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Geek Culture – We Are Failing Our Superheroes

February 1, 2017 Emma Grimes

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There are so many wonderful things about being a geek in this day and age that it would be hard to even pick a place to start. The Emma of twenty years ago would have wept with delirious joy to think that one day all the things that made her a bit of a weirdo […]

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The Expanse Meets Firefly – Style Saturday

January 7, 2017 Mary McFadden

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As The Expanse season 2 will soon be hitting our screens (and our sleep cycles, thanks to the inevitable binge), we’ve decided to use the hit show as inspiration for this week’s Style Saturday. But that’s not all! As I’ve said numerous times in previous articles (to the chagrin of my fellow writers), The Expanse […]

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A Trip To Tipp – Geeks on Tour

January 5, 2017 Julie Hassett

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This week’s Geek on Tour brings us to Tipperary, a place not exactly swimming in nerd or geek culture. However there are some great troves that might be of interest! I will do my best to share with you some of the more exciting places around the county. Since I spend most of my time in […]

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Those Post Christmas Feels

January 3, 2017 Dave McEvoy

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Christmas is over, the new year is here and the irritating joyful spirit has finally ended for everyone Well almost everyone. Okay so technically it doesn’t end until the 6th on the epiphany (aka Little Christmas) but it’s still winding down. For me however, I just wasn’t feeling it this year. No matter how many songs […]

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Whatchu Doin’ This Week Mary?

December 24, 2016 Mary McFadden

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With Christmas just days away, this week is probably the only time this year that I’ll be doing exactly the same as everyone else; overeating, panicking about gifts, binge-watching Doctor Who Christmas specials, attempting to make perfect cookies and failing spectacularly, sitting in front of the fire drinking hot chocolate wearing my Vader Santa socks, […]

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Buncrana Banter – Geeks On Tour

December 23, 2016 Marcus Deehan

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This week’s installment of Geeks On Tour brings us all the way to the windy northern coast of Ireland, to the town of Buncrana. As a small town in Donegal’s Inishowen peninsula, it’s about a million miles from what you’d consider a Geek Mecca. Nevertheless, explore it we shall! While it may not be where I […]

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Christmas Gift Guide For Geeks

December 13, 2016 Mary McFadden

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Christmas Day will soon be upon us once again, and you might be panicking because you haven’t yet pulled the trigger and bought gifts, but we’re here to help! We’ve put together a list of awesome gifts that could be just what that special geek in your life has their heart set on! Motherboard Chopping […]

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Zig And Zag Must Go To Moscow – Forgotten Childhood

December 8, 2016 Dave McEvoy

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Along with the usual movies, I always take the time to watch some of my favourite Christmas TV specials. While some are more famous than others I will never forget watching children’s TV presenters Zig and Zag on RTÉ and their jolly dose of festive insanity. A cherished childhood memory for me is the post […]

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A Series Of Unfortunate Outfits – Style Saturday

November 19, 2016 Mary McFadden

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As Netflix has just released the official trailer for their adaption of A Series of Unfortunate Events, we’ve decided to put together outfits inspired by the series for this week’s Style Saturday. We’re all huge fans of both the books and the original movie here at The Arcade, so we have high expectations for the […]

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Star Trek Next Generation Lawn Gnomes Now Available

November 12, 2016 Ian Lynam

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Following the success of their Star Trek garden gnomes, ThinkGeek.com has released a Next Generation line. The set features Riker (who in fairness was already aesthetically halfway to gnomehood), Data, Picard and Worf. My personal favourite is the Borg gnome, which I can’t help imagining working as a form of home defence in the style […]

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