GeekNights Thursdays

Tonight on GeekNights we review The Running Man (1987 film) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Richard Dawson. In the news, the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO along with regional bodies throughout the state have called for statewide labor action in Minnesota over the brutality of ICE. The crazy house we rented once in Wildwood NJ is for sale, and the New York Sirens are on the verge of selling out MSG despite drawing tiny crowds in New Jersey (proving once again that few want to go to New Jersey on purpose).

• The Running Man (1987 Arnold Version)

• The Running Man (1987 Arnold Version)

• The Running Man (1987 Arnold Version)

• Rym - Puppet tests from Fantastic Mr Fox
• Scott - “Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros & Kirby Air Riders

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider anti-intellectualism. In the news, Valve has new hardware including a new VR headset Rym is going to get, and you should learn about the 1981 Air Traffic Controller strike. We will be live at PAX Unplugged 2025!

• Anti-Intellectualism

• Anti-Intellectualism

• Anti-Intellectualism

• Rym - Jesus Didn't Have Long Hair....So Why does Jesus Have Long Hair?
• Scott - Using OSINT to track US military murders at sea

Tonight on GeekNights, we review (without spoilers) the third installment in the Knives Out Mysteries: Wake Up Dead Man. Benoit Blanc is a character for the ages, and it's worth seeing. In the news, Zohran Mamdani is the next mayor of New York and his victory speech is worth a watch. Democrats overwhelmingly vote to fight for democracy. Kodak quietly begins selling film again.

• Wake Up Dead Man (2025)

• Wake Up Dead Man (2025)

• Wake Up Dead Man (2025)

• Rym - Porcupine Screenwriting Tool
• Scott - HyperRogue

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider fancy restaurants. In the news, noted racist Terry Bollea has died at 71, Donald Trump is getting even more dangerously unhinged than usual, and the Canada World Junior assault case has ended.

Here is a list of every significant lecture or panel that Rym and Scott have ever done, going back to the year 2002.

• Fancy Restaurants

• Fancy Restaurants

• Fancy Restaurants

• Rym - Secret Train Station Apartments
• Scott - IAMMP Piano Roll Archive

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the keeping of houseplants. In the news, the fascists are going after Harvard, but Harvard is fighting back in multiple ways. I recommend the free course "U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies." More interesting is the (not free) Public Leadership Credential. Long Island City finally has good bagels, and next week brings us a bunch of exiting nerd stuff including John Wick: Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, and Deltarune. Also Rym got a 1/4 scale Dig Dug machine.

• Houseplants

• Houseplants

• Houseplants

• Rym - Pizza
• Scott - Real Real Japan

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the painting of minis, from Ral Partha to Ralidium. In the news, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) will likely (and justifiably) strike, here's a starting point if you are interested in the dynamics of a broader anti-fascist General Strike, and the Twitter AI is obsessed with defending South African white supremacists.

• Painting Miniatures

• Painting Miniatures

• Painting Miniatures

• Rym - The Violent World of Football Ultras
• Scott - KUNG FURY 2 FILTRADO!

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about surgery. Warning: we talk about surgery. In the news, capitalism has destroyed Polygon and a federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from deporting people to concentration camps using the archaic Alien Enemies Act of 1798, setting up an existential supreme court showdown.

• Surgery

• Surgery

• Surgery

• Rym - Stealing Power !!
• Scott - Joon Lee

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the concept of retirement. I know what my plan is. In the news, James Bond is captured by an evil megacorporation, and supplements will destroy your liver.

• Retirement

• Retirement

• Retirement

• Rym - Tom's Diner (Cover)
• Scott - The 88x31 GIF Collection

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about fear. Rym was on a panel about fear at PAX South back in 2016, plus a video essay. In the news, it turns out Santa Claus is a myroblyte, ChatGPT went down, Russia shot down another commercial airliner, and Finland seized a Russian sabotage tanker.

• Fear

• Fear

• Fear

• Rym - Caga Tió de Nadal
• Scott - What Happened to the World's Largest Tube TV?

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about knives. Learn to use the right knife for the right task with the right technique in the kitchen, and your life will be better. Also learn how to care for them. In the news, the assassination of a health insurance CEO brought a deep simmering anger to the surface of American society, surprising many, and the Interstella 5555 "remaster" isn't.

• Knives

• Knives

• Knives

• Rym - Restored - Star Trek The Animated Series Public Service Ad
• Scott - Lord of the Maps