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March 23, 2019 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, James Harknell, James Hartstein, Onezumi Events, Oni Durant, ReGeneration Who

ReGeneration Who 2019 Cancelled Just One Week Beforehand

In a series of events not all that shocking for anyone who regularly visits our convention news section, yet another

Convention News The Mega-Blog

March 22, 2019 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, geek.kon

Geek.kon 2019 Has Been Officially Cancelled

Yesterday, after twelve years, Geek.kon has officially called it quits. In an announcement made late last night, the Madison, WI

Celeste is Best

March 1, 2019 Celeste Startwin gundam, Gundam NT

Gundam NT First Impressions

Some first impressions of the newest Gundam film. Rena had to work during its one night only debut, but my

BS-Free Witchcraft

February 28, 2019 Nerd & Tie Technopagan, Technopaganism, Technowitch, Technowitchcraft, Witchcraft

On this eighth episode of the podcast, we’re talking about good old Technopaganism. Well, “Technowitchcraft” is probably the better term, but I’m old and from the 90s. In any case, the point is that there’s a lot of ways that technology can be incorporated into Witchcraft, but there are a lot of questions we have to ask along the way.

Or something.

The Nerd & Tie Podcast

February 26, 2019 Nerd & Tie Con Scene, Conventions, Harassment, Vic Mignogna

Vic Mignogna and Missing Stairs (Episode 140)

https://www.nerdandtie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Vic-Mignogna-and-Missing-Stairs-Episode-140-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSSVic Mignogna, one of the biggest names in

BS-Free Witchcraft

January 26, 2019 Nerd & Tie Gatekeeping, Sense of Play, Witchcraft

7. Be Ridiculous

On this episode of the podcast, the topic is the importance of accepting that we’re all ridiculous human beings and that’s it’s a good thing. Witchcraft should be done with a sense of play, and we should all keep that in mind before we take ourselves too seriously. Because when we take ourselves too seriously, none of us are remotely pleasant to be around. Doing witchcraft by rote isn’t the best idea, gatekeeping is bad, and there’s probably not a wrong way to do a spell. Unless you like light yourself on fire or something.

Try not to do that.

Convention News The Mega-Blog

January 14, 2019 Trae Dorn Anime Los Angeles, Con Scene, Conventions, Harassment

Seven Cars Destroyed In a Fire Lit By Alleged Stalker at Anime Los Angeles

In a shocking turn of events, seven cars were set ablaze at Anime Los Angeles this last weekend. A man

The Nerd & Tie Podcast

January 9, 2019 Nerd & Tie Aggrestsuko, ARK, Black Panther, Call of Duty, Comicsgate, Daisho Con, Devilman, Evercon, Fallout 76, Greatest Showman, Karoshi Con, Kitsune Kon, Lupin the Third, Marvel, Mr. Miracle, Netflix, Nintendo, Octopath Traveler, Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim 2, Pacific Rim Uprising, Pop Team Epic, PS4, Robin Hood, Sea of Thieves, She-Ra, Sony, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Square-Enix, Superman, Switch, Tana Mongeau, TanaCon, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Episode 139 – Best and Worst of 2018!

https://www.nerdandtie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Episode-139-Best-and-Worst-of-2018.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSSWe’re a few days late this year, but

BS-Free Witchcraft

December 29, 2018 Nerd & Tie Charmed, CW, Netflix, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Wicca, Witch, witchblr, Witchcraft

6. Witchcraft on Television

How witches are represented on television and media has always been a controversial topic in the modern witchcraft community, and 2018 has seen several high profile series launch with the reboot of Charmed and the adaptation of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. In this episode, Trae looks at these new shows and how they represent witchcraft in popular culture — and how they fall short.