We Want Your Nerds
The Show Me Your Nerd team is hard at work on a second season, and we want you to submit your coolest, nerdiest…
Show Me Your Nerd
Sometimes "nerdy" is a pristine collection of computers, or carefully collated boxes of keyboards. Or it's breaking open ancient viking swords to see how they're made or knowing *everything* about the Viewmaster. Above all, being nerdy is all about love.
There's a Treasure Trove of Ancient Video Games in This Underground Bunker
Mike Mika is a video game developer, so naturally he has a passion for video games. He modded Donkey Kong once so his…
The Surprising and Spectacular Joy of Accordions
Paul Ramunni had been doing people’s taxes for 40 years and he knew it wasn’t something that made them happy. So when…
Friendship Fuels This Erotic Photographer's Collection of '90s Toys
Fwee Carter believes nerds can be sexy too, and he’s got an entire book (and website) devoted to images he’s taken of…
What Do You Keep When You Whittle a Collection of 2,300 Cameras Down to 200?
Every photographer, at some point, becomes a collector too. Some photographers collect lenses worth thousands of…
Yes, You Really Can Collect View-Masters, and Yes, This Woman Has Nearly All of Them
Before smartphones or mobile VR there were precious few ways for your eyes to feast on a far off land. The View-Master…
This Swordsmith Hacks Ancient Weapons to Unlock the Secrets of Viking Metallurgy
Jeff Pringle is an Oakland-based swordsmith, so it’s no surprise he has hundreds of pre-industrial and viking-era…
Meet the Relentless Engineer Who Brings Vintage Computers Back From the Dead
Marc Verdiell is obsessed with clunky, vintage computers. He has over a hundred pieces in his collection, mostly early…
This Guy Has 600 Keyboards and Still Thinks He Needs More
Jacob Alexander loves keyboards. He has over 600 in his collection and says he emigrated to the U.S. from Canada just…