thrones made everyone geek out 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z In fact, it quickly became clear that these were nerds. Let the Fountain Pens Flow! 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z My friends and I always joked that goth is the last resort of “cool” for nerds. Mona Awad on her sharp-voiced debut, '13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl' 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z That variability is an enjoyable challenge to Caiano, a lifelong weather nerd who idolized the meteorologists on the Weather Channel when young. This Summer’s Dance MVP: The Weatherman 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Q: How has your background as a former physics student — a self-described “science nerd” — influenced the way you make movies? 29 movies in, Brian De Palma still won’t play by Hollywood’s rules 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z "It's sort of a cult of nerds," he said. Rob Corddry jumps back into the whirlpool for 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z A versatile nerd, at that: not only did Whedon direct Avengers Assemble, at the same time he was working on an adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, filmed in his own home. TV highlights 05/07/2013 2013-07-05T05:59:00Z For me, there's a nerd part and a business part. Meet the Islamic superheroes 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z Whatever you call it — the revenge of the nerds, the franchising of the universe, the collapse of civilization — it’s a force that is at once emancipatory and authoritarian, innocent and pathological, delightful and corrosive. Review: In ‘Ready Player One,’ Spielberg Plays the Nostalgia Game 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z The mixer was enlivened by a themed “nerd party.” A 2-Minute Gap and Then a Return ‘I Love You’ 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z To the fans who still struggle with being considered marginalized freaks and socially awkward nerds; to the fans who worry that their fan-related interests will be misunderstood by outsiders: Ebert knew you all. Roger Ebert was the original fanboy 2013-04-05T16:50:00Z To the delight of nerds everywhere, "Firefly" will be back on cable after being acquired by the Science Channel. "Firefly" returns to cable, Nathan Fillion weighs in 2011-02-18T20:19:00Z Perhaps because I’m a word nerd, my favorite exhibit was Nick Kim’s drawing of alienlike beings, their bodies inscribed with mathematical formulas, bowing before one another and uttering polite phrases like “After you.” 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z And on Sunday night, the center switches into major Hollywood nerd mode for its $25 viewing party, with Oscars trivia and screenings of past Academy Awards moments, along with food and drinks. Weekend Miser 2011-02-24T23:53:39Z All in all, I was a ghetto nerd. The power and the glory of Dusty Rhodes: The “American Dream” who transcended pro wrestling’s racial divide 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z A reunion of the cast and crew became one of Comic-Con's most hyped events and an occasion to hail the show's creator as the nerd who – thanks to other nerds – conquered Hollywood. Joss Whedon at Comic-Con: director returns home a god among geeks 2012-07-15T17:11:22Z And whether he's as much of a nerd as he claims. Live Q&A: post your questions for Dara O Briain 2012-11-13T16:28:40Z The comments were flooded with memes about how IPA actually stands for "if pinecones were alcohol" and the original tweet likely made a beer nerd somewhere punch a wall. IPA: Why the love-it-or-hate-it beer is here to stay 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z When asked, Harper describes himself as a nerd. On ‘The Good Place,’ Chidi Redefines the Black Nerd 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Weston: I’m quite a sci-fi nerd, so I might like to be some sort of odd alien. Dating is tough. Could dressing up as a praying mantis help? 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Not only is she a comedy legend, she's also deadly at the ad-lib, and a thoroughly familiar face and name to long-time prime time sitcom fans and prestige comedy nerds alike. Don’t let the Oscars go host-less: There are better ways to revive a struggling awards show 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z To have it reduced to a joke by its upstart sibling art forms is enough to make a real theater nerd cry. Is Theater Ridiculous? Movies, TV and Books Seem to Think So 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Objections that all of his characters in the movie sound the same pale against the fact that he made a business story about a computer nerd into a hugely compelling psychodrama. "King's Speech," "Social Network" lead Oscar picks 2011-02-24T02:29:26Z Some stubborn physics stands between us and "the rapture of the nerds". 20 predictions for the next 25 years 2011-01-02T00:05:22Z The first episode exploits a classic nerd nightmare: the picking of teams, which with 11 contestants leaves someone in the uncomfortable position of not being selected. Television Review: ‘King of the Nerds,’ TV Contest Series on TBS 2013-01-16T23:02:45Z It starts with an endearing self-portrait of a hyper-performative young nerd. Review: Carrie Brownstein’s ‘Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl’ 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z “You’ve always been such a nerd,” Arterton tells her when she gives a particularly knowledgeable answer to a question about literary modernism. 'I felt kind of promiscuous': Gemma Arterton on Vita and Virginia 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Chimo, so superb as the mousy nerd in Annie Baker’s “Circle Mirror Transformation,” proves equally terrific as this cold, confident but emotionally brittle manipulator. | 'Bachelorette': Wedding Trash Talk in Leslye Headland?s Comedy 2010-07-27T02:04:00Z I watched this film in a room of eager nerds at New York Comic Con in October. 10 Ways I Fed My Fandom(s) 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Over the past couple of years, Chris Harris and Rory Reid have developed a nice little chemistry of their own, with Harris as the bone-deep car nerd and Reid as the excitable child. No host, no hope: is it time for Top Gear to be sent to the scrapheap? 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the problem of nerd entitlement isn’t limited to misogyny. Toxic white male nerd avengers: What’s really behind the “Suicide Squad” super-fan freak-out 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z As a self-proclaimed “theater nerd,” Elder said, “I couldn’t imagine anything more exciting than to spend money on a play.” A stranger bought this Broadway star a ticket years ago when he couldn’t afford it. They just reunited. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z "The journey from being nerds, or at least fans, to existing in the world that people are fans of has just been extraordinary," Pegg says. Losers in love 2011-02-05T00:03:33Z I could have used a bit more brain, though; “& Juliet” sometimes seems suspicious of its own intelligence, like a nerd invited to the cool kids’ party, only to get drunk and vomit in the pool. Review: On Broadway, ‘& Juliet’ (& Britney & Katy & Pink) 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Could it be that the final triumph of nerd culture is to wave its wand and make the label a redundancy? When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z “If anything, they are like the star football team, and I feel like the weirdo nerd who doesn’t quite fit in.” Katrina Lenk Can Quietly Break Your Heart 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z After rebuilding as a three-piece, soft.nerd recently released the album Sound Sound Sound, available via Bandcamp, from which Always the Good Times is taken. July's best new music from across the MAP 2011-07-18T08:26:00Z As in “Mean Girls,” our leading nerd is given the chance to become Cool, an opportunity he will accept and live to regret. Review: A High School Meltdown Heats Up ‘Be More Chill’ 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Sometimes Alex is a smart alec: the chapter sending up his academy school and peer group reads like the revenge of the nerd. The Universe versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence – review 2013-03-15T17:45:01Z A part-time disc jockey at the human compound on Oasis, for example, is a music nerd who one day plays multiple, contrasting versions of Patsy Cline singing “Walkin’ After Midnight.” ‘The Book of Strange New Things,’ by Michel Faber 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z When he gets wound up, which is most of the time, he squeaks and grimaces and sniffs like a class nerd finally letting rip. Comedy gold: Simon Amstell's Do Nothing 2012-11-15T12:00:55Z “For nerds like us, D&D hit like an extra horizon,” he added. Dungeons & Dragons Has Influenced a Generation of Writers 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z This brings us to the problem of toxic nerd culture. Toxic nerds are making “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” criticism impossible 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z But after the talk, Dr. Carnell — who called herself “a genuine nerd” — said the Nerd Nite experience was less about imparting knowledge than being part of a familial event. Secret Science Club, Nerd Nite and Other Barroom Education 2012-01-05T18:20:29Z His serenity certifies the ascension of the nerd to a position of cultural prominence. "Scott Pilgrim": The end of the nerd as we know him 2010-08-12T15:01:00Z He looks like a nerd just like me. Date Lab: Is it true that opposites attract? 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The workmanship standard of this collection item is superb, and it is the next greatest action figure for tech nerds. Mark Zuckerberg action figure complete with freckles, Adidas 2011-03-09T21:10:00Z Revenge of the nerds: Though fun. often comes across as just another bland pop-rock band in the tradition of Train, matchbox20 and Hootie and the Blowfish, at least they have a self-deprecating sense of humor. Grammy Awards: Fun. takes song of the year; Frank Ocean, Adele win 2013-02-11T03:02:00Z For an introverted and awkward nerd like myself, it is a scary experience. Fan art, cosplay and geek belly dancing: turning fandom into money 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z This kind of inspired gibberish, which pokes fun at sex talk but is far too unhinged to be straight satire, really appeals to a certain kind of comedy nerd. Maria Bamford’s New Special Is a Kind of Inspired Gibberish 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Frank took this obscure comic book that we as nerds liked, but the general public had no idea existed. From “Star Wars” to our wars: What the Force has in common with “Thank you for your service” 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Leave it to a Berkelee College of Music dropout to inspire a fan base of intellectually anguished music nerds. St. Vincent: A New, Old-Fashioned Rock Star 2011-11-04T18:22:38Z Those groups — skaters, Internet hip-hop nerds, curious indie rock partisans, idiosyncratic thugs, nihilists-in-training — came to Odd Future naturally. Arts & Leisure Preview: Angry Rhymes, Dirty Mouth, Goofy Kid 2011-05-04T11:00:08Z “The revolution actually sparked interest and boosted our chances for a project like this,” she said, as film nerds, hipsters, curious mechanics and even diplomats in suits crowded the entrance on opening night. Cairo cinema gives Egypt home for alternative film 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z This YA-centric community shares weekly “book nerd problem” videos, plus author interviews, book trailers and suggestions for culturally diverse contemporary YA books. Perspective | Ten BookTube channels to watch 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z But it’s the undercard that draws a significant number of early arrivals, the hard-core music nerds that are Pitchfork’s core audience. Rain delays Pitchfork opening; Outer Minds, Lower Dens kick off fest 2012-07-13T21:37:00Z "I'm Beamin," off of Fiasco's upcoming "Lasers" album, the self-proclaimed nerd stressed the importance of education and criticized materialism. Lupe Fiasco disses Obama on single 2011-02-01T16:53:47Z The so-called world of “fitspo” began as a niche way for gym nerds to share tips and document how their bodies changed, before spreading into a whole lifestyle movement. 'It's intoxicating – I became obsessed': has fitness gone too far? 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z As Percy, Andrew Barth Feldman frames the character’s awkwardness in a quiet register for the most part, but in more expansive nerd moments recalls a young Martin Short. ‘No Hard Feelings’ Review: How Lucky Can a Nerdy Kid Get? 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Or will we turn out to be unsocialised nerds, clever with instruction manuals but inarticulate? The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Dream-come-true is a bit of a stretch, but the self-proclaimed “major nerd” was clearly excited. Have at thee! Special Forces veteran revives medieval combat skills. 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z “They almost didn’t have to worry about chicks — because we were nerds.” He’d Always Been Thundercat, Whether He Knew It or Not 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z This kind of success took the show far beyond any expectation of “cult” and transcended what was expected of genre television in general. , somehow, made nerd culture mainstream for the first time. 25 Years Later: How Star Trek: The Next Generation Changed Pop Culture Forever 2012-09-26T12:00:07Z “He is a nerd, not an action figure; a scientist, not a spy,” writes Jones. Is Sherlock worse for too much action? Gatiss sends his verse reaction 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z It’s a nondescript office filled with the sort of math nerds who populate his movie. Some experts think ‘The Big Short’ is inaccurate. We asked the director to explain. 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The terrain was divided among nerds, sensitive weirdos and jocks like Josh Brolin in “Goonies,” and the pools seemed full of beer. In ’80s Comedies, Boys Had It Made. Girls Were the Joke. 