Tag: nerd culture

The Importance of an Origin Story: Looking for my Multiracial Family

Sometimes television makes history and, as such, makes (pop) culture. I’ve been thinking about ...

The Black Card: Leveling Up to “Black Enough”

I finished watching The Wire recently and it feels like I just got done ...

BNP Staff Celebrates Over 20 Years of Toy Story

[dropcap1]O[/dropcap1]ver twenty years ago Pixar Studios did the unthinkable, bringing toys to life in ...

The Best Hip Hop AMVs On the Internet

Hip-hop AMVs came late to the scene and showed up just in time to ...

As a Black Kid, AMVs Taught Me To Appreciate Teen Rock Music

Art Credit: YoungLinkGFX You probably don’t know the first person who took highlights from ...

When Nerd Expenses Go Wrestlemania On Your Wallet

Omar: Jordan and I joked around one night about how expensive it is to live ...

On Body Image, Diversity, and Comics’ Outdated Standard of Beauty

ESPN made a “Body Issue” based on Marvel superheroes, and it’s glorious. But before ...