Nerd Curious

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  Nerd Curious Why the essential collection Bradbury Stories explains how to live forever

  Todd VanDerWerff reads a collection of Ray Bradbury’s fiction and remembers his own Bradbury-esque childhood.

  May 20, 2013 | 11:00am -

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  Nerd Curious How board games sum up the meaning of life through colorful cards and painted pieces

  In a continuing series, Todd VanDerWerff tries the nerd obsessions he missed as a kid, and finds deeper meaning in all of them.

  January 8, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Nerd Curious Why it’s impossible not to love Superman

  A would-be nerd looks deeply into the Superman mythos for the first time, and finds a mirror for society.

  July 13, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Nerd Curious #1: Dungeons & Dragons 

  A new column launches, as a writer long denied the nerdier things in life explores the experiences that create hard-core fanatics.

  March 20, 2012 | 12:00am -