Oxford Dictionary defines a polymath as “A person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning”. It is a concept that is born out of The Enlightenment idea of The Universal Man or The Renaissance Man. The great thinkers of that time felt that it was a human’s duty to push yourself to be the best that you can be at various endeavors. One should be knowledgeable in social graces, the ways of war, skilled in music, and a writer of poetry and scholarly essays. There were many who embraced this ideal and strove to live by it. Leonardo DaVinci and Michelangelo are two examples of famous polymaths of their time. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Let’s Talk About Polymaths
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Irregular’s Intel – The Age of the Geek
Hardison, the hacker from Leverage, would utter the phrase “Age of the geek, baby!” whenever his skills helped bring a plan together. I have said it a time or two when things worked in my favor, whether it was appropriate or not! At any rate, it begs the question, is it really?
Irregular’s Intel – Why I Love Comics
During the first issue of Geek Watch One I touched on my love of comics and how that came to be. In going though possible topics for this week’s blog I was thinking about the prevalence of comics now, how they have come to be a more respected medium and how they are still relevant to me decades later. Let’s just take it to the beginning, shall we? Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Why I Love Comics
Irregular’s Intel – Probably the Most Authentic Blog Post You’ll Ever Read
Sooo, let’s see…I can go witty, but I did that two posts ago. I can go deep and philosophical…but I did that with the last one and I don’t want to sound like THAT geek. Hmm…how about something fun? Ok…let’s see…what’s fun? Video games…but I don’t really play the new stuff…comics are, but I talk about that all of the time on the show…Kung Fu movies are…but I can go on and on…and that stops being fun for everyone else…burlesque shows are fun…but that might rub some people the wrong way…ha ha ha I said “might”. Music? Really?! That’s three chapters of just laying down a foundation…gah…I can’t come up with anything…not true, I can, but then it gets knocked out of my head by the 30 other things I want to talk about, but can’t settle on…so here I am, at my laptop, hammering this piece of FINE literature out for your guys to read and realize just how goofy I am!! Well, I did just finish watching Heroes Reborn and that was fun…but, I’m enjoying this stream of consciousness that I’m laying down…who knows? I just might change someone’s life…probably not. Hey!! A squirrel!!!
Irregular’s Intel – Does Diversity matter?
In geek culture we hold our fictional characters with a certain degree of sacred reverence. These individuals were the ones we could relate to in a world that largely misunderstood us. They speak our language, face similar life challenges, but blast through them with relative ease. So, it is understandable that when there’s an opportunity to see them portrayed on the big or small screen, we want as much authenticity as possible. It is part of the entire package for us. It is possibly our favorite novel/game/comic being brought to life, so everything has to be right, right? Or does it? Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Does Diversity matter?