Anyone who has a love of fine dining and relishes an excellent movie knows—these are things that ought to be paired together. We have experts recommending how to pair wines with gourmet dishes, why not films and food? In the interest of expanding everyone’s ability to enjoy great sci-fi and fantasy, I’ve put together a…
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Fantasy and Science Fiction are filled with brave knights, damsels in distress, elf-lords, daring spaceship pilots, and laser welding heroes, but what about the heroes that don’t fit into traditional molds? Today I want to celebrate the Fantasy and Sci-fi heroes who are unconventionally awesome! Here they are in no particular order, cause…
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Very few shows which ran for just 1 season can claim they’ve had such an impact on fans as Firefly! The sci-fi/western mash-up is still drawing in new fans 17 years after its debut. And old fans aren’t going anywhere either! Joss Whedon’s 2002 brainchild has amassed a cult following and has gone down…
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There are so many ways a lady could be deadly without wrinkling her gown. Forget the garter daggers and muff pistols and sword canes in the parasol—those are all terribly stylish but just scratch the surface of potential mayhem. Here are some juicy examples, torn from the pages of yesteryear’s headlines: 1. A Fashionable Murder…
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A film’s soundtrack can be one of the most powerful aspects of the movie-going experience, but what about the movies we play in our heads while writing or reading? If you ask authors about their writing routines, many will say they write to music. My urban fantasy gets a pop music soundtrack. My steampunk? Classical…
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Ah, headcanons…there’s nothing more satisfying than finding the perfect one for your fandom, for your OTP, or to explain a plothole that’s been niggling at you from the recesses of your mind. Not familiar with headcanons? Here’s how Urban Dictionary defines the term. So, without further ado, let’s introduce you to five Fantasy headcanons…
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Hurl invective like a Victorian! Rather than provide a top ten list, I’m giving you the tools to make your own! Is your co-worker a scowsy soap-crawler or a splathering whiffmagig? Is your ex a boggy gomus or a bottle-arsed impudence? Find the precise set-down of your choice by combining the columns below. …
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Ah, fantasy weapons. They’re a part of the reason we love this genre, am I right? We love our fantasy weapons so much that they’re right there in the name of some fantasy subset genres: sword and sorcery. But some are better, in my opinion, than others. And so, I bring to you, dear…
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1. Ron Weasley – Harry Potter Being the youngest son in a family of 7 children is hard enough; being best friends with the famous Harry Potter can only extend the shadow that you exist in. Still, Ron Weasley has stood by Harry’s side more times than we can count and was extraordinarily brave in…
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Are you the kind that likes to plan ahead? Or maybe you want to get in on investments that will pay off big in the coming space boom. Snag up-and-coming space real estate before it’s even been staked! Here’s our latest intel on the future’s most popular vacations that no one will want to miss!…
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