I had the pleasure of being on a fan panel for Siren at this year’s DragonCon, so my review includes both my own thoughts and those of my fellow panelists. We generally agreed on most of it with one notable exception, which I’ll discuss below. By the way, there will be spoilers. If you’re not…
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On March 10th, 1997 we were introduced to Joss Whedon’s cult classic, Buffy the Vampire Slayer…and if you’re anything like me, you haven’t shut up about it since! It’s been over 20 years and the show continues to both keep it’s following and engross new viewers! But what is it about Buffy that makes…
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Sci-fi has come up with some pretty incredible ideas for future eating and some people aren’t waiting till then to try them. In Woody Allen’s movie, “Sleeper”, people were expected to eat low-carb and high fats and protein, long before Keto became popular. The days where we call steak and cream pies healthy aren’t…
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Do you love traveling? No matter where you fall into the spectrum of answers to that question, you can be sure there are some things to learn from Dr. Who. Now, there’s someone who knows about traveling! He’s been everywhere, in every time frame, with a number of different companions, in a multitude of cultures…
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Yes, I know it’s Will & Grace, but WordPress won’t let me use an ampersand in the post title. I recently finished watching the end of the most recent season of the Will & Grace reboot. At the end of it, Grace, who’s been dating Noah – played by David Schwimmer – gets on…
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We think of clothing as a means of self-expression—fleeting or classic, occasionally silly, and frequently entertaining. Rarely do we think of adornment as dangerous, but history is filled with literal fashion victims. Rewind to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Clothing was dyed by natural sources, so unless one’s wardrobe was exotic and very expensive,…
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you at least know about the existence of the Netflix original show Stranger Things. The show first captured masses of attention when it premiered July 15th of 2016, receiving critical acclaim for its homage to classic genre films of the 1980s. And the fever has continued over into…
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Break out your saucepans, drill bits, and knitting needles—the latest trend is to do-it-yourself like our grandparents did. With so much information online, it’s easier than ever to find instructions on everything from dollmaking to drywall. Or for those seeking to connect with actual humans, knitting circles and crafting afternoons are trending. Still, others may…
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At its heart, Good Omens is a story of free will vs. fate. Most of the characters, whether they’re angels, demons, a witchfinder who’s obsessed with how many nipples people have, and the descendant of a witch, move through the stories driven by prophecies and their perceived purposes and fates. The two main characters Crowley…
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Shh, the Statue of Secrecy must not be broken…except there’s a big problem with that because if you’re a HUGE Harry Potter nerd like me, chances are you’ve already downloaded the new app Wizard’s Unite by Pokémon Go creator Niantic Labs! And although according to the tweet below, the game wasn’t set to launch…
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