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z In his day, Carver was a kind of nerd celebrity: in 1921, when the peanut industry was seeking tariff protection, Carver appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee as the industry’s expert witness. On a Civil Rights Trail, Essential Sites and Indelible Detours 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Actually, it’s probably going to only be for comedy nerds and television critics. Lady Dynamite: Maria Bamford’s experimental comedy does meta better 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z “I wasn’t so interested in the rigid structure of jocks and nerds but in how people interact when they’re in a space together,” Mr. Mitchell said. Creating an Adolescence for the Ages 2011-06-25T23:33:02Z But with a little resourcefulness, visitors to Morningside Heights, the home of Columbia University, can relive their college days — as jock, prep or even nerd — without any hefty tuition. 2010-02-06T03:34:00Z The story is about a nerd with multiple sclerosis named Simon Pooni who finds himself with the powers of a fictional hero named Superior. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: Teenage Dreams 2012-03-16T19:23:17Z Noel is a new boy in an intimidating financial institution: "a geeky IT nerd with his packed lunch and new pencil case" as one of the more established traders, Ray, puts it. The Thing About Psychopaths – review 2013-03-10T17:40:12Z The Washington Post took the game, bought on the auction site for $28, to some of the capital’s most devoted gaming nerds, at Labyrinth Games & Puzzles on Capitol Hill. Want to know how Donald Trump views the world? Try playing his ’80s board game. 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Or perhaps Apatow had it right when he described him "an angry nerd". Jonah Hill: 'Having a bad day doesn't reflect who I am as a person' 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z I was such a music nerd, a really busy drummer who loved dissonant chords, crazy time signatures. Lumineers specialize in audience participation 2012-04-12T16:09:00Z The poet and New York Times critic Maya Phillips’s breezy, personal, engaging first book of prose is not a study of nerds, nor a look at their history. What Even Is a Nerd Anymore? 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z He told me that it wasn’t really the right career for a girl: “What, do you want to be stuck programming in a basement with a bunch of sweaty nerds?” Readers Recall Their First Creative Crush 2013-09-01T21:08:08Z “I’m a nerd, I like science and I like science humor,” Mr. Weir, a former computer programmer, said when explaining the appeal of Mr. Munroe’s books. Randall Munroe Explains It All for Us 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z “Stop making that surprise face,” a new Zombie White Walker version of Swift says to the t-shirt clad nerd from the “You Belong With Me” video. “Look What You Made Me Do” video: Taylor Swift battles herself and nobody wins 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Lombardi doesn’t quite come across as the pugnacious but lovable nerd that Tom Bosley, who originated the role, certainly did, even on recording. Review: ‘Fiorello!,’ the Mayor Who Fought for the Little Guy 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Scott talked about being an art nerd in high school and a “scene kid.” Date Lab: She thought it went well until he said, ‘Let’s keep in touch’ 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z The wonks who had managed to acquire the book began to flaunt it, in some sort of primal, peacocking nerd ritual. Forget Harry Potter. In D.C., people lined up at midnight for Michael Wolff’s Trump exposé. 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z “So to fight back, we assembled a team of monotone nerds to do a PowerPoint.” ‘Saturday Night Live’ Takes On the Jan. 6 Committee 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Loserville, about high school nerds in 1970s America, is partly based on songs by Son of Dork, the band Bourne formed after Busted split in 2005. West End welcomes pop star's show 2012-08-23T12:57:46Z There were outdoor nerds who reveled in full-costume fantasy fights and indoor nerds devoted to board games. ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Rather than start a competing site from scratch, Yahoo sought a partnership, playing the bumbling nerd with the party-ready mansion to Funny or Die’s savvy cool kid. Television: Yahoo Starts Its First Season of Scripted Comedy Programming 2012-03-02T21:22:44Z Community loves nerd culture, so an upcoming episode is set at an Inspector Spacetime convention. TV Tonight: Community Is Back. Or Is It? 2013-02-07T13:00:15Z “And it’s becoming more of this mainstream type of thing where nerd culture is becoming a lot more accepted by the public.” Who’s Up for a Round of Warhammer? 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Music nerds will delight in the wealth of inside references and jokes, as when Ms. Starlite refers to 1979 as the moment before Reagan, MS-DOS, acid wash “and Don Henley’s solo career.” Review: In ‘Why’d Ya Do It,’ a Spiky Séance With Marianne Faithfull 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The man from Janesville, Wis., was hoisted onto the love pedestal, a nerd suddenly out of his loafers and into the sex dreams of Republicans, who apparently, unlike Democrats, need this kind of thing. Critic’s Notebook: A Look at Paul Ryan’s Fashion Sense 2012-08-15T19:47:31Z The thought of these two stately nerds skulking about town sometime in the early 1970s and sneaking out of, let’s just say, a revered Charleston institution, is a scenario I’m still trying to process. To Campuses Without a Compass 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z In an inversion of the usual kids-are-going-to-hell narrative, they find that suddenly nerds are respected, diversity is encouraged, tough guys are sneered at and caring–about grades or your car’s environmental footprint–is cool. 21 Jump Street, and How to Turn a TV Show Into a Movie 2012-03-20T12:41:17Z Some of these "nerds and geeks" are actually pretty popular and influential both in pop and underground music. The synth is back: KORG and Moog revive golden-era analog synthesizers 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Just to be clear: Not all of this toxic nerd entitlement is based in racism or sexism. Toxic nerds are making “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” criticism impossible 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Even without such a contraption, the show's stars hope the exhibit will bust what they say is the biggest myth of all: Science is just for nerds. MythBusters exhibition opens in Chicago 2012-03-15T15:31:15Z Is it the film nerd to Pitchfork’s music geek? Q&A: Keith Phipps Talks About Pitchfork’s New Movie Site, The Dissolve 2013-06-03T20:45:17Z To say that Mr. Finn, short and bespectacled in a way that is just some duct tape short of a nerd, is an unlikely rock star is not quite enough. Craig Finn of the Hold Steady on ?Clear Hearts, Full Eyes? 2012-01-22T02:23:06Z A cappella is sports for nerds; it puts an imaginary caption underneath its practitioners that reads, “Jingle Writers of Tomorrow?” Whiffenpoofs Are Singing for Their Supper 2013-01-12T00:10:26Z “We celebrate what we think of as cool nerd entertainment.” Brooklyn Brain Jam Presents Nerd-Approved Shows 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z According to the show, 80 percent of Britain’s publicly owned art is in storage or archives, just waiting for an excitable nerd to give it the attention it deserves. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Star Wars is a hard fandom to be part of because of the public displays of this kind of behavior, in addition to the pre-existing gatekeeping from straight white males that dominates most nerd circles. After years of stewing, “Star Wars” fandom goes to the dark side 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z He is among the most influential public faces of nerd culture today. Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z Over dinner at an Italian restaurant last month, Ms. Nishimura, 47, projected casual charisma in jeans and glasses, shifting between comedy nerd chatter and Silicon Valley-speak. The Netflix Executives Who Bent Comedy to Their Will 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Spotlighting just one song per episode, this is a nirvana for any music nerd searching for a deep cut. 7 Podcasts for Music Lovers 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Recognizing me as a nerd in his late 30s, the doctor began to summarize an article he read about the psychology of Batman. Panic! At the vasectomy table 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z I put the items on my lovingly curated nerd wall of doom right in my living room where I can stare at them all the time. Pet chicks, pink hair, an old plane: Explore this illustration of readers' pandemic coping habits Murray ran that gauntlet of his career speaking on "SNL," defending Miley Cyrus and letting the crowd know that, "Some of the best parties I've ever been to were with really insane nerds." Top 11 moments from Comic-Con 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Joshua Carter as Seymour, the horticulture nerd who toils in a failing Skid Row floral shop, is endearing, and a strong singer. ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ budding with hearty laughs, strong cast 2014-03-17T21:39:23Z And yeah, those roles will probably be more about being the cool action star than the nerd. Noel Clarke: 'The films that I've written and directed aren't necessarily the kind I like watching' 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z I wanted to shout at her, and then I felt sad, because even just the spelling of her name was turning me into a shrieky nerd. Riff: Dealing With Your Own Cultural Irrelevance (at Age 28) 2011-11-13T08:48:07Z Maude turned in an essay in which she described herself as “the awkward, slightly O.C.D., preppy, motherly, nerd who knew barely anything about being a ‘regular teen.’ ” Maude Apatow Is Growing Up Writing 2012-08-24T22:19:51Z “After decades of being just the domain of nerds, science is edging its way more and more into daily life,” Mr. Weir said. Randall Munroe Explains It All for Us 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z These responses were attributed in part to a growing racist and sexist movement within nerd culture that has led to backlashes against properties ranging from “Star Wars” movies to the 2016 “Ghostbusters” reboot. Billy Dee Williams and gender fluidity 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Conservatives transformed what was once an irksome practice of angry nerds seeking a rise out of the politically correct into a weapon to used against political opponents. The big Sacha Baron Cohen question: Can a harmless prankster become a weaponized troll? 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Ms. Lyons — tall, gangly, with a broad grin and thick-framed nerd glasses — put the human factor into generally faceless, accessible fashion. The Jenna Lyons Era at J. Crew Comes to an End 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z If you were too smart, you were a geek or a nerd. "It's been a life-changing experience for me": How a play about drinking helped Andre Royo get sober 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Calling herself a “world-class nerd,” Ms. Wilde bemoaned a meeting later in the afternoon at the slick Los Angeles branch of the Soho House chain of private clubs. Arts & Leisure: Look Past the Beauty, if You Can 2011-07-22T13:53:10Z The distinction between jock and nerd, however, doesn’t really matter—and this is the lesson of “Revenge of the Nerds” three and a half decades after its release. “Revenge of the Nerds” Enters the Brett Kavanaugh Culture War 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z You detect tremors of “Big Bang Theory” in the steady clip of nerd jokes. Review | ‘The Burn’ channels ‘The Crucible’ for a social media age 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The new graphic novel by the Seattle cartoonist depicts "the fantasy lives of high-tech nerds as they collide with harsh reality." Local books: sustainable cities, joyful living and a new graphic novel by Peter Bagge 2010-04-12T20:28:00Z Permanent ownership claims to an asteroid, whether by a company or a bunch of college space nerds, are unlawful—some might even say rapacious. Elon Musk and the Failure of Our Imagination in Space 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z It’s a great time to be a nerd — take it from me, a lifelong fangirl. 10 Ways I Fed My Fandom(s) 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The concept springs from Glover's awareness of online culture and memes, including the stature "A Goofy Movie" holds among Black millennial nerds. Sometimes we can go home again: “Atlanta” comes full circle in its final season, only richer 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z This game has been entertaining film nerds and stoned students for more than 20 years, and has given Bacon a kind of meta fame. Kevin Bacon: ‘I thought I'd be sent to the TV graveyard’ 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z On a similar note, British author and journalist Bolu Babalola wrote, "We don't even be watching Doctor Who like that. But now I am ready to watch the nerd phone box show." "Sex Education" star Ncuti Gatwa will be the first Black Doctor in the new season of "Doctor Who" 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z “I really am kind of a little nerd, but I am very confident in myself and in my body,” she said, adding that she wasn’t trying to be a role model. Breakthrough Entertainer: Megan Thee Stallion feels grateful 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z I really related to this play, because I was a debate nerd in high school. We treat the Constitution like a religious text, with women’s bodies on the line 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Overused phrases seem to bother people — even professional word nerds like us, a linguist and a folklorist. Clichés may grate like nails on a chalkboard, but one person’s cliché is another’s sliced bread 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z M3GAN soon grows more violent, leading to an epic showdown with a robot and two tenacious human nerds. Fearsome and fierce? How robot doll M3GAN become a queer icon 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Well before Trump took office, some speculated that the WHCAD, sometimes referred to as “nerd prom,” had morphed into a love fest between the Washington power elite, celebrities, and journalists. Samantha Bee's brutal Trump taunts: Why her Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner is necessary 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z I was one of those nerds that went twice a week to the retrospective movie houses. From "Simpsons" to Coachella, Danny Elfman reflects on 35 years of TV and film scoring 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Was he primarily a designer, an engineer, a computer nerd or an artist? | 'Eames: The Architect and the Painter': ?Eames: The Architect and the Painter? - Review 2011-11-17T23:03:05Z Whether they be stuttering monarchs or slightly sociopathic software whizz-kids, it was all about the nerd at this year's Golden Globes nominations. Close up: Guardian film news, reviews and much, much more 2010-12-16T17:41:19Z I wanted kids that were bigger and nerds that were skinnier.” Arts & Leisure: ?Footloose,? Craig Brewer?s Remake for New Generation 2011-09-28T14:00:11Z It starts with the basic nerd fantasy about a random encounter with a gorgeous, mysterious young girl who "can't be alone tonight." ‘The Night Of’ Series Premiere: Fate at the Wheel 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Prioritizing announcements and sneak peeks over actor Q&As, the studio realizes that the nerds in attendance only care about the cool stuff. Here's All the Best Stuff From Comic-Con in One Place 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Blerdcon started as a celebration of black nerds, and then all minority nerds, but now it seems to be simply all of us — white, black, Hispanic, Asian. Net neutrality, sex, falconry: In one week, I crashed as many D.C. conferences as possible. