ITEM #1: Just a little heads-up for all folks in the Maryland and outlying areas that might want to attend a museum discussion about pop culture. We started a GEM Lecture series here at Geppi’s Entertainment Museum in February – for more on the romance-themed debut, check out this previous installment of this very column. [...]

I had a lot of things I wanted to discuss in this installment, including the passing of legendary science fiction author Philip Jose Farmer (this column is too often about obituaries), and an interesting new piece of legislation about prohibiting humans from keeping primates as pets that would be of interest to my guest columnist, [...]

[The following are abbreviated excerpts from the first in the GEM Speaker series, “Love and Romance in Pop Culture,” restructured for use in this column] Love makes the world go ‘round. It also fuels entertainment in all of its forms, from romantic dramas and comedies in film and television to the more fanciful relationships that [...]

Just another quick column this week as I’m between conventions. Well, technically, I’m at the next convention as you read this. Last week, GEM Registrar Andy Hershberger and I trudged up to New York to attend the NY Comic Con. Short story – it was a great con, well attended, with lots of people stopping [...]

As you read this, I’m probably standing in the Javits Center in chilly New York City at this year’s comics and pop culture opus, the New York Comic Con. In addition to our wonderful Geppi’s Entertainment Museum booth, showcasing a variety of comics and memorabilia from our collection, you’ll be able to see the museum [...]