ComiCon in San Diego is happening this weekend, and our roving geeks reporters Jill and Zeon will be soaking up the atmosphere (eww) to pass along to Neatoramanauts who are interested. No word on what costumes they'll be...

This past week. Neatorama published a bonanza of videos, links, and contests. So much so that we feel the need to remind you that we do have exclusive articles that sometimes get buried in the rush of new material (we ju...

The temperature at home read 106 degrees yesterday, in an area not particularly known for being hot in the summer (or cold in the winter). If the heat wave is affecting your area, you might think about adjusting your tra...

The summer solstice came and went this past week, but it feels like Dog Days already! My garden has given us some fine tomatoes, which never happened before July before. The kids are bored and annoying because it is too...

Hey, you know what would be a great last minute (or bonus) Father's Day gift? Bookmark Neatorama on his computer! That is, if he doesn't already visit us regularly. You'll be sharing neat stuff with Dad every day! Otherw...

Hi there, Neatoramanauts! This week, we experimented with a new way to present an original feature article, and now we'd like your feedback. David Israel wrote On Music: Beatlemania Week, which he called, at one point, a...

Welcome to another long holiday weekend! Monday is Memorial Day in the U.S. which is often thought of as the beginning of summer, culturally if not astronomically. That idea only came about because it's a holiday close t...

Last night I watched our son graduate from high school. I was ready for a long evening, because college graduations I'd been to have long "inspirational"guest speeches. But it wasn't like that at all! The speeches were s...

This past week I got a lesson in what it means to have so many teenagers. The end of the school year meant we had two out-of-town school trips, a choir concert, a piano recital, two awards ceremonies, a picnic, a pizza p...

Even if you had no other obvious clues (such as kids with spring fever), you certainly know summer is near when Hollywood releases its big-budget action movies. You may have seen The Avengers already. Dark Shadows opens...