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z "I had tape on my glasses – years later when I was watching Saved By the Bell, and I saw Screech with tape on his glasses, I realised, Oh my gosh, I was a nerd!" Sara Watkins: 'I wanted to leave my comfort zone' 2013-01-30T17:13:17Z But it may also have been the year when the nerd came of age, when the ridiculed outsider took centre stage. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z Seeking similar redemption, assorted nerds accost Olive and beg her to give them manly credibility by hearsay. | 'Easy A': Being Naughty to Be Nice, as the Rumor Mill Awaits 2010-09-16T23:39:00Z We are hardcore "New Girl" nerds, and we were wondering if you ever plan on going more in depth with the game "True American." ArtsBeat: Elizabeth Meriwether Answers Your 'New Girl' Questions 2013-02-05T16:00:20Z The results are in: The nerds have won. The United States of Metrics 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Fincher manages to impart some cinematic verve to the sedentary application of nerd power; the movie raises it to seraphic levels. David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Thanks Very Much, But You Really Didn't Have To 2011-12-20T15:00:53Z He's a stickler for them, a fact nerd, a ferocious enemy of un-facts. Ricky Gervais 2010-07-17T23:08:00Z Actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost described themselves as massive nerds at the world premiere of their new science fiction comedy Paul in London on Monday. VIDEO: Who is the bigger nerd - Pegg or Frost? 2011-02-08T12:28:49Z It is also the nerdiest holiday ever, but you get to eat Pi, so God Bless you nerds. Pi Day threatened by tau protestors 2011-03-14T22:15:00Z She declined, she says, because she was too much of a nerd and afraid of that much freedom. The Diva Departs: Renée Fleming’s Farewell to Opera 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Albert is a nerd, a loner, a victim of parental and societal repression. Britten's comic hero Albert Herring: the only virgin in the village 2013-05-08T17:59:01Z That movie was directed by Shane Black, which was like, as a film nerd, that was a huge deal for me, so it's less the thing and more the people. From "Happy Endings" to "FUBAR," Adam Pally's goal is to "find the unexpected" chaos in each role 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z “I’m like the biggest theater nerd on the planet — no one is more of a nerd than me — and I didn’t care that it wasn’t super-accurate to every detail.” The ‘Smash’-That-Wasn’t Returns, for 3 Concerts 2013-12-06T17:02:29Z That was the nerd archetype of old that the movie was trying to support; the angry, bitter nerd played by Neil Casey was the one that needed to be destroyed. Toxic nerds are making “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” criticism impossible 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z It also threw up a brace of X-chromosome nerd movies in Easy A and Whip It – outriders for a still fledgling sub-genre that takes its lead from Juno and Ghost World. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z That's probably because the very definition of nerd includes some element of exclusion. A triumph for the nerd 2011-07-18T20:00:04Z Pilgrim, he went on to point out, is a Nino: a nerd in name only. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z My cousins are definitely nerds, and so are my brothers. Carolyn Hax: Advice from readers on raising children, recognizing weight loss 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Luddite – I don't even need to get to nerd. Bill Oddie: 'Our first TV blew me away' 2010-11-19T12:40:00Z He hired a Hollywood makeup artist to fly to Basel, Switzerland, and transform him into a balding nerd with Coke-bottle glasses. Auction World?s Blast of Brash 2010-09-26T03:00:00Z I don’t recall any ritual humiliations — you know, jocks thumping some shy nerd against a locker. 21 Jump Street: Rude Fun at Fantasy High 2012-03-15T16:34:26Z I’m a nerd, and quite shy, and suffer massive anxiety. Lena Headey on Playing Cersei on 'Game of Thrones:' 'I Admire Her' 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z “They came and saw my wood shop and said, ‘You’re a total nerd. Nick Offerman mans up at the Moore 2013-03-14T23:54:43Z My dad’s a huge music nerd and at that point he was into progressive metal and stuff. Richard Linklater and Ellar Coltrane on 'Nerding Up' 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Nowadays, nerd culture is pop culture, in many ways. 25 Years Later: How Star Trek: The Next Generation Changed Pop Culture Forever 2012-09-26T12:00:07Z I’m not a nerd by any means, but I’ve never been cool in the classic rebel way. Modern Love: Uh, Honey, That’s Not Your Line 2013-07-26T16:03:16Z Your typical debate nerd was prone to spend his Friday nights playing Axis and Allies or smoking clove cigarettes while moping around to The Cure. My one black friend 2012-07-04T16:00:00Z But all ballet nerds should inspect it; it’s a good read in its own right. ArtsBeat: The Nutcracker Chronicles: What the Gift Shops Are Missing 2010-12-17T12:00:52Z It made for a comedy where nearly every joke came at the expense of a main character, and both were broad stand-ins for huge subsections of the culture, be that “women” or “nerds.” “Well, I enjoyed that more than I thought I would”: For all its faults, “The Big Bang Theory” gets Sheldon and Amy’s big night right 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z As culinary expert and general food science nerd Harold McGee puts it: "This is one time when we find our old nemesis 'water retention' actually playing a beneficial role!" How to brine meat — and why you should bother 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z But the old-fashioned form happens to be a perfect match for the refined pleasures of this delightful publication, an essential read for comedy nerds. Titanic Still Afloat: The American Bystander Publishes Second Issue 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z They never used words like nerd or geek. ArtsBeat Blog: Emmys Watch: Johnny Galecki of 'The Big Bang Theory' 2011-09-15T17:15:07Z It would be a fun evening for wine nerds to parse the subtle differences among these three wines. Three wines that show the Mediterranean’s range, starting at $16 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Theater folks feel like the Marvel and “Star Wars” nerds of yore, before they became the de facto rulers of popular culture. For a Broadway Torn by a Pandemic, a Split-Personalities Tonys 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Following the jokes, fashion and “nerd prom” activities of the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend, the Obama family announced that oldest daughter Malia will be attending Harvard University for college. Malia Obama’s gap year is a smart choice — and a luxury that many American students can’t afford 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z The basic idea was Nirvana for nerds, and it worked. 'Everything Will Be Alright' in Weezer's musical roller coaster ride 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z My son is like his engineer father —completely committed to being a lovable nerd. When One Twin is More Gifted Academically 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Its basic plot is monstrous, with the nerds, the nominal good guys, committing an escalating series of sexual crimes against their female classmates in order to get back at the men of Alpha Beta. “Revenge of the Nerds” Enters the Brett Kavanaugh Culture War 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z I also figured this would finally break me out of the nerd box that I had been put into. Kumail Nanjiani Didn’t Know He Was Playing the Bad Guy 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The friends would nerd out together trying to evoke the tone and feeling of old James Jamerson bass tapes, dialing in their sounds. Music’s biggest stars get a boost from Seattle’s Grammy-nominated producers 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z In the meantime, Wright hooked up with budding writer, actor and fellow comic nerd Simon Pegg. The World's End: meet Edgar Wright 2013-07-13T05:00:00Z That would be Jonathan Groff, who is generating major nerd charisma in Michael Mayer’s delicious revival of “Little Shop of Horrors,” which opened Thursday at the Westside Theater/Upstairs. ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Review: Jonathan Groff Feeds the Beast 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z He's not just one of America's most famous computer magnates — he's also an unrepentant book nerd. The seven best books Bill Gates read in 2015 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z ‘I was a 40-year-old virgin when we married. I never sowed my wild oats’ Terry, 67, one partner Right from the start, I was sensitive and a bit of a nerd. The magic number: how many people have you slept with? 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z "Some of the best parties I've ever been to," he said, "were with nerds." Bill Murray, after bagels and tequila, defends Miley Cyrus, in first-ever Comic-Con appearance 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z All the love from the nerds went to "Big Bang Theory" at the time, even though our show, I think, is really the nerdy show. "It's like a warm hug": Yvette Nicole Brown on the timeless, compassionate charms of "Frog and Toad" 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z The store’s selection, though perfectly sound and memorably broad, will not necessarily satisfy a staunch wine snob or a hard-core cocktail nerd. A Popular Vacation Stop? This New Hampshire Liquor Store Beckons 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z "A great example of nerds doing something positive is the Star Trek franchise," says Coll. The geek stranglehold on cinema 2010-07-29T21:45:00Z Black nerds have never really had it easy. Finally, “a bulletproof black man”: The perfect timing of “Luke Cage” and the black nerd renaissance 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z No one really watched it for its central character, hormonal film nerd Dawson Leery. Your next box set: Dawson's Creek 2011-01-21T07:59:00Z “The Little Mermaid” is the reason I became an Oscars nerd. Lin-Manuel Miranda Was Talking to Meryl Streep the Other Day 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Landry, nerd that he is, ends up "getting" the popular girl because he's steadfast, devoted and there for her when she really needs him. The power of Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The book is, in many respects, a roaring getaway car of guilty pleasures — film gossip, comic-book esoterica, hilarious tales of nerd rage. Review: ‘The Caped Crusade’ and Batman’s Reach Beyond — Gasp! — Comic Book Lore 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z "Some people used to say that we were nerds that went to coffee production. And we used to say, 'yes, we are'". Couple quits finance, wins Brazil's top coffee prize 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Backstage, Ms. Fey said she hoped "another generation of nerds" discovers the show in syndication. The Carpetbagger: 'Argo,' Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence Win at SAGs 2013-01-28T03:14:24Z He's no longer a high school nerd, he's a man. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World 2010-08-13T23:06:00Z So the Shout Factory compilation of his collected works on CD — plus a DVD of a 1967 Lehrer concert — is cause for temperate rejoicing by word nerds of all ages.
