In spite of the fact that there's no Seth Cohen equivalent on Gossip Girl (Dan is way more art gallery opening than comic book convention), geek chic never really left the cultural zeitgeist after dominating the earlier part of this decade. Which is a lucky thing for us, as oftentimes, the nerdiest things (a watch that teaches you Japanese?!?) make us extremely excited around Gen Art HQ. Below, seven such finds that we're buzzing about in the offices right now; check 'em out and let us know if you've got some geektastic guilty pleasures of your own!

1. Liqurious.com: Another addictive Web site from Jean Aw and Daniel Frysinger, the talented minds behind the NOTCOT empire; this one is devoted to all things stylish and libation-related.

2. Hipsters in Space: Gen Art's friend Steven Aoki makes a special appearance in Current TV's new web series about a bunch of skinny kids traveling through space in a limited edition sneaker-shaped ship.

3. Next-Door Neighbor: This weekly comic about city life from SMITH, a cool online literary magazine, features contributions from big time creative talent like Jonathan Ames and Harvey Pekar.

4. Feist on Sesame Street: Remember that part in How the Grinch Stole Christmas when his heart grows three sizes larger? If this clip doesn't give you that brand of warm fuzzies, we need to check for a pulse.

5. KRINK Laptop Sleeve: InCase's much-blogged about limited-edition collaboration with the famed graffiti artist is the first of many Apple-friendly aesthetically-pleasing products in the "Curated by Arkitip" series.

6. Michael Neff, "Chalk Series": Get in on the ground floor and scoop up one of the eye-popping prints in this Seattle-born emerging artist's collection of Day-Glo chalk enhanced street scenes.

7. Insound 20: Jason Munn and Insound have created a limited edition collection of t-shirts, hoodies and signed posters honoring their twenty favorite indie bands. Pre-orders started yesterday, so get on it!

- Caroline Stanley

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