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Revenge of the Nerds?

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  How Nerd Culture Became Cool? The days of the beefcake action heroes are dead. The nerds have taken over. If you’ve watched a movie, turned on a television or gone on the Internet lately, you’ve probably seen nerds everywhere. They no longer serve as the punch line or the person to pick on — they’re starring in their own movies and shows. Our new heroes are the Tina Feys and Michael Ceras. Nerd culture is on the rise, which includes the popular websites I Can Has Cheezburger? and Know Your Meme, via email. Science fiction shows are becoming more popular, it’s cool to have the latest electronics, and people flock to comic conventions. After so many years in the shadows, what is making nerds cool now? Although the word “nerd” first appeared in the Dr. Seuss book , “If I Ran The Zoo,” it was also used as a synonym for a “square” in a Newsweek article in 1951. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a nerd as “a person who pursues an unfashionable or highly technical interest with obs...

Revenge of the Nerds?

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  How Nerd Culture Became Cool? The days of the beefcake action heroes are dead. The nerds have taken over. If you’ve watched a movie, turned on a television or gone on the Internet lately, you’ve probably seen nerds everywhere. They no longer serve as the punch line or the person to pick on — they’re starring in their own movies and shows. Our new heroes are the Tina Feys and Michael Ceras. Nerd culture is on the rise, which includes the popular websites I Can Has Cheezburger? and Know Your Meme, via email. Science fiction shows are becoming more popular, it’s cool to have the latest electronics, and people flock to comic conventions. After so many years in the shadows, what is making nerds cool now? Although the word “nerd” first appeared in the Dr. Seuss book , “If I Ran The Zoo,” it was also used as a synonym for a “square” in a Newsweek article in 1951. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a nerd as “a person who pursues an unfashionable or highly technical interest with obs...

Revenge of the Nerds?

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  How Nerd Culture Became Cool? The days of the beefcake action heroes are dead. The nerds have taken over. If you’ve watched a movie, turned on a television or gone on the Internet lately, you’ve probably seen nerds everywhere. They no longer serve as the punch line or the person to pick on — they’re starring in their own movies and shows. Our new heroes are the Tina Feys and Michael Ceras. Nerd culture is on the rise, which includes the popular websites I Can Has Cheezburger? and Know Your Meme, via email. Science fiction shows are becoming more popular, it’s cool to have the latest electronics, and people flock to comic conventions. After so many years in the shadows, what is making nerds cool now? Although the word “nerd” first appeared in the Dr. Seuss book , “If I Ran The Zoo,” it was also used as a synonym for a “square” in a Newsweek article in 1951. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a nerd as “a person who pursues an unfashionable or highly technical interest with obs...

Revenge of the Nerds?

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  How Nerd Culture Became Cool? The days of the beefcake action heroes are dead. The nerds have taken over. If you’ve watched a movie, turned on a television or gone on the Internet lately, you’ve probably seen nerds everywhere. They no longer serve as the punch line or the person to pick on — they’re starring in their own movies and shows. Our new heroes are the Tina Feys and Michael Ceras. Nerd culture is on the rise, which includes the popular websites I Can Has Cheezburger? and Know Your Meme, via email. Science fiction shows are becoming more popular, it’s cool to have the latest electronics, and people flock to comic conventions. After so many years in the shadows, what is making nerds cool now? Although the word “nerd” first appeared in the Dr. Seuss book , “If I Ran The Zoo,” it was also used as a synonym for a “square” in a Newsweek article in 1951. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a nerd as “a person who pursues an unfashionable or highly technical interest with obs...

Revenge of the Nerds?

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  How Nerd Culture Became Cool? The days of the beefcake action heroes are dead. The nerds have taken over. If you’ve watched a movie, turned on a television or gone on the Internet lately, you’ve probably seen nerds everywhere. They no longer serve as the punch line or the person to pick on — they’re starring in their own movies and shows. Our new heroes are the Tina Feys and Michael Ceras. Nerd culture is on the rise, which includes the popular websites I Can Has Cheezburger? and Know Your Meme, via email. Science fiction shows are becoming more popular, it’s cool to have the latest electronics, and people flock to comic conventions. After so many years in the shadows, what is making nerds cool now? Although the word “nerd” first appeared in the Dr. Seuss book , “If I Ran The Zoo,” it was also used as a synonym for a “square” in a Newsweek article in 1951. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a nerd as “a person who pursues an unfashionable or highly technical interest with obs...