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2010-12-24T14:10:00Z For kids like these – the nerds, dethroned jocks and brainiacs – middle school can still be a carefree space protected by the bubble of pre-adolescent innocence. How "Stranger Things 4" transforms Max into a dream warrior worthy of Wes Craven 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z I’m like a nerd on the schoolyard and you stole my milk money.” Golden Globes change comedy rules after controversial win for The Martian 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z “The little nerd in me — that couldn’t wait to get the next installment in the Baby-Sitters Club series — loves that I get to read everything early,” she said. Jenna Bush Hager, a Book Industry Insider With a New Title of Her Own 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z Adkison suggested that Garfield create something portable that people could pull out during their downtime at the conventions where nerds flocked to find rare comic books, purchase esoteric collectibles, and discover new games. The Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Magic: The Gathering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Set in the world of Google, Twitter and the like, this comedy punctures the self-important bubbles of nerds who have risen to power in the high-tech gold rush. New on TV Sunday: ‘Turn’ bores, ‘Silicon Valley’ scores 2014-04-04T18:01:52Z While most slashies are of the dive bar variety, Maria’s Packaged Goods in the Bridgeport neighbourhood is a slightly more clean-cut version that is popular with the community’s artists, musicians, and beer nerds. A local’s guide to Chicago: 10 top tips 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z If you’re a Shakespeare nerd to boot, start planning a trip to Beverly Hills. More Than 60 Plays and Musicals to Take In This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z “You’re being very polite when you use the term ‘nerd,’ ” she said. From fiscals to footlights for former Apple exec 2014-03-19T21:49:12Z Check it out: Everyone knows pi day is March 14th, but any true nerd realizes pi is not 3.14, but rather an irrational constant which continues infinitely in decimal expansion. Pi Day threatened by tau protestors 2011-03-14T22:15:00Z That said, the vistas are beyond grand, and if you’re a literary nerd, this is the one for you. Sky’s the limit for the best hiking workout with views 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z It is the opposite of what we think of when we think of a tech nerd, which is why the fact that Mr. Huang chose it as his uniform was so smart. Silicon Valley Has a New Style Icon 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z "I used to think lawyers were really dull, but now I'd take a nerd like you over one of the school hunks any day." Theodore Boone by John Grisham 2010-06-21T21:30:00Z For the 42 seasons that “Saturday Night Live” has been on the air, critiquing the show has not only been the preoccupation of comedy nerds but also every American’s national duty. Trump and ‘S.N.L.’: A Look Back at a Complicated Relationship 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Cotten is an expert in voice and speech training and a self-described “research nerd,” adept at seeking out audio recordings and other materials to identify the habits that make a character’s language unique. How Should Black People Sound? 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The third film in each Star Wars trilogy has, thus far, involved a reversal of what true nerds call alignment. The Rise of Skywalker trailer – five things we learned 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Major nerd accomplishment of the day: Fifty thousand Lego pieces and a love of "Lord of the Rings" is what inspired Kevin Walter to create the world's most complex model of the Dark Tower Barad-dûr. Five pop culture items we missed 2011-06-29T22:01:00Z Asked what “Sandy” meant on the specials chalkboard, the waitress said: “Sandwich. We’re trying to be hipsters, but we’re really just nerds.” 36 Hours in Green Bay, Wis. 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Since it came out, Harold Ramis’s film has attracted a wide assortment of followers, from comedy nerds and existentialists to Buddhist monks. The Tao of “Groundhog Day,” Onstage 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z I’m far from a history buff, but will happily nerd out about Tudor England, especially when it resembles a high school drama. 10 Ways I Fed My Fandom(s) 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z A donkey dong, especially if attached to a nerd, is more likely to draw further ridicule than new respect. The Hard Times of RJ Berger 2010-09-07T07:00:00Z Potter nerds will be delighted to also find “exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the Harry Potter archive,” the library said. Harry Potter Nerds Rejoice: 2 New ‘History of Magic’ Books Coming This Fall 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Although he is best known as a television star and recently as an impish television awards show host, Mr. Harris is also a longtime magic nerd. Critic’s Notebook: Make-Believe at Geffen Playhouse and La Jolla Playhouse 2012-12-19T23:07:37Z Self-confessed “nerd” she may be, but one with “Pinky and the Brain” ambitions. Is Huda Kattan the Kim Kardashian West of Beauty Bloggers? 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z With some stellar nerd engineering and a lot of hard work, the Internet wasn’t as scary anymore. Perspective | The Style section at 50: Still sharp, snarky and soulful — and always a work in progress 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The performances are so crackling that you can imagine Ms. Salazar and Mr. Pally, given richer material, becoming a slapstick comedy team: the spitfire and the nerd. Review: In ‘Night Owls,’ Staying Up Late Leads to Surprises 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Once, for a meetup with his “Japanese history nerd friends,” his Japanese wife tagged along. Niche tours of hidden Tokyo reveal grit and history 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Fashion nerds will no doubt have known the answer before I'd even mentioned the scruffy hair. The new wave of French style 2011-03-22T21:00:00Z The short version is this: A bunch of oddballs — nerds and fanboys, toy collectors and cosplayers, gamers and fantasists — invaded the mainstream and planted themselves at the vital center of the entertainment industry. At Comic-Con, It Feels Like the Year of the Woman 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Do you consider yourself to be a luddite or a nerd? John Legend: 'A personal flying machine would be great' 2010-10-16T23:06:00Z I usually identify with the nerds," he points out, "but these ones just reinforce the social rules. How Michel Gondry became cinema's most versatile director 2010-12-09T22:30:00Z Though Havrilesky compares her husband to "a cross between a lonely nerd" and "a haunted ice cream man" she also describes him as "a very handsome professor, a leader among men" and "my favorite person." "The View" hosts offended by humorous marriage book: "You don't need to call people funny names" 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Many campers carried Dungeons & Dragons player handbooks plastered with sticky notes, but these days, the favorite sport of nerd campers is Quidditch. ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z And it's just a group of Black and brown nerds that get together and we don't really talk about the business. "Insecure" star Sujata Day redefines South Asian stereotypes in spelling bee movie 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z I'm kind of a nerd or a geek or whatever. My phone helped me fall in love with books again 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z This is more than just a matter of nerd stereotyping. Film: Drive and Determination of Zuckerberg and Gekko 2010-10-02T00:56:00Z Levitt is assumed to be a harmless, quirky pop economist for trivia nerds. Freakonomics author Steven Levitt: Corporate shill? 2012-06-16T15:59:00Z Outsider status used to be part of what it meant to be a geek or nerd, but that’s difficult to claim now that everyone’s in on it. The new nerds: how Avengers and Game of Thrones made everyone geek out 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z The jock/nerd divide has splintered into a dozen different tribes, and neither are sure where they belong any more. From 21 Jump Street to Baywatch and CHiPs: how Hollywood remade the remake 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z But what Ray needs is a culpable nerd capable of hacking through the company's security codes. The Thing About Psychopaths – review 2013-03-10T17:40:12Z She described Baker as a "crazy guitarist, crazy drummer and a huge gear nerd." Julien Baker questioned her faith. Music helped her embrace the uncertainty. 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z CBS brought new show "Elementary," a modern interpretation of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories, as well as Comic-Con's favorite TV nerds from the network's "The Big Bang Theory." "Game of Thrones" in focus among TV shows at Comic-Con 2012-07-14T01:04:33Z But it is so much more than a drab tome for levee nerds and military history buffs, because it was designed by Joost Grootens. The Artistry of Inconspicuous Quality 2010-05-02T18:00:00Z Bill Gates made his name in the world of computers, but he's also become known in the literary world as a not-so-secret book nerd. Bill Gates' favorite reads of 2017 include Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Sympathizer' and Matthew Desmond's 'Evicted' 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z At different times and from various angles Mr. Obama is a fiery orator, an aloof intellectual, a policy nerd and a shrewd strategist. ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Django Unchained’ and an Obama-Inflected Cinema 2013-01-16T16:28:50Z Is he an antisocial nerd playing anarchic tricks? A Coke-Snorting Oligarch, a Gangrenous Finger and Other Noir Delights 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Rob Fuller, a software engineer and a consultant on the show, logged on to Reddit to defend his work, mostly by displaying his own nerd plumage. How “Silicon Valley” Nails Silicon Valley 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The nerd used to be defined by his undesirability, his otherness, his estrangement from the mainstream of modern life. "Scott Pilgrim": The end of the nerd as we know him 2010-08-12T15:01:00Z A. “Irregardless . . .” Q. To the dismay of word nerds, what word appears in the Congressional Record at least 30 times, most recently on May 23? Style Invitational Week 1353: What’s playing at the retroplex 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Whatever you think about the morality of file–sharing, it's a fascinating tale of what happens when a vast industry clashes with idealistic nerds. TV highlights 19/02/2013 2013-02-19T06:59:01Z “There was no reason for me to be marginalised. I was just a nerd. I was kind of weird and I found solace in video games.” Kumail Nanjiani: 'For a long time, there was one famous American brown actor' 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z I read like some hopeless, awkward, teenage book nerd with a skin condition. My constant fear: Am I a lousy father? 2014-01-17T14:00:00Z The site thus suggests that in the grand Venn diagram of life, there appears to be substantial overlap between lawyers and the people Mr. Daily lovingly refers to as “comic book nerds.” Blog Gives Superheroes Their Day in Court 2010-12-20T15:17:43Z Ultimately, how the movies we write all start is just a couple of nerds in a room trying to entertain each other. 'Focus' filmmakers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa go for the unexpected 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z They both admitted to being nerds in high school and college. Date Lab: They had ‘fun hair,’ fondue and a shared love of archaeology 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z It's OK to be a nerd If nerds ran the world there would be no wars. The life lessons school should teach you 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z I’m a dance nerd so it’s all really exciting to me. Odysseys Into Martha Graham World, One Dramatic, the Other Abstract 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z She sees herself, and is often seen, as a sexless nerd — she doesn't use her body as a weapon, in any sense. Without 'Twilight's' supernatural chill, can Stephenie Meyer still thrill readers? 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z There are no events in Washington, however, that take guest lists quite as seriously as the correspondents’ dinner — or ‘nerd prom’ to the nerds who love it. Inside a sweaty D.C. media tradition: Getting the cool kids to sit with you at nerd prom 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z I mean, isn't that the fun of it, nerd? "The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans" Episode 1 recap 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z He is comfortable with the business of promotion: An affable speaker, he is familiar with the patois of fandom and is adept at generating buzz through the nerd mafia of like-minded collaborators. In ‘Redshirts,’ John Scalzi Gives Expendables a Life 2012-07-06T22:52:40Z This upbeat and energizing series from Gimlet Media gathers a crew of self-proclaimed climate nerds to discuss environmental problems and solutions. 6 Podcasts to Help Tackle Your Climate Anxiety 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Disney+ is nerd heaven, stuffed silly with the superheroes and space pirates once beloved by a devoted marginal fringe before blossoming into the dominant reference point for all of culture. Apu, Krusty ... McBain? The Simpsons spin-offs we most want to see 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Read: ’Tis the era of the nerd, so embrace your geekier side and grab some new alt comics at Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery. Seattle beyond the Space Needle: Pick an itinerary and explore this summer 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Yeah, people will say, "Oh, I'm such a nerd. I stay in on Friday nights and watch Netflix." Martin Starr would rather avoid the fame game 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z It's one of the most impressive examples of rebranding in the history of popular culture, imparting warmth and normalcy to nerd behavior that would once have been considered antisocial, regressive and otherwise undesirable. "Scott Pilgrim": The end of the nerd as we know him 2010-08-12T15:01:00Z “It was Nerd Day, so he wanted to be a Republican nerd,” the student's mother told the news station. Florida middle school allegedly calls out student for wearing GOP shirt, dressing as 'Republican nerd' 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z He is still a celebrity and he’s still a nerd. 2010-01-09T03:27:00Z They seem a bit too articulate and charismatic to be real nerds, however. Scientists invade Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-05T06:56:50Z “I was a Bible nerd — Bible study every Sunday,” she said, adding an expletive. Making ‘Mother!,’ the Year’s Most Divisive Film 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z “Sometimes his humor can be quite dorky, given the nerd that he is,” she says. Ted Lieu is out-tweeting Trump, and it’s making him a political star 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z I have to admit a certain bias in my coverage, because I am what those at Poster House might affectionately call a poster nerd. New York City museum salutes the art and influence of the poster 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Because I always think of myself as the ultimate geek, nerd and unattractive, and to have someone think I’m attractive it was just like, “Whoa!” I unleashed my freak! 