Keep Chase On The Case
Keep your hands off Chase NIckelodeon. In light of the protests against police brutality sweeping the globe, there have been calls for removing Chase-the police themed German shepherd puppy-from Nickeloeon’s …
Articles by Shayne Kempton
How Nerds Can Change The World
Not so long ago, then Vice-President Joe Biden let a particular cat out of a particular bag. He was a big supporter of gay rights, especially marriage equality, which remained …
Don’t Look Now, But The WWE May Be On The Ropes
Forgive the pun. But it looks like World Wrestling Entertainment, the world’s premier source of professional wrestling for the better part of the last fifty years, may be on the …
Sorry Haters, Movie Theatres Aren’t Going Anywhere
Despite growing up in a small town that worshipped hockey (the local hockey arena was more important than two hall, any of the schools and all the churches) I was …
Pandemic Be Damned, Indigo Makes Sure Kids Can Still Read
The world is in a bit of a scary place right now. There isn’t a single person on the planet who hasn’t been impacted by the global pandemic that has …
5 Reasons Why Georgia’s Theatres Won’t Re-Open
While we try to avoid politics here at thenerdistheword, we couldn’t sit this is one out. While the majority of us can’t wait for movie theatres to re-open, we understand …
Need To Stretch Those Artistic Muscles During Your Self-Isolation? Jes Vanderbeken And Beacon House Arts Has You Covered
Move over Bob Ross. There’s a new paintbrush in town. For the past few years, Ottawa multi-media artist Jes Vanderbeken shared her work over social media using her online tag …
Why We Need Movie Theatres
There’s been a lot of talk about the world’s current pause changing how we consume movies. Streaming services were always going to change the entire movie industry, but it looks …
Time To Stop Bashing The Rise Of Skywalker
The Rise of Skywalker is Hollywood’s biggest example of why you shouldn’t hate the player, but rather the entire game. Right of the bat, The Rise of Skywalker was not …
For Your Quarantine Pleasure, The 2019 Shaynies
So, this is a little late. Every year I like to present the Shaynies, my version of the Oscars but with a bunch of different Best Picture categories (picking just …