Benjamin Nugent is the author of “American Nerd“, pretty much the only book ever to look at the origin and historical impact of the word “Nerd”. I recently finished the book, and it is great. It’s well-researched, funny, and fascinating. I recently got a chance to speak with Nugent about his book and the current [...]

Any loyal reader of Nerd City will already know that our friend TEM is an exceptionally talented artist/designer who makes some totally mind-blowing digital collages that he makes available for download directly from his Flickr here. You may notice something particularly interested about his latest piece, Untitled 27, though.  That’s right!  It’s the Nerd City [...]

With the recent expansion of the best picture category, this year’s Academy Awards have made room for normally-ignored Nerd properties to make a big impact on the Oscars. Announced nominees include two sci-fi films (Avatar, District 9), a cartoon (Up), and uber-film nerd Quentin Tarantino’s latest opus (Inglourious Basterds).

Seriously. This is as Nerdy as the [...]

Up, Up, and…you know the rest. The boys are joined by resident animation expert Matt Darnall as they talk the new PIxar flick, animation in general, and farts and boobies (of course), in the hilarity that is episode 49 of Nerd City.
Pics and links after the jump…