2012-10-14T00:00:00Z So you could be a white man who's a nerd, or a jock, a billionaire, good looking guy, a bully, whatever you want to be. Trevor Noah talks to Salon about worrying less about Trump’s spelling and more about democracy 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z “I was a nerd when nerd was nerd,” he told Time in August. Stephen Colbert's love of gaming culture scores points with his viewers 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Gird thyselves, fellow nerds – a Sherlock and Doctor Who theme park is an actual thing that is actually happening. There May Be a 'Sherlock' and 'Doctor Who' Theme Park on the Way 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The network describes Ashe’s character as a “grey hat hacktivist” and overall computer nerd with a “wry, combative attitude” who hails from the technologically advanced year 2030. A Muslim-American superhero is coming to your TV this fall 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Supposedly feeble nerds launched a movement for libel reform and made it the most dynamic free speech campaign since the battle to overturn the ban on Lady Chatterley's Lover. The Geek Manifesto by Mark Henderson – review 2012-05-25T10:00:01Z It takes place in 1980 at an annual gathering where teams of nerds compete to see which of their programs can do better against a human chess player. Movie Review: ‘Computer Chess’ Depicts Programmers in 1980 2013-07-16T22:06:36Z And we saw it in the tempting trailer for "Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," which drew a few hesitant nerds to preview screenings. We scouted "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" and can confirm that it's a true treasure 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z She is also a self-described nerd, participating in several subcultures in addition to Star Wars, including Jane Austen, Steampunk and Harry Potter. A Wedding With an Undeniable Force 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z “He said, ‘I think I’m more of a nerd.’ No In-Law Jokes for These Two 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Of course, the backlash of pop culture nerd bigotry was hardly limited to Gamergate. Toxic nerds are making “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” criticism impossible 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z While Thomas struggles with his schoolwork, Damien is an academic star, math whiz and arrogant nerd who in his spare time takes classes in self-defense. Review: In ‘Being 17,’ 2 Boys Teeter Between Animosity and Attraction 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Harry also tries to tell jokes, but he’s such a hopeless nerd that they always involve cheese. Review | Kate Atkinson’s dreamy detective returns, and his first case is a tangle of sex and lies 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Wolfcastle: "My son returns from a fancy East Coast college, and I'm horrified to find he's a nerd." Will future generations understand "The Simpsons"? 2011-03-08T16:05:00Z The Eugene of “Grease,” Robbins said, is “the archetypal nerd.” Young actor gets his big chance to be a song-and-dance man 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z But the culture ignores others, too, and still others surely ignore it — the shy, the nerds, the hobbyists whose passions and enthusiasms might instead guide their lives. Review: ‘American Hookup’ Gives College Sex Culture a Failing Grade 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Time and again on television it’s the wacky kid — often a next-door neighbor, a visiting relative, or the nerd at school — who ends up leaving a lasting mark. Television: Peculiar on and Off Set: Atticus Shaffer of ?The Middle? 2010-05-08T03:09:00Z “We wanted to tweak all of the proper nerd cues.” Video Mapping Artists Use Light as a Medium 2012-01-29T05:00:11Z Its Woodland Trail and Wildlife Loop are both popular hikes for bird nerds. On Virginia’s Chincoteague Island — all this and ponies, too 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z “And my mother is an old house nerd,” he said. The New Kid Who Loves Old Houses 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Like the first movie, this one involves nerds who dress up as superheroes to fight crime. Movie Review: ‘Kick-Ass 2’ Stars Chloë Grace Moretz 2013-08-15T22:04:11Z But here’s a chance to see him in his heyday as Indiana Jones, the swashbuckling, Nazi-battling archaeologist who proved that a university professor needn’t be a nerd. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z This will not only widen its appeal beyond SNP apparatchiks or politics nerds, but will ensure it resonates through the ages, whether Scotland votes for independence or not. The writers Alex Salmond is courting now will hold him to account 2013-07-14T20:00:01Z It was another primary-night Tuesday at a K Street bar, and the booths were filled with nerds who couldn’t stop talking politics. Here’s how to legally gamble on the 2016 race 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z But his work isn’t for stats nerds who want to geek out on numbers. Turning Sports Statistics Into Riveting Cinema 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z But despite Lewis’s surging heartthrob status, his older brother Anthony said he was still a big nerd. Matthew Lewis Can’t Believe He’s a Romantic Lead, Either 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z And it was disappointing that the exhibit didn’t include more detail on whether the garments were vintage, existing rental costumes, or created exclusively for the show; the sort of detail costume nerds like myself crave. Anaheim’s ‘Dressing Downton’ exhibit is like a visit with the Dowager Countess 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z There’s Catherine who has been slipping Sean “nerd notes” throughout the competition and is, apparently, very flexible. The Bachelor Watch: Sean Tells All 2013-02-20T15:37:01Z One of my total nerd things is I have this crazy vintage-synth collection. Billy Corgan Loves an Old-Fashioned American Story 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z But wars are won, too, by passionate oddballs and nerds, the patriotic geekerati that help an army to live by its wits. Books of The Times: ?Operation Mincemeat? by Ben Macintyre 2010-05-11T21:44:00Z Maybe he has a female counterpart, Nina, the nerd in name alone. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z Growing up in Mexico, Mr. Cuarón was a cinema nerd, but he began his career in technical jobs like assistant cameraman, eager to learn how movies are stitched together. The Carpetbagger: In Oscar Voting, All Politics Is Local 2014-02-27T23:11:37Z This uproarious, no-holds-barred talk show hosted by Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson brings its season to a close on Friday with an episode themed around “black nerds.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘Mute’ and ‘Ugly Delicious’ 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Tap, in this view, is a dance that people used to do on Broadway and that only nostalgists or drama nerds do any more. Ridiculous! Fabulous! On Broadway, Tapping in Quotation Marks 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Maybe now “nerd” is a global category, which means that Comic-Con represents a mainstream made up entirely of misfits. At Comic-Con, Bring Out Your Fantasy and Fuel the Culture 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z It is an established fact of human development that most of the people who grew up to be cool and original were nerds for a while, way back when. Review: Retracing the Path From Middle School Nerd to Rock Goddess 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z It’s fair to say you are a bit of nerd and you sometimes find books more interesting than people. 'Don’t pretend to be something you’re not': a letter to my teenage self 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z A lifelong classics nerd, I was surprised both times by the reaction: Does the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice really require a spoiler alert? Love, Trust and Heartbreak on Two Stages 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Growing up, Thede said, she was a “nerd,” a stutterer and one of the few Black youngsters at school, especially in the primary grades. ‘Black Lady Sketch Show’ creator relishes Emmy nod firsts 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z He was a nerd, and one who was, at crucial points, intensely self-aware. The Age of Creepiness 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Fans wearing “Friend of the Pod” T-shirts crowd the front rows at live events with the Crooked guys, who are greeted like rock stars instead of the political nerds they are. The battle in your ear buds: The bros of political podcasting and their quest to reinvent punditry 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Mei has the relatable swagger of the middle school cool nerd — she’s creative and confident, and also has a perfect report card. ‘Turning Red’ Review: Beware the Red-Furred Monster 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Do some "fake fangirls" blend sex appeal with nerdiness just to appeal to the growing geek/nerd market, or is that question itself unfair? Your guide to day one at Comic-Con 2011-07-07T21:30:00Z Brunton's history of this period is very detailed, and there is a certain fatiguing sense of futility evoked by picking over decades-old flame wars among what he calls "weird, ferocious nerds". Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet by Finn Brunton – review 2013-05-31T06:29:01Z The film follows an ad man, a self-proclaimed coral nerd, camera designers and renowned marine biologists and scientists as they document the collapse of coral communities around the world. WATCH: Coral falls victim to climate change in Netflix film 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z The real message of the movie is that, jock or nerd, young men share one essential thing in common—the need to prove their worth to other men by subjugating and mocking and victimizing women. “Revenge of the Nerds” Enters the Brett Kavanaugh Culture War 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z "I'm the biggest Christmas nerd, so I'm always encouraging people to sing Christmas music," she said. 6 geezers laying? Holidays bring on song botches 2013-12-11T14:48:03Z Never mind that Prince Paul is considered a music nerd’s music nerd, best known for his influential studio wizardry with the hip-hop trio De La Soul. Prince Paul Dives Deep Into Music History 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z I was a little skeptical of the science nerd played by Mary Wiseman, but she is providing a much needed counterpoint to Burnham’s morose demeanor. ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 1, Episode 4: Remain Klingon 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z With Burton again, he played Batman as a conflicted nerd, rather than a grinning muscle man. Michael Keaton: ‘There was a lot of bad taste in the 90s and I contributed to that’ 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z And when that feisty octogenarian took the stage to host "Saturday Night Live" in May, it looked for a moment like we nerds had a powerful voice. "Scott Pilgrim's" Facebook blackmail 2010-06-01T20:26:00Z Tarantino’s main nerd cred, however, is still filmic: the 65mm lenses he used on The Hateful Eight have a rich history. Quentin Tarantino says The Hateful Eight will have Sergio Leone score 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Ms. Levete is a bona-fide engineering nerd: photos of the V&A’s exhibition galleries under construction show the entire excavation site supported on three vast props. A British Architect Finds Her Solo Voice 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z She made it OK to be a nerd and to be a tomboy. Alexandra Shipp on becoming Aaliyah 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z "I grew up as a kind of Shakespeare nerd," she said. 'Shakespeare nerd' Maggie Grace has been 'Taken' by the action genre 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Love doesn’t exactly reinvent the genre – its female lead is the typical wild child, her counterpart an affable nerd – but it still contains threads of truth among its many contrivances. From Veep to House of Cards: what to expect from TV shows ending in 2018 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Look at a show like “The Big Bang Theory,” chock-full of supposed nerds. Hollywood’s hidden sexism: How casting notices keep beauty standards alive 2014-01-25T00:00:00Z CBS’ show—the most-watched sitcom in America—is also one of television’s most frustratingly retrograde, a bizarre play-act of caricatured “nerd” behaviors that, it often seems, exists for other people to laugh at. “Well, I enjoyed that more than I thought I would”: For all its faults, “The Big Bang Theory” gets Sheldon and Amy’s big night right 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z “He is, of course, still a celebrity nerd,” said Ana Marie Cox, a national correspondent for Air America and unabashed Orsz-a-phile. 2010-01-09T03:27:00Z When I got to college, I found the best representation of nerd culture of color in "Love and Rockets," that groundbreaking comic book from the Hernandez Brothers. Black nerd culture has its day in 'Dope' 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Held in a bunker in the Pentagon, before an audience of nervous, tittering, chino-wearing, blue-shirted correspondents, these were spanking sessions for a generation of defence nerds. Known and Unknown: A Memoir by Donald Rumsfeld ? review 2011-02-13T00:05:24Z Yang taught high school computer science for 18 years, and he saw how kids were labeled as either an athlete or a nerd. Authors help build interest beyond the Hour of Code 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z “Revenge of the nerds” is how Troy Carter – the former manager of Lady Gaga and now a Silicon Valley venture capitalist – describes this change. The 21st-century Hollywood: how Silicon Valley became the world’s trend capital 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z A lot of cool people, blessed with mainstream social graces — starlets, titans, TV hosts, politicians — claimed to be nerds. ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z As the name suggests, nerds rule in the Nerd Fitness universe. How this ‘Zelda’-playing, ‘Harry Potter’-loving nerd built a loyal fitness community 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Walter was, right from the start, a disenfranchised member of the nerd aristocracy, exiled from his place in the elite by his own stubborn pride and the treachery of his erstwhile partners. Cross Cuts: How Walter White Found His Inner Sociopath 2013-07-24T14:48:26Z For Carpenter, it's not just the harrumphing of the organ nerds that raises his hackles – it's the church that so many organs are stationed in. Manchester International Festival 2013: Cameron Carpenter's organised noise 2013-06-10T11:25:27Z Second place gets a very cool night lamp — it’s not really Loserly, to be honest, except for the nerd factor — that forms a somewhat 3-D-looking image of the “Star Wars” Death Star in rotating colors. Style Invitational: Punku — 5-7-5-pun 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Ms. Haddock, who previously worked in health care and served in the Navy, is a self-described anatomy nerd. What’s So ‘Indecent’ About Female Pleasure? 