Thanksgiving is coming soon for those of us in the United States. It’s my favorite holiday. It’s both the biggest cooking holiday of the year and it’s always around my birthday — in fact, my birthday is on Thanksgiving this year, so my birthday cake will probably be a pumpkin pie. And about 10 years…
Movies That Shaped Me: Pecker
It was a Friday night in my senior year of high school, I was at a grocery store (most likely buying a two liter of Mountain Dew and Sour Patch Kids), and their bargain bin was overflowing with VHS movies. I sifted through and found a tape that shaped the rest of my life. It…
Life Geek! 10/24/14-11/6/14
Life Geek! is our bi-weekly lifestyle feature where we offer readers a glimpse into our geeky lives. Al Rosenberg, Games Section Editor We had a Halloween party and I was The Peaches’ manager Jimmy Dugan (from A League of Their Own). My roommates were two other Tom Hankses. Remember, “there’s no crying in baseball” and…
Us Conductors Wins the Giller Prize
On Monday evening Canadian book lovers gathered to find out the results of the Giller Prize, the largest literary prize in Canada. Previous winners and the rest of Canada’s “literati” gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel, and “Giller Light” parties were held from coast to coast to watch the livestream of the ceremony. Due to…
Support the Arts: Lord of the Rings with Orchestra
For those who like a splash of culture to go with your fantasy loving selves, the Symphony Silicon Valley will be presenting all three Lord of the Rings (LOTR) movies in high definition accompanied by a symphony orchestra in April 2015. According to their site, the trilogy experience is being offered for the first time…
The Thursday Book Beat: First Annual “Toronto International Book Fair” Launches Tonight
First Annual “Toronto International Book Fair” It’s hard to believe that Toronto doesn’t have a big book event like it’s pal New York City whether it’s industry based like BookExpo of America or a more reader friendly option like BookCon. This weekend, however, marks the first annual INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair where book lovers can…
Of Pirates and Self-Rescuing Princesses
“I wanted to write a book about a girl that was strong, smart and independent — like I want my daughter to be when she grows up,” said Jeremy Whitley, and so Princeless was born. When we first met Princess Adrienne, she was trapped in a dragon-guarded tower, until she decided to take her fate…
A Trip Down Fear Street: Goodnight Kiss, Super Chiller #03
As the polar vortex veers down on the United States, let’s take a fantastical escape to the beach where vampire and vampire bats linger near the throats of unsuspecting Shadyside teens. Tagline Their first kiss could be her last… Synopsis Shadyside teens, Matt, April, and Todd, are looking forward to a summer vacation away from…
MICE 2014: Expectations Exceeded
The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) ran from October 4 and 5, 2014 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It’s been a free annual event since 2010 as a joint effort between the Boston Comics Roundtable and Lesley University College of Art and Design to create a showcase for artists and creators working in comics in the greater…
New Comics from Youth In Decline? Oh My. OH MY.
Ryan Sands last gave me heart palpitations when he and Michael DeForge released images from their cartoon-that-wasn’t, MallNation, but now he’s gone and released details of Youth In Decline‘s 2015 line up. HOLD ME.
WWACGamers
I took to Twitter to find out what our readers are playing. I did my best not to let my personal Bioware obsession take too much precedence, though we did have a few other people join in who love Mass Effect and/or are looking forward to the upcoming release of Dragon Age: Inquisition. Fortunately, we had…
Interview with Governor General’s Award Nominee, Mariko Tamaki
Earlier this year the creative team behind the award winning graphic novel, Skim, released a fabulous new slice-of-life comic, This One Summer. Here at Women Write About Comics, we’re big fans of This One Summer. In fact it was the inaugural read of our Twitter Comic Club (#WWACComicClub). And we weren’t the only ones who loved…