The Geek Down

Wrapping up our coverage of the Boston Independent Film Festival, Adam and Kaiser Soze (Billy) give insights on the what was MOST awesome and what was MOST shitty. We also go in on Nas emulating Ghostbusters, Utah busting a businesses balls, and Apple balling it's loyal customers with no lubrication. Topping it off we've got "Heterotopia" - a rock opera about a girl who loses her body and must travel through a parallel world to get it back. Lainey and Tom of the band 'Schooltree' come to talk tunes and give us the info on their rock opera. Finally as a digestif we quickly touch on "Captain America: Civil War"

We give American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor Prince Rogers Nelson a fond farewell, PAX was the shiz and we breakdown the finer points - including weaponized zombies, digitized butts and the cracks that go with them, backstabbing friends for both fun and profit, and the devastating diva Ginny Nightshade, the prolific burlesque performer and producer talks to us about her current projects, her involvement in the alternative artist community, and reflects on favorite performances to date.

We mourn one of the most inspiring musicians of all time, Prince. Telling stories and discussing how we were effected by his legacy, we give American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor Prince Rogers Nelson a fond farewell

The Electronic Sports League bans 'Team YP' (a team sponsored by pornography empire YouPorn) from competition. Their reasons are dubious at best and the general speculation is an attempt at shaming the team for their association with sex work

Female wrestling pioneer Joanie Laurer aka 'Chyna' passes away from suspected complications with anxiety and insomnia medications at age 46. Most notable for being the first female to compete in the ring with men at the professional level, Chyna left behind a legacy of turmoil and tumultuous greatness.

Film director Rob Daniel passes away from Parkinson's disease. Daniels had been an inspiration to aspiring Hollywood performers having entered the business well past the "acceptable" threshold of teens and twenties at age 42. Daniels would go on to direct several projects for television and the Michael J. Fox classic we know and love.

Fox tells SDCC to go suck an egg, WWE's Payback tests the limits of the fans patience, and the Scarlet Tongue returns to give us a taste of Mexico

Adam gives the full report on Ta Nehesi Coates' first endeavor into the Marvel universe, Black Panther. Does it live up to the hype? Is it just another cheesy MCU tie-in?

Some guy sues President Obama over Game of Thrones previews, Nathan Fillion and Nolan North get too many mentions, and Pat does NOT hate Wil Wheaton despite popular opinion

An exploit in "The Division" allowed players to ramp up their stats and acquire high-end weapons quickly. That's apparently a no-no, so UbiSoft has threatened to "punish'"players using these exploits