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A decade ago, Frozen became a monster hit

A decade ago, Frozen became a monster hit

It's officially been a decade since those damn songs got stuck in your head. 10 years ago, on November 27, 2013, Frozen was released in theaters. The movie features the songs (among others) "Let It Go," "For the First Time in Forever," and "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?...

September 26th in nerd history: By the power of Grayskull

September 26th in nerd history: By the power of Grayskull

Happy National Chimichanga Day! I really appreciate whoever was trying to improve on the burrito — a seemingly impossible task — and figured why not deep-fry it. **chef's kiss** This is The Reset Button from Classic Nerd, resetting your day. September 26 in Nerd History Here are five things that happened on...

September 25th in nerd history: You killed my father. Prepare to die.

September 25th in nerd history: You killed my father. Prepare to die.

Happy National Comic Book Day! Not to be confused with Free Comic Book Day, today is more of a day to celebrate comic books in a very general way. Then again, your local comic book store just might be giving out free comics today to celebrate. See, now I'm confused....

The new Metalocalypse movie is a love letter to '80s dark fantasy

The new Metalocalypse movie is a love letter to '80s dark fantasy

When I was in college I had a friend we all simply called, "Heavy Metal Tim." Heavy Metal Tim had long curly hair, wore a devil's mustache and goatee, and — you guessed it — was really into metal. One time he invited me over to his house to watch an Iron...

Some of the coolest old-school things we saw at Comic-Con International 2023

Some of the coolest old-school things we saw at Comic-Con International 2023

Despite the lack of major stars dressing up as their MCU characters and announcing the newest Marvel movies to 6,000 people who waited in line overnight, the 2023 Comic-Con International in San Diego was as busy as ever. Turns out, nerds still like getting together to talk comics, TV,...

40 years later, the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon is still having an impact

40 years later, the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon is still having an impact

I always wondered why Dungeons & Dragons, the Saturday morning cartoon inspired by the role-playing game of the same name that ran for three seasons from 1983 to 1985, was the way it was. Namely, why isn't it more similar to the game? "I had absolutely no time [and] I had...

The truth about the Kessel Run line in Star Wars (sort of)

The truth about the Kessel Run line in Star Wars (sort of)

You've certainly heard about it before: The big mistake in Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope (or more simply, Star Wars when it first came out), in the form of a piece of dialogue written by none other than George Lucas himself. The line, uttered by Han Solo in...