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First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents

ThinkGeek

HAPPY GEEK PRIDE DAY

I’m sure many of you are checking your calendars today to see if you missed something, as if I’m reminding you that you forgot your anniversary (you’re welcome, by the way).It’s not quite that obvious, but today, May 25, is known as Geek Pride Day.Geek ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Weekly Dig ]

Entities: Star Wars, Douglas Adams, ThinkGeek

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 Documents

Earthworm Jim 2

Towel Day: 42 Occurrences of The Number 42 in Pop Culture

Any good geek knows that the answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything is 42, but were you aware just how often that number has crept up in pop culture? From apartment numbers to Hurley numbers, dates to car registrations, the ... [ Published 19 hours ago by Wired News ]

Entities: Douglas Adams, Star Trek, Earthworm Jim 2, Destroy All Humans!

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Kick off your weekend with Geek Pride Day

Boulder Gaming Examiner+ SubscribeMay 25th is the memorial for many things culminaring in Geek Pride Day! So whether you're heading down to Pearl street for some drinks or staying in with a video game raise a glass to George Lucas and Douglas Adams, ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Examiner.com ]

Entities: Video Games, Douglas Adams, George Lucas

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 5 Documents

Towel Day, Geek Pride Day: Raise your Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster

Today has the distinction of not only being the seventh annual Geek Pride Day, but the 10th annual Towel Day, as well. Towel Day is a celebration of author Douglas Adams and his sci-fi masterpiece The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. ... [ Published May 25 2012 by KSAT 12 ]

Entities: Douglas Adams

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

George Lucas

Geek Trivia: What is the second most successful movie release weekend of all time?

Takeaway: Memorial Day weekend has been the most successful movie box office weekend in U.S. history. Another weekend is a very close second, and perhaps due for some geek love.Today, May 25, is known alternately as Geek Pride Day, Towel Day, and The ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Tech Republic ]

Entities: Douglas Adams, George Lucas, Star Wars

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' radio tour starts in June

Douglas Adams's classic series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is set to embark on a new tour next month.The legendary original radio series of the comedy sci-fi from Adams will tour across the UK throughout June and July.The tour kicks off at Glasgow's ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Digital Spy ]

Entities: Douglas Adams, Simon Jones, Susan Sheridan, Dirk Maggs

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Thomas Frank

Twitter celebrates Towel Day

These froods really know where their towels are ... Happy Towel Day! #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #douglasadams #towelday twitter.com/HanRobinson92/… Hannah Robinson (@HanRobinson92) May 25, 2012Today is #TowelDay in memory of the genius Douglas Adams ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Douglas Adams, Wincey Willis, Twitter, Hannah Robinson, Thomas Frank

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Happy Towel Day: Douglas Adams remembered across the world

‘Froods’ are celebrating Towel Day across the globe to remember the work of the late British author Douglas Adams. ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Yahoo! UK and Ireland ]

Entities: Douglas Adams

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Review: Solid actors play it silly in <i>Men In Black 3</i>

There's something oddly comforting about watching three great actors so earnestly embrace this schlocky cinema from a simpler, cheesier time in Men In Black 3, writes Raja Sen.That the Men In Black franchise comes to us from a different time period is ... [ Published May 25 2012 by rediff.com ]

Entities: Will Smith, Josh Brolin, Douglas Adams, Jemaine Clement, Austin Powers

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Opera House staff mark Towel Day

STAFF at the Grand Opera House are prepared for anything today – such as making an emergency hitchhike on a passing interplanetary ship as the Earth is destroyed.They all have their towels with them, marking Towel Day, instituted in 2001 in honour of ... [ Published May 25 2012 by York Press ]

Entities: Dirk Maggs, Grand Opera House, Douglas Adams, Simon Jones

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Battleship

Somewhere, far out in the reaches of space, some pissed-off aliens must be plotting a regime change.Their leaders intercepted a signal beacon from a harmless-looking blue-green planet and, instead of ignoring it and minding their own business, like most ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Seven Days Vermont ]

Entities: Battleship, Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Hamish Linklater, Douglas Adams

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Scotland’s favourite book a novel ‘so bad it gives novels a bad name’

LITERARY snobs and lovers of the Scottish novel look away now. Scotland?s favourite book is the best-selling and much-maligned The Da Vinci Code, according to a new poll.A Top 10 list puts Dan Brown’s 2003 murder mystery novel at the top of the pile of ... [ Published May 22 2012 by The Scotsman ]

