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We’re nerds and we love Fresno, so we started ZappCon

These are just a few of the things to do at ZappCon — a two-day ... in the last 10 years — we all are huge nerds and we all love where we live. We love the geek and nerd community and we love Fresno, ... read more

‘The Gallows’ Directors on Testing Scares, Being Inspired By ‘The Terminator,’ and More

Cluff: He’s an interesting character because half of the people hate him, and half of the people love ... we know. Lofing: We were both in drama. Cluff: And I had friends from all different cliques, f... read more

125 College Football Teams, Ranked And Explained

That's due largely to the fact that they led the nation in takeaways, and also to the fact that so many of the yards and points that dragged down their rankings in the conventional statistics were com... read more

Murs & Fashawn Describe Similarities With T.I., Claim Rappers Pretend Because They Hate Themselves

We’re the only community that does that. There are nerds in ... “Yo, love the [Oakland] Raiders.” But if they go to Raiders games, yo, it’s a fuckin’ problem. There’s the 13s, the 14s. I know in Fresn... read more

There's a museum for everything - even Civil War battles depicted by cats

"We just don't make clay people as well as cats," Rebecca says. But they were determined to have a museum. It had been their dream since they were suburban Philadelphia middle-schoolers and fell in lo... read more

How Merriam-Webster became the star of Twitter

And it was exactly what readers were ... started in January. And then the idea was to, on the one hand, really promote the articles that we write about words. And of course, the trend-watching, which ... read more

Revised Prediction for the 2014 Wolverines [BLOG]

They were embarrassed almost ... defensive side of the ball considering we held Utah below 50 points.”… Advance to 3-1. Game 5 vs. Minnesota: 23-17 loss… I chalked this one up as a loss before the yea... read more

Minnesota rolls out the barrel for dozens of new breweries and brewpubs

It started ... were skeptical about the idea of a beer store with no Bud or Miller or even Corona. “People told me I was crazy, it would never work,” Alvey said. “But we were starting to see this expl... read more

Interview with James Fallows

If you think of the place as one big high school, with cool kids, with nerds ... battle with greed. So we'll see. I am hoping the shame button can be pushed somewhat more strongly. S. Talbot: Fred Wer... read more

Building a community for creative writing alumni

“There were a lot of people that stayed for a while ... Click here to connect with the Creative Writing Alumni Chapter. Related stories: We’re nerds and we love Fresno, so we started ZappCon Hmong Alu... read more

Sabean on Pence move: “Right now, we needed all the help we could get.”

“We were hoping we could infuse something from the outside like they did. Now, after going through a five-game losing streak and seeing that we need a lift and needed to hang in there, I’m glad we wer... read more

The 30 Worst Special Edition Jerseys Ever

The overall thrust of the design said, “We’re with ... uniforms that were the team’s standard playing attire in 1932. As James Harrison himself said, “There’s a reason these jerseys were from 1932...i... read more