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Does the rise of the nerd signal a kinder, gentler, less openly macho era? When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z And what better way to send off a thriller about a computer nerd than charting on Google? The Biggest Shows of 2012, on TV and on Google 2012-12-12T13:00:42Z College nerds, sharkskin-suited flimflam men and “West Side Story” street toughs in high waters were well represented. Noticed: The Greaser, the 1950s Rebel, Returns to Fashion - Noticed 2011-10-19T22:55:13Z Since casting spells during a game could label you a devil worshiper, a nerd or something in between, Dungeons & Dragons was banished to the underground. Who’s Playing Dungeons & Dragons These Days? The Usual Fans, and Then Some. 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Everybody was talking about it: the guys on the streets, the guys in the barber shops, the uncles, the nerds. Kayode Ewumi: 'I would love to be in the Atlanta writers' room' 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z The nerdiness appealed to Ms. Delany, who calls herself — like her character — a “nerd under it all” and said she had 10 Words With Friends games going with cast members and others on the set. Among the Dead, a Character Finds Life 2011-03-18T19:31:54Z I’m like a nerd on the schoolyard and you stole my drink money.” Ridley Scott on making blockbusters: ‘It is bloody brain surgery!’ 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Kjessler wants to purchase a sylvan parcel of land and create a year-round destination with activities to attract more nerds. ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z She is also, like Devi, an ardent nerd in her own right. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Is Done With School. On TV, Anyway. 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z I'm too much of a novel nerd to spend time and energy learning screenwriting – if I could. David Mitchell: 'I don't want to project myself as this great experimenter' 2013-02-08T18:00:02Z A self-described comedy nerd, she started taking improv classes in Philadelphia as a teenager, choosing New York University in part so she could be involved with the Upright Citizens. Aubrey Plaza Is Dangerously Funny 2013-07-11T17:02:12Z If it's true that each man kills the thing he loves, then the nerds may well be on course to fulfilling their end of that bargain. The geek stranglehold on cinema 2010-07-29T21:45:00Z Being a nerd is being unable to stop yourself communicating this cool stuff. Scientists invade Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-05T06:56:50Z I am a Star Wars nerd, and I'm laughing at some of these comments. Disney buys firm behind Star Wars 2012-10-31T11:22:10Z Overall, despite being a relative newbie to Harry Potter, I was able to hold my own with my family’s self-described Harry Potter nerds. At the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, conjuring a memorable family vacation 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Judging from the dictionary, a nerd is something you emphatically don't want to be. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z "I do feel that technically I'm still a neophyte, and that scares me. But I am a nerd, I learn fast, I'm passionate and I'm curious. I don't doubt myself, but I have my doubts." In 'Mommy,' Xavier Dolan looks things in the eye 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z A self-described “nerd” who keeps a file with all of her contracts, she says she’s done that since studying consumer economics at the University of Georgia. Perspective | Read the fine print before you travel 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z In a culture catering to the nerd in all of us, how can classic monsters be anything but revered? 'Hotel Transylvania': a cute monster mash with 'SNL' vets in cast 2012-09-27T20:22:06Z I've always been a voracious reader and nerd, so why it didn't dawn on me sooner is a little embarrassing. Writer Nava Atlas reflects on the (vegan) return of her cult-classic "Vegetariana" cookbook 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Comedy nerds will notice the echo of Jack Benny’s classic joke about his own frugality. Jaboukie Young-White: A Comic Prodigy With a Veteran’s Killer Moves 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z In this vision, he would walk up to the fan and, leaning into “this weird nerd meta-subtext,” say: “‘Ships of the Northern Fleet’! The Show Is Fake. The Fandom Is Real. 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Deschanel plays an adorable nerd who wraps three male roommates around her little finger. | Television: ?Pan Am,? ?Playboy Club? and ?Whitney? New on TV 2011-09-16T15:26:17Z “Two nerds live across the hall from a hot blond” is nothing that I would rush home to watch. ArtsBeat Blog: Emmys Watch: Johnny Galecki of 'The Big Bang Theory' 2011-09-15T17:15:07Z As far as celebrity clichés go, confessions of app addictions may soon rival “I was really a nerd in high school.” Noticed: Word Game App Attracts the A-list - Noticed 2011-12-14T23:18:24Z The asymmetrical dark blue coat with gray pants looked to many observers like it had been designed by science fiction nerds. The Year Space Got Sexy All Over Again 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Film companies are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with their viral campaigns having successfully tapped into the film nerd mindset; basically, we enjoy being teased and husky-voiced trailers are no longer good enough. Internet picks of the week 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z Reimagining source material from Virgil, Homer, Euripides and others, Haynes delivers a sparkling narrative about the Trojan War that will appeal to fans of “Game of Thrones” as well as die-hard mythology nerds. Review | Natalie Haynes’s ‘A Thousand Ships’ brilliantly reframes the Trojan War 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z A self-described “nerd” who “loved books, computers and fantasy role-playing games” and had “no interest in sports,” he is perceptive about the pressure he felt to live up to his father’s macho, hyperarticulate swagger. ‘Stories I Tell Myself: Growing Up With Hunter S. Thompson’ review 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z In most other films set in a college, the Winklevoss twins would be the preening, privileged Aryans who torture the lonely nerd until he gets his revenge. 'The Social Network': A Pie in the Facebook 2010-09-24T18:50:00Z Daley, a former child actor, once played the nerd on the TV show “Freaks and Geeks” who convinced James Franco’s character that D&D is cool because you can crack jokes and fight dragons. ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Review: They’re on a Roll 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z In his Hollywood office I tested its limits by asking this question: There are math nerds and computer nerds, but can you be a football nerd? Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z I watched a young, gangly comic called Chris Turner position himself as a nerd, boast he went to Oxford University, and tell jokes about Roman numerals. Have you heard the one about rape? It's funny now 2012-08-17T18:15:01Z In the farcical “Cloned!,” the brainy star of “Basic Instinct” is the essence of hot to a young nerd named Wally, a brilliant scientist whose other biggest crush is himself. New York Musical Theater Festival Report: 'Cloned!' 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Meltdown Comics, a haven for comedy nerds on Sunset Boulevard, shut down in March 2018, leaving the “Harmontown” podcast and other shows without a home. Los Angeles Has a New Comedy Clubhouse: Dynasty Typewriter 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z At New York City's Webster Hall, the indie rocker shreds guitar and thrills a roomful of music nerds. St. Vincent: A New, Old-Fashioned Rock Star 2011-11-04T18:22:38Z She kids him, calling him "a loser nerd". Fatherland ? review 2011-02-22T18:21:04Z For goodness' sake, Hollywood, stop giving the nerds ideas. The Social Network gives nerds a good name 2011-07-07T17:13:00Z Upstream is the vision of philanthropist and music nerd Paul Allen, and is aimed at nurturing Northwest artists and maintaining the area’s music muscle. How to build your band’s brand: Upstream workshop aims to help emerging artists 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z In the most disastrous social and economic decision of my life, I decided in the 10th grade to stop being a nerd. Games of Drones 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z I’m 14, a junior high math nerd and youth group kid in a high school Biology class. I'm not like them, but I can pretend (Obviously, this is an essay about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana) 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The issue divides the Avengers into two camps and promises a fight that will once and for all answer the nerd fantasy question: Who would win in a fight…? Watch the 'Captain America: Civil War' Cast Respond to Fans Taking Sides 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z “People were getting fed up with the cocktail nerd who would judge your drink order.” When Bad Drinks Go Good 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Let me make a proposition here and now: Death to the virginal nerd trope. Review: ‘In Love and Warcraft’ Serves Romance for Noobs 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z They’re nerds all grown up into weathered rebels, with the self-awareness required of contemporary heroes chased with a surviving, somewhat submerged idealism. Rewatching the X-Files: my 50-episode binge 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z They charmingly dedicated their best song award to “musical theater nerds everywhere.” The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Another way to look at it is to celebrate the dumbing up of the software nerds. Midsummer Night's Dreaming: the RSC takes a smattering of Google fairy dust 2013-05-08T08:54:54Z We all found the tasting stimulating, even if the style supposedly does not inspire much excitement among beer nerds. Brown Ales May Be Unfashionable, but the Style Is Timeless 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z KEPLER: As a gateway nerd drug, the book is a success. ArtsBeat: 'Fantastic Four' Gets a Reboot, and the Critics Weigh In 2012-02-02T22:15:45Z Reagan called it the press’s “spring prom”; lately it has been known, snarkily but with a kind of affection, as “nerd prom.” Why Donald Trump Is Skipping the White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z It’s understandable to be skeptical of how easily Mr. Hardwick’s theory of nerds matches his business interests. Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z Actors cavort around playing jocks, nerds, cops, bobbysoxers – all interacting with the audience. Secret Cinema: Back To The Future review – fancy dress eccentricity 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Wearing a suit, tie and patterned shirt, all in shades of brown, Mr. Lipton is the essence of suave nerd, with a Weavers-esque populist streak. Theater Review: Ethan Lipton in ?No Place to Go? at Joe?s Pub 2012-03-22T02:30:08Z They cover her regular visits to New York Comic Con, one of the largest of the many conventions that unite people who organize their lives, or at least days, around nerd properties. What Even Is a Nerd Anymore? 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “We didn’t want a portfolio of a bunch of nerds,” Mr. Peres said. Front Row: Tech Moguls Find a Fashion Champion in Ashton Kutcher 2011-08-17T17:42:35Z If we’re black nerds, we write from a point of view being black nerds. With ‘Keanu,’ Key & Peele Break Into Feature Films — Kittens in Tow 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z I'm sorry, but nobody who played sports and was that supernaturally good-looking was ever a nerd. Friends in Lowe Places: Rob Lowe and the Art of the Celebrity Memoir 2011-04-21T10:15:00Z “I’m a very proud nerd,” said Anderson, 32, who plays the reluctant bloodsucker Louis. ‘Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire’: Old Monsters, New Blood 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z He's found an almost perfect subject: the creation of the networking website Facebook, and the backstabbing legal row among the various nerds, geeks, brainiacs and maniacs about who gets the credit and the cash. The Social Network ? review 2010-10-14T20:29:00Z “For people my age and older who control a lot of the zeitgeist, the vibe is still ‘gamers must be nerds in their parents’ basement.’” All We Want to Do Is Watch Each Other Play Video Games 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Marlon James, author of the Booker Prize winning novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” says he’s going to seriously ramp up the nerd factor in his new book. Author Says New Book Will Be the 'African Games of Thrones' 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Then I’m like, OK, you’re a nerd like me, nice to meet you. Alice Lowe: ‘I was terrified that Bill Nighy was going to hate me’ 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z I’m a bit of an architecture nerd myself. ‘Columbus’ explores a city’s personal relationship with its architecture 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z One of the most creative decisions Slater makes is also underutilized, which refers to Steven's wonderfully nerd interpretation of the super suit he can summon as opposed to the version in which we see Marc. With the sleepy "Moon Knight," come for the MCU, but stay for Oscar Isaac's dodgy cockney accent 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Ewan’s characters may be somewhat derivative — Nick, for example, has a bespectacled computer nerd on his payroll — but the links in the chain that pull the on-the-run Nick and Kate across Europe are solidly constructed. Review | 3 action-packed thrillers that take you around the world 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z For the uninitiated – that is, people who don't gleefully buy 600-page books from the nerd section of Waterstone's – A Game of Thrones is the first book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Is A Game of Thrones the most eagerly anticipated TV show ever? 2010-07-23T11:11:00Z I was like 12 or 13 when I had a babysitter who went to Howard, who was a Black nerd, too. ‘Kindred’ Creator Wants Viewers to ‘Question Their Assumptions’ 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z How about some support for the female lead of a sitcom everybody loves for its male nerds? Critics predict Emmy nods for "Good Wife", "Glee" 2010-06-16T06:46:00Z “I just wanted to totally nerd out, it’s true,” he says. People opened up because I'm the Beavis and Butt-head guy': Mike Judge on his new funk direction 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Before his hiatus, he’d been a bit-player in a couple of mainstream movies, playing a first-act murder victim in a Halloween reboot, a supporting nerd in the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You. Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'Edward Snowden was warm, kind, thoughtful' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Python nerds learn which hilarious scenes were shot in one take and why they replaced a medieval soundtrack with “cliché music from a film library.” Review | Eric Idle recalls adventures as a Python in ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z There was a movie called Revenge of the Nerds because the nerds needed revenge because of all of the things that were happening to them. Stephen Colbert's love of gaming culture scores points with his viewers 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Rick Snyder of Michigan, a Republican, campaigned for office partly on the slogan “One tough nerd.” Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z His Lizewski is a platonically homely nerd; Aaron Johnson's just a floppy-haired guy pretending not to know how handsome he's going to be once he gets some better clothes. "Kick-Ass" delivers on its name 2010-04-16T13:01:00Z These are unimpeachable nerd credentials and it would be understandable if Nanjiani were content to coast on them. Kumail Nanjiani: 'For a long time, there was one famous American brown actor' 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z On “Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America,” Questlove and his collaborators approach their topic with the intensity of true nerds. Four Shows at the Center of a Golden Age of Hip-Hop Television 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z It was more like the kids on “Stranger Things,” with nerds playing Dungeons and Dragons. ‘I remember thinking, ugh, this is bad’: Scenes from teenage party life in the ’80s 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z He is a nerd, not an action figure; a scientist, not a spy. Sherlock is slowly and perversely morphing into Bond. This cannot stand 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z It might be worth working into your next travel itinerary, whether you’re a dedicated conservation nerd or a casual art appreciator, one of these four stateside spots to watch conservation in action. Where to Go to Watch the Paint Dry 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Here is to hoping that it's a message other nerds will follow — even if they dislike the "Ghostbusters" movie itself, as they have every right to do. Toxic nerds are making “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” criticism impossible 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z A result is a loopy mixture of fact and slapstick that brings together ninjas, nerds and several elders, including two who recall evading the Nazis in Poland. Last Chance: Emerging ?Young Israelis? at Lesley Heller Workspace 2010-08-11T22:45:00Z Can you be a nerd if you spent considerable time in the 1990s with Jenny McCarthy? Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z “There are the language nerds who just find grammar interesting and the Na’vi folks who paint themselves blue and go to conventions,” Mr. Annis said. In ?Game of Thrones,? a Language to Make the World Feel Real 2011-12-11T22:17:16Z It's an amazing time to be a nerd. Are shorter seasons ruining television? 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z From the stage he shouted out, “All my hipsters, all my nerds, all my losers, all my rebels.” Music Review: Rap?s Pied Piper, Lil B, at Santos Party House 2010-07-26T22:36:00Z As Tobias the wise nerd once noted, when society collapses, it collapses fast. 'Fear the Walking Dead' Recap: The Cavalry's Arrived 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z The rock collective Broken Social Scene is like an extracurricular nerds' music club for past and future Canadian stars. Drummer Justin Peroff recounts the beginnings of Broken Social Scene 2010-10-13T23:55:00Z I don't think you can enjoy sport if you're a massive nerd. Losers in love 2011-02-05T00:03:33Z This play-turned-drinking-game feels like hanging out with cool theater nerds at their kind of party; you might not get all the jokes, but you sure will have a good time. Things to do in New York: Shakespeare (Drunk or in the Park) 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z “I’m a nerd about these things,” he said. Brian Stelter has been training for this moment his entire life 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z I suggested he come as Brad, the nerd who wears a doctor's coat and Y-fronts. Forty years of the Rocky Horror Show 2013-06-20T06:18:41Z One might even say that he's something of a nerd himself. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z The nerd in me wants a bit more rigor, a bit more plausibility underneath the exuberant fakery. Review: ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Sticks to Its Brand. That’s Not Necessarily Bad. 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z I'm a big comedy nerd too, so I'll always put on The Office: An American Workplace or Curb Your Enthusiasm. Watch television with Greg James 2012-07-13T23:10:43Z By all accounts this is nerd speak, and difficult topics to use as conversation starters. Swipe right for “smart enough”: Tinder’s future add-ons will help you find your intellectual equal 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Academy hosted its science and technical awards, known affectionately as the nerd Oscars. The Carpetbagger: It's 'Artist' Night at the Baftas 2012-02-13T13:30:37Z Yoda's species is a mystery, so Baby Yoda is not only super cute, but for a Star Wars nerd it's like a huge kind of reveal in the lore . Ronny Chieng on Andrew Yang: “There aren’t enough Asian people in positions of power” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z A massive nerd who laughs too much at her own jokes. Blind date: ‘Describe him in three words? Just my type’ 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z No. 1 is probably closest to a softball — lots of trivia nerds might recognize Bulwer-Lytton as the author who penned the now-cliched opener, “It was a dark and stormy night.” Q: Their job is to stump you. Who are they? A: Trivia writers, of course. 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z I’m now of the mind that there’s a continuum from normals to nerds. Review: ‘The Caped Crusade’ and Batman’s Reach Beyond — Gasp! — Comic Book Lore 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z I had never seen a character so concerned about homework not cast as the typical nerd before. 'It's sunny and safe': why Gilmore Girls is perfect comfort TV 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z “I was the school nerd, basically,” Robbins recalls. Meet the first woman to draw Wonder Woman 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Another rebranding is "fan," a neutral replacement for the more loaded "geek" or "nerd." "Scott Pilgrim": The end of the nerd as we know him 2010-08-12T15:01:00Z So he’s leaving the programming to Aaron Hillis, a Brooklyn critic, blogger and self-described film nerd who goes to a lot of festivals. Two New Movie and Dining Spots in Brooklyn 2010-07-22T21:17:00Z He remains the inveterate music nerd, always quick to name-drop, share anecdotes and demonstrate the breadth of his incomparable knowledge. Review | Questlove puts his obsessive music expertise on full display 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z In the bathroom mirror I see only a pathetic nerd, but in my hidden heart I’m a glamorous star in the movies — or, at least, on the CW. The Perks of Being a Wallflower: A Teen Angel's Dreamy Angst 2012-09-13T17:38:52Z The wishes fulfilled on “Made” are humdrum high school fantasies: a nerd learns how to rap, a social outcast becomes a cheerleader. Television Review: A Spoonful of Exotica Makes the Geography Go Down 2010-12-05T22:47:00Z For 200 campers and volunteers from 31 states, plus Canada and Sweden, it was nirvana, their nerd Brigadoon. ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z “It’s built by a bunch of nerds and punks and art specialists that offer a different kind of connoisseurship, which is why they’re cool.” Art Bookstore Printed Matter Has New Home 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z His persona is part nerd and part gentleman, part mastermind and part bro. Review: Alton Brown, a Mad Culinary Scientist in a Broadway Laboratory 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z I worked really crazily to sound British when I did the Bond movie, but I’m a nerd like that. Q. and A. With Eva Green: Darkly, Demonically, Daringly ‘Dreadful’ 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Dressed in a black Adidas T-shirt, with a pair of white stripes snaking down each shoulder, he looked less like a nerd than someone ready to take the field. Himesh Patel on the Pandemic, Fatherhood and ‘Station Eleven’ 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Boys can be stigmatised as nerds and geeks, but they can’t really be too smart. Rebecca Solnit: if I were a man 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z It gives us stories of love and loss, and home makeovers, and dogs and crime and nerds and competitive vocalists. Master of None's nuanced portrayal of Muslim life is a refreshing change 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z We bring HP Lovecraft back, too, but we keep a really close eye on that racist nerd. Jay Baruchel's fantasy festival: deep-diving into The Crow with Ian Curtis and Oreos 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Yes, this book’s obsession with riddles and game playing is what one of its characters calls “high nerd.” Books of The Times: Literature Can Turn Most Lethal 2011-07-06T21:30:34Z Ms. Ford’s “Bang,” which featured the creator, Lee Etzold and Sarah Sanford portraying loopy female archetypes — the nerd, the bourgeois, the hippie — was one of the breakout hits of the festival, which concludes on Sunday. Critic’s Notebook: At the Live Arts Festival, ‘Bang,’ ‘27’ and ‘Zero Cost House’ 2012-09-21T23:02:38Z “It’s safe to say I’m a comedy nerd,” Ms. Williams said. New York Fashion Week: Allison Williams Is Standing Out From the New Girls at Fashion Week 2012-09-15T01:25:39Z Everyone was bright so there were no stigmas for being a nerd. Sterling K. Brown reflects on fatherhood and not being average in life or his new film “Waves” 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z It didn't take much persuasion, since I grew up as a fantasy nerd who loved playing "Wizardry" and "The Legend of Zelda." Dungeons & Dragons is truly the best saving throw to escape the pandemic doldrums 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z After her father reminded her of her best instincts, she kissed the nice nerd instead of the jock jerk. 'Mad Men' Watch: Small Steps and Great Leaps 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Some nerds are British . . . some nerds live in the 1950s and some live in 2016. Young actor gets his big chance to be a song-and-dance man 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z At its heart, it's a tale of outcasts and nerds, people with intense intellectual interests who are mistreated by those around them because their ideas are "fringe" and "weird." Jason Reitman's "Ghostbusters 3" will have a hard time being as good as Paul Feig's "Ghostbusters" 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z “I will fully embrace that I am the nerd.” The Carpetbagger: Making 'The Descendants' Funny - and De-Funnying It, Too 2012-01-27T17:21:31Z In two weeks, nerds will descend en mass to California, and in preparation, the producers of Comic-Con have posted the schedule of events for the kickoff day on July 21. Your guide to day one at Comic-Con 2011-07-07T21:30:00Z They approach their topic with the wisdom of musicologists, the storytelling prowess of raconteurs, and the intensity of true nerds. Four Shows at the Center of a Golden Age of Hip-Hop Television 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z There were sweeping velvet capes, nerd plaid pantsuits and black bell-bottoms; puffer jackets, platform sneakers and feather boas. Gucci Has a Rave in a Cemetery 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Back then, as a pre-teen nerd more into libraries than concerts, my musical scope basically started and ended with mainstream pop, courtesy of the then nascent MTV, whose birth I witnessed. Readers' reviews: Def Leppard, Stephan Nance and Gareth Liddiard 2012-08-20T12:30:25Z The runner-up was Patton Oswalt as an aging nerd who becomes unlikely pals with an old high school bombshell in "Young Adult." Clooney's 'Descendants' leads LA critics awards 2011-12-11T23:22:15Z Do you consider yourself to be a luddite or a nerd?Definitely a luddite. Gregg Wallace: 'I'd like to have my iPod make my coffee in the morning' 2011-02-18T14:45:00Z Valerie Jones, the biggest nerd in school, has an uncle who owns a dance/dinner club. Interview With My Bully: The bully who asked me out 2012-05-22T00:00:00Z During nerd workouts, there is no talk of feeling the burn — only powering up, defeating the enemy or, in the case of the yoga class the gym offers, “filling your mana stores.” A Gym Where Comic-Con Is the Reigning Spirit 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z My real self, the self I have always been from a child, is a loner and nerd, slightly overweight, with a very heavy fringe. Hayley Atwell 2010-10-09T23:05:00Z The book draws the attention of comics nerds and of a pair of nondescript but lethal operatives who do a lot of damage at a convention where the “Utopia” manuscript is offered for sale. ‘Utopia’ Review: Alice in Pandemic Land 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z There’s amazing nerd artifacts all over his house. 16 Things We Learned After a Day at 'Weird Al' Yankovic's House 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Specifically, the Dungeons & Dragons nerds, the Magic: The Gathering nerds, the Jane Austen nerds, the “Star Wars” nerds and “Star Trek” nerds and, yes, there is a difference. ‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z “It used to be that cool people looked down on nerds,” he said. At Comic-Con, Bring Out Your Fantasy and Fuel the Culture 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z I am, and I will always be, a “Harry Potter” nerd. Date Lab: A lament on the unbearable lightness of dating 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z But this is merely a lure, because the deeper intent of the piece is to impugn the rise of nerd culture — ergo, my people — for the decline of American and, indeed, civilization itself. Hot take: “Game of Thrones'” lefty “wizard porn” is endangering your soul 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Women played Simon and Judas; a mix of the school’s nerd and jock squads Caiaphas and his cabal; and the son of a French expat aristocrat sang Pilate. What You Remember About ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z “One of the biggest things we have in common is that we are both nerds,” Mr. Corley said. A Blueberry Pie Told Her All She Needed to Know 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z “I think the ability to place sound in a 360-degree environment is particularly exciting to a self-confessed audio nerd like Bjork.” 