Artist and instructor Leslie Barlow launched the sci-fi convention ConFluence in Minneapolis for geeks of color two years ago, but the real journey started long ago, in a galaxy far, far away. “I grew ...

The moon is out and hundreds of people have swarmed into a club to dance, drink and mingle as the music bumps a funky beat. But while this may sound like a typical Saturday night in Southern ...

Imagine a convention created for nerds, by nerds, with everything a nerd could ever dream of. That’s what’s coming to Escondido this month with the world premiere of Nerd Con. As many as 3,500 nerds ...

There's something to be said for commitment. While other board-game and theme bars offer a light garnish of geek for the normies, Belmont's kitsch-packed, comic-wallpapered The Nerd Out (3308 SE ...

A new gym is opening in downtown Tucson where nerds work out. It combines serious fitness with cosplay, crafts and superhero training. Yes, members can work out dressed up as their favorite superhero ...

A closer look into the young Vietnamese behind the costumes. Venturing into a Japanese festival, one summer morning in Saigon I am met immediately by two curiously fantastical figures. Scanning from ...