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Geekadelphia and Shmitten Kitten Present: Black Dynamite at the Troc!

By Dan Friday March 19, 2010

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After the success of our Zombieland screening back in February, we are teaming up with Shmitten Kitten and our friends over at The Trocadero, for another Movie Monday event. This time we will be showing our favorite faux 70s Blaxploitation flick Black Dynamite!

The party kicks off on Monday, April 26^that 6:30pm. The event will be 21+ and a mere $3. Not only does that $3 go towards a drink, but get there before 7pm and get a free bag of popcorn as well. In case you never heard of the film (shame on you!), the over-the-top plot goes something like this:

Black Dynamite is a seamless recreation (it was even shot on 16mm!) of 70’s Blaxploitation classics staring Michael Jai White (Spawn) as the ex-CIA, Vietnam Veteran, Kung-fu master and ultimate badass Black Dynamite. In a solid nod to the genre “The Man” has not only killed Black Dynamite’s brother, but is pumping heroin into the local orphanage, and has even flooded the ghetto with a secret weapon disguised as common malt liquor. Of course Black Dynamite is the only one who can stop him and get revenge for the death of his brother.

To keep the 70’s vibe of Black Dynamite going all night long at the Troc, we are going to have a costume contest, with prizes for the person with the most decade correct apparel. And after the screening, you can look forward to a 70’s disco dance party hosted by Shmitten Kitten, all for $3!

Black Dynamite wasn’t in theaters very long and I can’t wait to see this film on the big screen. So come out, watch a film with the geeks at Geekadelphia, and party with all the cuties from Shmitten Kitten.

We’ve got a Facebook event page. Feel free to RSVP, and let us know you’re coming.

See ya there!

Geekadelphia Mural Launch Party @ North Bowl: April 2nd

By Mikey Il Friday March 19, 2010

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The Fiesta Movement has truly been living up to its name with the whirlwind of activity we’ve been up to in the past few weeks.

On Friday, April 2nd we’ll be upstairs on the loft of North Bowl celebrating our first mission. For mission one, we had to compile a list of local places that we found exceedingly cool. Well, that part was easy considering there’s just so many damned great things about Philly. The hard part: we had to get a mural made and installed. However, it’s getting there. It’ll be going up at 1108 South Street. The design was put together by local artist, Dominic Doyle. The ten lucky places in no particular order?

IndyHall

National Mechanics

Brave New Worlds

North Star Bar

McGillin’s

Tattooed Mom

Franklin Fountain

North Bowl Lounge ‘n Lanes

Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens

These places have been good to us over the years, and you’ve never been to any of them, there is likely a deep void in your soul that you really should fill. As for the mural, all I can say is that it’s looking incredible. We’ll be updating our Fiesta Movement page when we get a more-finalized sketch.

Oh, and the first 100 Foursquare checkins get a free drink. So please come by, we’ll have free sliders, tots, quesadillas, chips & salsa (yum, yum). And to top things off we’ll be having the DJ spinning music all night long. RSVPing is mandatory, so do it up. This isn’t Facebook, kids. No maybes.

Please RSVP here:
http://www.fiestamovement2.com/phil/event-detail/geekadelphia-mural-launch-party

For more information on our Fiesta Movement, please see the related links below. If you’d like to sign up for more updates on what we’re doing over the next few months, please sign up here.

Mural Launch Party
Friday, April 2nd, 8pm

North Bowl
909 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123-2301
(215) 238-2695

Geek Weekly: She Blinded Me With Science

By Bianca Friday March 19, 2010

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Skyscraper of the future? Don’t believe me? See the first bullet for the full-size image.

Happy Friday, fellow Geekadelphians! Did you beware Ides of March? Did you wear green, get rowdy and drink beer? Did you hide from people who were wearing green, getting rowdy and drinking beer? Here comes this week’s edition of Geek Weekly– get excited!

Wired Science ran an awesome article about an awesome architectural entry submitted to eVolo Magazine’s futuristic skyscraper contest. “Designed by Sarly Adre bin Sarkum of Malaysia, the waterscraper would be about as tall as the Empire State Building, but with only a couple of stories exposed above the surface. The whole building would be a self-sufficient, floating, archeology.” And, as you can see from the sweet picture above, IT HAS TENTACLES!

In what sounds eerily like the flashback sub-plot of V for Vendetta, a former Pfizer employee is suing the company for contracting an artificial virus created by a colleague.

Apparently, people build their own jet-powered motorcycles. And atomic clocks… cool!

Crazy architectural developments are now open for all walks of society, including felons! Check this article out about building a prison in the sky. SRSLY.

What do The Terminator and an Earth-bound asteroids have in common? A new study is showing that we mere Earthlings aren’t as prepared for planetary collision as we thought. Blowing up something hurdling at us through space will lessen impact, and likely be the only thing saving us from ending up like T-Rex & Co, right? Um, NOT ANYMORE! PopSci ran an article and said that “new research from Los Alamos National Lab and the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that if the asteroid isn’t moving fast enough, or if the nuke isn’t big enough, the asteroid will pull itself back together, T-1000-style, within a matter of hours.” WHAT?! As if that’s not crazy enough, the projected solution get’s a little Superman (1978).

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DiNG iPhone Skins [Review] + a Chance to Win a Skin of Your Choice!

By Joe Osborne Thursday March 18, 2010

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Since my iPhone 3G case snapped a few months ago, my poor little sidekick has been subjected to various surface scratches and bruises from resting it atop bar counters and restaurant tables aplenty. When DiNG contacted us recently to test drive their vinyl skins, I responded to said email with furious fingers at the chance at a new case with some style. Take a look after the cut for my impressions and a chance to win your very own DiNG!

Tales From the Con: MIX 10 Day Three Recap

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Day three of MIX 10 was thankfully a bit more laid back than the previous days in that it was sans devastatingly loud music and neon flashes, however the same cannot be said for last night. MIX 10’s annual attendee party was held this time around in LAX, the underground night club within the lavishly [...]

Tales From the Con: MIX 10 Day Two Recap

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After another keynote filled to the gills with exciting announcements and even more questions (not unlike an episode of Lost), not to mention ear crushingly loud tunes, it’s time to recollect and share some of the more intriguing moments from the address. This morning’s intro, a demo of Project Gustav, had much more significance than [...]

Trailer for Quirk Books’ Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls

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Recently, Philadelphia based publisher of all-that-is-quirky, Quirk Books, released the trailer for their upcoming prequel to the New York Times bestseller, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies… entitled Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls. Have a look, and enjoy some zombie-filled fun.

The book drops at the end of the month. “They might be [...]