'Björk Digital': Sonic dreams become virtual reality in downtown L.A. 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Nearly every character is a 1950s cliché, or an idiot: the flibbertigibbet matron of the house, the clueless neighborhood pastor, the racist nerd who represents the outraged neighborhood association. Low Comedy, High Concept 2012-04-24T10:50:07Z It’s nerd heaven: exclusive panels and screenings from big studios like Disney and FX, interactive fan experiences like gaming centers and meet-ups, vendors with discounts and deals and more. When a Quarantine Comic-Con Keeps Fans at a Distance 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z “I said to him, ‘I’m a nerd,’” Mr. Leon said. Two Self-Described Nerds Walk Into a Club … 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z He described both parents as “film nerds,” and said his father in particular was “a massive Bruce Willis fan.” Keeping It Real With Aliens in the ?Hood 2011-07-22T14:00:00Z Mr. Hardwick is a stand-up comedian, podcast pioneer and digital media entrepreneur who built an empire around nerd culture. Chris Hardwick’s AMC Talk Show Yanked After Abuse Allegations 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z The first of those trips is at least efficient in characterizing Huxley, whom Hadden-Paton winningly portrays as a goofy know-it-all nerd. Review: In ‘Flying Over Sunset,’ Getting High With the Stars 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The annual event, known in some Washington circles as “nerd prom,” brings together journalists and government and political officials for a night of revelry at the White House. Cecily Strong Will Perform at the White House 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Or rather, it’s calculated to reach different kinds of viewers in different ways; Black has loaded “The Nice Guys” with in-jokes for film nerds. Abbott & Costello go to “Chinatown”: Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling’s “The Nice Guys” is an irresistible, idiotic ‘70s bromance 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z The likes of The Simpsons, Spaced and Family Guy would be scrabbling for content, and king of the nerds Kevin Smith would probably still be working in a convenience store. Can you imagine a world without Star Wars, Harry Potter or Oasis? 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z In a city teeming with overachieving, overeducated, uber-competitive nerds, getting on “Jeopardy!” is both a mark of distinction and . . . kind of normal. America fell in love with ‘Jeopardy!’ again this year. In Washington, the romance never faded. 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z My father is a big nerd, in the best way possible. 'He didn't even pretend to let us win'… Growing up with the world's biggest stars, by their children 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z In a story that is quickly becoming a watch nerd’s version of Genesis, Newman casually handed over the watch to James Cox, Nell’s college boyfriend at the time, one muggy summer afternoon in 1984. Paul Newman’s Rare Rolex Has Auction Watchers Buzzing 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z And though much of the world agrees, he’s still just a big nerd to me. 'He didn't even pretend to let us win'… Growing up with the world's biggest stars, by their children 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z But let's be honest: when it comes to nerds and their toys, there's no real substitute for an original cast member, and this time around it's Princess Leia herself. New York Comic-Con preview: how to make sense of this flourishing fest 2012-10-11T14:20:44Z Except for the having girlfriends part, these characters fit the classic nerd profile; that they're rarely tarred with that brush is a testament to the successful renaming of a despised subclass of character. "Scott Pilgrim": The end of the nerd as we know him 2010-08-12T15:01:00Z “Architects of Time,” set to a score by David K. Israel, has excellent nerd antecedents. Stepping Into the Balanchine-Stravinsky Continuum 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The current release, according to the label, was based on the 2013 vintage, and disgorged in November 2017 — details interesting to wine nerds. Splurge-worthy and great bargain sparkling wines to celebrate the season 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z But it did something even better: Offer a critique of white suburbanites who co-opt hip-hop culture while simultaneously becoming a nerd anthem. The Internet Should Have Killed Weird Al. It Only Made Him Stronger 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The community of nerds Bushfield has built is obsessive, devoted and competitive. The coolest, weirdest Internet community you’ll never be able to join They are nerds, losers, outsiders: just like the rest of us! ?Moneyball,? ?Ides of March? Contain Inside Information 2011-10-09T03:17:20Z Labeled “the most powerful nerd in the universe,” Tyson remains undeniably different. Star talker: Neil deGrasse Tyson on fame, education and tweets 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z On the surface it's a cheerful gathering of nerds dedicated to obtaining scientifically sound answers to two questions that bothered the director for 20 years: Did he portray the ship's sinking correctly? James Cameron gives stand-ins hypothermia to try and settle that "Titanic" Jack and Rose door debate 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Instead they split up, with Max becoming part of the popular circle, Thor joining the theater nerds and Lucas embracing his inner goodie two-shoes. "Good Boys" is a winner 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z I understand you got the "Inside Out" role essentially by being a giant Pixar nerd? Bill Hader scores in his career — and on LeBron James 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The sold-out show put on full view Mr. Green’s uncanny knack for channeling the voice of marginalized but smart, self-identifying nerds, a gift he has turned into a YouTube empire. John and Hank Green Bring Their Show to Carnegie Hall 2013-01-16T23:22:53Z Were you a huge “Star Wars” nerd before you started writing the book? The Crazy History of “Star Wars” 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z This just goes to show you: If you let the nerds rise up they will just turn and murder us all so they can study our innards. "Fringe" recap: Two worlds collide 2010-12-03T13:30:00Z They thought we were a bunch of college-boy nerds, and they were right. Alternative nation’s last stand: Lollapalooza 1995, an oral history 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z All of that has to be created from scratch, and all of it is cooked up by computer nerds here in Chicago. Geekery leverages duo into TV 2010-12-21T22:44:00Z He was a self-described nerd when he went to Grinnell College in Iowa to study engineering, but it wasn’t long before his growing interest in jazz pushed everything else aside. Book review: Herbie Hancock’s ‘Possibilities’ “For my generation of European film nerds, he was pretty much the first who showed us America through the eyes of an American alien,” said Ms. Swinton, who has made three films with him. This Time, Jim Jarmusch Is Kissing Vampires 2014-04-03T16:00:01Z The same with French wine outside of Bordeaux and Burgundy; places like the Loire and Beaujolais spruced up their reputations to become a new must-have item for wine nerds. When it comes to wine, weird is the new normal — and that’s for the better 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Serious cooks who revere produce; adventurers; foragers; design nerds — purely as an object, the book is stunning; and, well, definitely Mads Refslund, with whom Fox shares more than the usual chef’s disdain for waste. Lemon White Pizza, Smothered Pork Chops, Pea Guacamole: 10 Takes on What to Cook This Summer 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z As much as Apatow loves to show a beautiful, messed-up woman attracted to a loquacious nerd, he also loves a traditional, and traditionalist, happy ending. Netflix and chill: how TV relaxed its view of dating 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z He spins those all-too-familiar lunchroom tables on wheels around the stage, as ensemble members remake themselves into jocks, nerds and other species of secondary school wildlife. Review | ‘Mean Girls’ fans: Tina Fey’s musical is a singing, dancing revenge party, and it’s funny 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z “They were all just as excited as I was, because we’re all marine science nerds,” he said. He found a clam he figured was born in 1809 and named it ‘Abra-clam Lincoln’ 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Nerd style has so swept up comedy that it inspired the stand-up Bill Burr to rant, “I’ve had it with nerds.” Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z What they share with the nerds isn't a passion for gear or fanfic; it's a penchant for crafting a persona and creating fantasy. Hot actresses: "We're nerds just like you" 2011-05-03T15:04:00Z That show is about cheerleaders — a topic new to a guy "who went to a nerd high school with no football team." Salsa and rap musical 'In the Heights' ? coming to 5th Avenue ? lifted creator to early stardom 2010-09-23T20:24:00Z The weird thing about talking to philosophers is you expect them to be super-highbrow, but many of them are my generation, and a lot are indie music fans and nerds. From pop star to chiropractor: musicians' post-musical careers 2010-09-23T21:29:00Z “A lot of people across America probably think we are the biggest nerd family in America.” ArtsBeat: Palin and Gosselin in the Mother of All Reality Shows 2010-12-13T13:38:00Z Her remarkable Indonesian cooking soon developed a cult following of Dutch expats, Indonesian college students, fellow cooks and regular old food nerds. Ending the Ramadan Fast With an Indonesian Feast 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z What follows is a lot of clattery, only intermittently funny comic riffing by Rogen and Franco as they play bumbling but well-meaning bourgeois nerds who are forced into physical action. How “The Interview” Handled the Assassination of Kim Jong-Un 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z “Tweenage spitfire” might seem a stretch for someone whose prior demographic was mostly pop nerds and indie fans, but you could hear it coming. Review: Charli XCX's 'Sucker' Outdoes Her Peers 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z There is that stereotype of a nerd with the high pants and pocket protector and that kind of thing. ArtsBeat Blog: Emmys Watch: Johnny Galecki of 'The Big Bang Theory' 2011-09-15T17:15:07Z Donny, she says, “would have been a tech nerd. He would have been designing software somewhere.” Donny and Marie Osmond: Cheerfully embracing their teen-idol past Armstrong stopped by the “Salon Talks” studio this week to discuss how being a nerd as a child helped him become an actor, and his funny — and sometimes sad — new book. WATCH: Curtis Armstrong’s ultimate nerd revenge 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Tarantino’s nerd credentials are impressive: he said he had attended Comic-Con not only as a kid, but more recently in a Mexican wrestler’s mask so he wouldn’t be recognized. Quentin Tarantino says The Hateful Eight will have Sergio Leone score 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z For all the eye-catching technological advances, the best work still cleaves to a storytelling model established long before Pixar was a gleam in a computer nerd's eye. Living dolls 2010-06-30T19:00:00Z If birding is to have a rebranded future as a trendy Zen pastime, formerly for hopeless nerds but now chic, in the vein of quilting or canning, he will be its transformative figure. Birding: The latest angsty Manhattan craze! 2013-01-15T22:48:00Z DeWayne Schaaf, the owner and a self-professed “yeast nerd,” ferments his I.P.A.s, sour beers and rustic country ales with yeast strains from Scandinavian farms, bottles of Spanish natural wine and Colorado dandelions. Craft Beer Fans Know Hops. But What About Yeast? 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Imagine a gigantic nerd who loves heavy metal. 31 best bets at Bumbershoot 2012 — plus ticket info 2012-08-30T19:01:05Z "The audience will be comprised of either organists, or inveterate organ nerds who carry their clothes around in paper bags and breathe through their mouths." Manchester International Festival 2013: Cameron Carpenter's organised noise 2013-06-10T11:25:27Z Competitive cooking shows, like most reality television, tend to flatten people out into easily identifiable characters: the villain, the nerd, the jock. A San Diego Chef Taps the Crosscurrents of the Mexican Border 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z He recounts his childhood in Ohio; his parents’ divorce; his mother’s subsequent marriages, divorces and emotional troubles; and his unlikely origins as a musical theater nerd. The Unreality of Being a Celebrity 2011-05-16T11:00:17Z As a teenager, Ewalt was a D&D nerd, rolling dice and living in a fantasy world. ‘Of Dice and Men’: the lure of Dungeons & Dragons 2013-08-22T21:09:02Z We played JV football together, and the intelligence that rendered him a nerd early on had been marshaled in the services of a cynical sense of humor. My life as a teen brawler 2012-09-03T14:00:00Z I was, unconvincingly, so many people as a teenager — a rebel, a sophisticate, a drama nerd, a go-getter, a witch. ‘Kid 90’ and the Days When Even Wild TV Teens Had Privacy 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z What might sound like cute cosplay for bread nerds also sums up the spirit of “Modernist Bread,” a book that demands bakers look into the past without romanticizing it. Using Science and History to Unlock the Secrets of Bread 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z This is terribly judgmental, but he was such a nerd. The Science of Single: One Year's Worth of Dating Advice 2011-01-12T17:45:00Z Mr. Wade occasionally gets angry — the rage of the nerd is a major theme of storytelling — but his characteristic moment is when a minor episode inspires an exhilarating if doomed sense of joy. Critic?s Notebook: Advancing a New Form of Comedy: Storytelling 2012-04-04T22:52:28Z |
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