Fifty-seven percent of Americans believe being called a geek is a compliment. May 25, 2011 -- It is a rivalry that has stood the test of time, tortured many a high school souls and become an iconic ...

Almost five years ago, comedian Patton Oswalt wrote an article for Wired called “Wake Up, Geek Culture, Time to Die.” It was equal parts eulogy for the romanticized nerd he once was, and a lament for ...

During the nineteenth century in America, a “geek” was a carnival performer or wild man who would bite the head off a live chicken or snake—and swallow it. His job was to warm up the audience for the ...