Yet Another Spurious Moment of TR Self-Pleasure
If you’ve ever wished Topless Robot had an “About” section, because you either wondered “Who writes this?” or “What asshole writes this shit?” you are in luck. Topless Robot contributer Jason F.C. Clarke, a.k.a. Poe Ghostal, asked me for a brief interview detailing my nerdy origins and thought on why our generation seems extra nerdy; I invite you to check it out here. Really, it’s all an excuse for me to talk about all the toys in my office?seriously, because he didn’t ask, but I told him anyways.
Also, I’ll be traveling a bit, and thus the rest of the week’s articles maybe less punctual than you’re used to. My apologies in advance to all those devastated by this announcement. If it helps, I’ll be telling you how to win those free Topless Robot t-shirts I taunted you with when I return next week.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.