Get Nerdy On Thirty: April 2018

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Once again it’s time to Get Nerdy On Thirty! Enjoy!

Books      Movies/Shows      Video Games       Extras!

Books

1. Fantasy Book Cafe Celebrates Women In Scifi and Fantasy Month

For those who don’t know, April (among many others) is Women in Scifi and Fantasy Month, where we celebrate the many great women authors who have contributed to the genres. Every year Fantasy Book Cafe has a great celebration on their blog of this observance and in this post you can see a rundown of this year’s celebratory guest posts.

2. First of It’s Kind Museum Exhibit Celebrates Harry Potter in New York

In yet another example of JK Rowling giving other authors in the genre something to strive for or be jealous of depending on your perspective, the New York Historical Soceity has put together the first ever exhibit to focuse on a single book series to celebrate Harry Potter. Just in time for The Cursed Child’s opening on Broadway.

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Movies/Shows

3. Everything We Know So Far About “Solo:  A Star Wars Story”

I can’t say I’m as excited for this one as some of the other Star Wars films, but still I think it will be a fun ride.

4. Toys That Completely Gave Away Secret Plot Points

 

No matter how hard Hollywood tries to build hype around a movie by making a big deal out of not showing us something, sometimes it gets out anyway. Sometimes this is because nobody thinks about the toys depicting things before the movie comes out.

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Video Games

5. The Most Unusual Video Game Consoles Ever Made

Sometimes a console releases to the market that is truly innovative in its design. This is not always a good thing.

6. The Most Controversial Video Game Endings of All Time

Any of you who are gamers can probably guess at least one of the games on this list before reading it.

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Extras

7.  The Messed Up Parts of These Games No One Ever Talks About

This article brings up some good points…

8.  The Most Terrible Things Sonic the Hedgehog has Done

Huh… who knew Sonic could be such a jerk?

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