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The Geek Lyfe Presents: Ganbaru!

Ganbaru, also romanized as gambaru, is a ubiquitous Japanese word which roughly means to slog on tenaciously through tough times. The word Ganbaru is often translated to mean "doing one’s best", but in practice, it means doing more than one's

August 7, 2020
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Top Five Cosplayers of 2019

As the year comes to a close we wanted to highlight five hard-working cosplayers that we had the pleasure of interviewing this year. Be sure to check out out and give them all of the love and support they deserve.

December 31, 2019
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Toxicity in the Gaming Community

It is a widely known stereotype that has been ingrained in society for a few decades: video games attract boys. This statement has been proven untrue time and time again. However, while the data showcases that women love video games

December 29, 2019
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Looking Back on The Geek Lyfe 2019

A lot of wonderful things in the year of 2019. My name is DeAngelo Murilo and I own and operate The Geek Lyfe along with a team of pretty awesome human beings. Our goal is to represent the underrepresented and

December 27, 2019
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Enjoy Our Content? Help Support Us!

I hope you are all doing well! My name is DeAngelo Murillo and I am the owner and creator of The Geek Lyfe. In 2012 I started this brand with the sole purpose of helping support our geeky community. I have

September 28, 2019
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The Geek Lyfe is Thankful – 2018 Edition!

It's the oddest of experiences to feel both that this year has flown by, yet also felt as though it would never pass. As a brand, we had our share of fantastic moments and just as many difficult ones as

November 22, 2018
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Ways to Combat Toxicity in Our Cosplay Community

Every morning, I start my day perusing the many social media outlets filled with excitement and anticipation of what wonderful cosplayers have to share with the world that day. Unfortunately, lately, I’ve been greeted by something else: hate and discord

September 22, 2018
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