Entities: Scotland, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

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Towel Day: 42 Occurrences of The Number 42 in P... [ Published 19 hours ago by Wired News ]
HAPPY GEEK PRIDE DAY [ Published May 25 2012 by Weekly Dig ]
Kick off your weekend with Geek Pride Day [ Published May 25 2012 by Examiner.com ]
Towel Day, Geek Pride Day: Raise your Pan-Galac... [ Published May 25 2012 by KSAT 12 ]
Summer reading [ Published May 25 2012 by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ]
Geek Trivia: What is the second most successful... [ Published May 25 2012 by Tech Republic ]
Hong Kong Young Writers Awards 2012 [ Published May 25 2012 by Time Out Hong Kong ]
Douglas Adams celebrated by fans worldwide on '... [ Published May 25 2012 by Telegraph ]
Twitter celebrates Towel Day [ Published May 25 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Happy Towel Day: Douglas Adams remembered acros... [ Published May 25 2012 by Yahoo! UK and Ireland ]
Fans worldwide celebrate Douglas Adams on 'Towe... [ Published May 25 2012 by Telegraph ]
Happy Towel Day! 10 Great Douglas Adams Quotes [ Published May 25 2012 by Huffington Post UK ]
'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' radio tour s... [ Published May 25 2012 by Digital Spy ]
Opera House staff mark Towel Day [ Published May 25 2012 by York Press ]
Open thread: share your favourite Douglas Adams... [ Published May 25 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Review: Solid actors play it silly in <i>Men In... [ Published May 25 2012 by rediff.com ]
Battleship [ Published May 24 2012 by Seven Days Vermont ]
‘Things Fall Apart’ named one of the world’s 50... [ Published May 23 2012 by Ghana Business News ]
Scotland’s favourite book a novel ‘so bad it gi... [ Published May 22 2012 by The Scotsman ]
Between the Covers 20/05/2012 [ Published May 20 2012 by The Independent ]
What I bought – 16 May 2012 [ Published May 19 2012 by Comic Book Resources ]
Amidst Euro meltdown Greeks look towards future [ Published May 17 2012 by PressReleasePoint ]
Local Writers Craig Pay and Dave Schofield Laun... [ Published May 17 2012 by FemaleFirst.co.uk ]
Dallas Opera Announces New Commission, EVEREST,... [ Published May 17 2012 by Broadway World ]
You Can't Handle Doctor Who's In-Your-Face Poli... [ Published May 16 2012 by Io9 ]
Celebrate Towel day in honor of Douglas Adams [ Published May 16 2012 by Examiner.com ]
Simon Jones to star in The Hitchhiker’s Guide t... [ Published May 15 2012 by The List ]
David Kudler: Spooky or Jokey? 10 Favorite YA F... [ Published May 15 2012 by Huffington Post ]
TV: TV Club: Doctor Who (Classic), “Destiny Of ... [ Published May 13 2012 by A.V. Club ]
Dirk Gently, Monday, May 14 [ Published May 13 2012 by Melbourne Age ]

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TV: TV Club: Doctor Who (Classic), “Destiny Of ... [ Published May 13 2012 by A.V. Club ] “Destiny Of The Daleks” (season 17, episodes 1-4. Originally aired Sept. 1-22, 1979) Just going by pedigree of the writers involved, “Destiny Of The Daleks” should be a lot better than it is. It marked the final Doctor Who script from Terry ...
Why Do We Celebrate The 'Solitary' Experience O... [ Published Apr 28 2012 by Techdirt ] We already wrote making people more lonely, but that same piece made Mathew Ingram go on a bit of rant on Twitter raising a good point. He noted that the same folks who decry social media for making people lonely often celebrate the importance of the ...
Monty Python Members to Voice Aliens in Sci-Fi ... [ Published Jan 26 2012 by /Film ] The surviving members of the Monty Python troupe – John Cleese , Terry Gilliam , Eric Idle , Terry Jones , and Michael Palin – have very rarely appeared as Monty Python since the death of Graham Chapman in 1989. But the five actors have shown ...
Matt Smith interview: lord of misrule [ Published Dec 04 2011 by Oh No They Didn't! ] I don't think Matt Smith has an unenthusiastic bone in his body. True, he has a nastily damaged and very specific one, in his back, which cut short a proper professional football career, but even that one's still probably enthusiastic. He and his ...

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Dirk Gently Trailer - BBC Four [ Published Feb 28 2012 by BBC Comedy - YouTube ]