Tapping into an audience of over a billion people, the Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that they will be translating the complete works of William Shakespeare into Mandarin. Sajid Javid, Culture Secretary of Britain, and Chinese Vice-President Ma Kai made the announcement as part of an ongoing “economic and financial dialogue” between the two countries….
Moonie Musings: Revisiting the Sailor Moon Manga Volume 5
Fighting evil by moonlight? You’re not alone. Sailor Moon made history as one of the most popular shoujo (traditionally, manga and anime targeted towards a younger female audience) manga ever released, and 2014 is shaping up to be the year of the Senshi.
I’m Loving: Rooftop Prince
The heir to a multimedia company sees a pretty girl on the streets of New York City—no, wait. Let me try that again. A prince from the 18th century and his three bodyguards fall onto a roof in 2012—nope, I need to go back further. A princess is found dead in a lake. So begins…
Fan Expo Con Diary: Days 2 and 3
Day 2 of my Fan Expo 2014 experience was the busiest, and also pretty amazing now that I’ve slept enough to look back fondly on my hours in the convention center. It started early, with a 6 am wake-up call and a nap on the subway, as I endeavoured to snag a good seat at…
Fan Expo Con Diary: Day 1
There’s nothing like seeing a Stormtrooper in your subway car to wake one up on a muggy Friday morning. Even as Toronto residents poured out of the city for Labour Day weekend, Fan Expo Canada pulled thousands into the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for four days of panels and celebrities from comics, science-fiction/fantasy, anime, and…
Love, Lizzie: A Secret Diary Review
In 2012, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (fondly known as LBD) brought the familiar and beloved novel Pride and Prejudice to a relatively new online platform as a webseries, and the results were nothing less than extraordinary. Jane Austen’s characters shifted into grad students, aspiring fashion designers, medical students, and CEOs, their lives and uncertainties closer…
Moonie Musings: Revisiting the Sailor Moon Manga (Volume 4)
Fighting evil by moonlight? You’re not alone. Sailor Moon made history as one of the most popular shoujo (traditionally, manga and anime targeted towards a younger female audience) manga ever released, and 2014 is shaping up to be the year of the Senshi.
Soska Sisters Ushering Painkiller Jane to a Theatre Near You
In need of more female-led superhero movies? The Soska Sisters have got you covered: Jen and Sylvia Soska have signed up to direct a film adaptation of Painkiller Jane. The cult hit comic created by Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada features a cop who finds herself with “preternatural regenerating abilities and a high tolerance for…
Moonie Musings: Revisiting the Sailor Moon Manga (Volume 3)
Fighting evil by moonlight? You’re not alone. Sailor Moon made history as one of the most popular shoujo (traditionally, manga and anime targeted towards a younger female audience) manga ever released, and 2014 is shaping up to be the year of the Senshi.
YouTube Looking to Invest in Original Creator Programming with Hollywood
In a not-all-that unprecedented move, Variety reports that YouTube executives are reaching out to Hollywood producers for a potential investment into original programming, with a focus on supporting existing YouTube partners and talent. Projects would be helmed by YouTube creators, and funded by the platform in partnership with producers, possibly giving rise to webseries and…
First Impressions! Sailor Moon: We Shriek A Bit
Kayleigh: MOON PRIDE, MOTHERFUCKERS. I’m so excited that Sailor Moon Crystal is finally here. Growing up, I was a huge fan of the original anime–those were the days when you had to wake up at 6:00 am every morning before school to tape it–and like a lot of 90s kids, Sailor Moon was hugely influential…
Review: Maybe One Day
Maybe One Day Melissa Kantor HarperTeen Maybe One Day is a story that nearly reaches the summit of what it tries to accomplish, but is then hindered by the romance storyline. Best friends Zoe and Olivia are heartbroken at the start of the novel, having been rejected for further studies at their ballet academy. Olivia seeks…