“I have a million ideas, but they all point to certain death.”¹

Geek Out

Chill out. I try to make a post whenever there's an event at the New York Explorers Club that's even a bit relevant to this site's topic matter—which comprises almost anything that happens at the Explorers Club, because it's the freakin’ Explorers Club. I love that such a thing exists. This weekend the freakin’ Explorers Club holds their 2008 film festival, with a focus on exploration into the planet's chilliest climes. I'll be out of town, sadly, but I would love to see Prize of the Pole (on Arctic explorer Robert Peary's darker side) and Strange Days on Planet Earth: Dirty Secrets (on environmental mysteries). The festival takes place at Explorers Club HQ, 40 E. 70th St., kicking off this evening and showing films throughout Saturday (full schedule).

Bet your life, again. The second showing of You Bet Your Life Live!, with announcing duties handled by this reporter, commences tonight at 10 p.m. For more details, check last weekend's events post.

Geek In

Practice your swing. Golf's U.S. Open takes place this weekend, but I'm going to make an educated guess and venture there's not a huge overlap between Geek Out New York readers and the audience that shares my enjoyment of televised golf. Fie on your love of fast-paced action! Perhaps I can tempt you with Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2, the just-released sequel to my favorite PSP game. I've lost hundreds of hours of my life to the first HSG: Open Tee, and I don't know if that makes it a good value or a bad influence. Probably both, but it's fun in any case.

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1. From an underappreciated flick. ↑