The Greatest Kiss in the Universe
Kirk kissing Leia, courtesy of Nerdcore. If I don’t get at least five insane fan fics out of this, I’ll be sorely disappointed.
Unfortunately, the real news is that I fractured my elbow this weekend, while… uh, defending a young lady from 20 Nazi biker rapists. The lady’s honor remained intact, but I’m afraid my typing speed has slowed from eight words a minute to about two; whether this means I’ll actually be able to catch my typos or just have more of them remains to be seen. Regardless, this week’s posting might be a little light and a lot wonky. Your tolerance is greatly appreciated.
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.