When I was a kid I stayed up late one night and watched Poltergeist with my older brothers. I was only twelve, and that isn’t exactly a kid’s movie, but it wasn’t scary at all with those two cracking jokes every millisecond. I thought it was a cool movie and bragged at school about how…
Recommended Reading: Gamergate
It’s hard to believe that GamerGate is still going strong, even as media coverage of the so-called consumer rights movement becomes increasingly damning and gaming sites and trade groups move to distance themselves from it. You can find all of our previous GamerGate coverage here, including background information for those lucky few who have remained…
Disney Animation Announces 2016 Film Starring A Woman Of Colour
We're thrilled to announce Moana, our 56th animated feature film coming to theatres late 2016! pic.twitter.com/S8x1KkJwYh — Disney Animation (@DisneyAnimation) October 20, 2014 I have never been so excited for an animated film than I am right now for Moana. As you can see above, Disney Animation announced that their next film in development for…
New to Manga: Trying Monster by Naoki Urasawa
When I decided to dip my toe into the manga pond, I heard one name over and over: Naoki Urasawa. He was the best of the best, an Eisner-winner multiple years in a row for his sci-fi epic 20th Century Boys. Interested as I was, manga’s tendency toward long-running, epic stories scared me off for…
Short & Sweet: The Crime and Religion Edition
Anderson, PSI Division #2 Matt Smith (w) Carl Critchlow (a) IDW I’m a little surprised at how much I like this series so far. The first two issues have dealt with introducing Anderson’s character more fully – her background, a little bit about her powers, and her interactions with other judges. Anderson is an action…
The Twin Peaks Log: S.1 E. 2
Welcome to our biweekly roundtable of Twin Peaks where we are working our way through every. Single. Episode. Some of us are regulars and some of us newbies, but none of our experiences are the same. So get yourself a damn fine cup of coffee, watch along with us, and feel free to chime in…
R/W: A Difficulty with Dialect
A Difficulty with Dialect This summer, I read The New Moon’s Arms by Nalo Hopkinson. I didn’t end up enjoying the story, but I did enjoy reading a book that took me back to the country of my birth. Not simply because it was set in Caribbean islands, but because it was written in a…
Suburban Gothic, with Matthew Gray Gubler and Kat Dennings, Is Rad
Full disclosure: I’m volunteering at Toronto After Dark Film Festival, and while I can’t trash the festival to hell and back (would I? I would not), I’m not required to give the films good press. This one deserves it though. Suburban Gothic Director: Richard Bates Jr. Writers: Richard Bates Jr., Mark Bruner Cast: Mathew Gray Gubler,…
Extra Life 2014: When Rage Quits Really Can Save Lives
Other than pesky colds and the occasional flu (damn you, back to school germs!), my kids are fairly healthy, and for this, I am extremely thankful. But my heart forever goes out to the children and parents who are not so fortunate which is why, for the third year running, I’ll be participating in the…
Stalking Is Never OK! Authors, Bloggers, Entitlement and Obsession
I didn’t expect to write this and I honestly wish I didn’t have to. This morning, I woke up to an explosion of chatter on my feed that was being directed to an article from the Guardian. Author Kathleen Hale wrote a piece that chronicled her journey of… stalking a book blogger who gave her a negative…
Multifarious: Art Untranslatable
I am sucker for typography and illustration. These illustrations by artist Ellen Frances Sanders depicting untranslatable words combine my favorite things: typography, illustration, and the charming and often frustrating nuance of languages: While you are at it, take a look at her other work. — Ginnis Aaaaah. So beautiful. Why, why can’t Jodorowsky just sit…