Plant Nanny Version: 1.9.2 Price: Free with in-app purchases By Fourdesire.com Available for iOS 7.0 or later, Android, and Windows Phone WWAC Writer, Kate Tanski, recently turned me on to the app Plant Nanny (which WWAC writer Kat Overland turned her on to!) when I was complaining about trying to ensure my daily water intake….
A World of Gods and Monsters: Science vs Superstition in Sub-Mariner: The Depths
Superhero comics have traditionally relied upon a clear denotation of right and wrong, a binary of good versus bad, that is easy for children to comprehend. In recent decades, we’ve increasingly seen fans calling for “realism” in superhero narratives, with grittier and morally fallible heroes. Look no further than Batman v Superman and the fact…
Zendaya as Mary Jane Is A Big Screen Story We Don’t Get Often Enough
Sitting down to write about Zendaya’s casting as Mary Jane Watson, I actually thought it would be simple. I settled down with a notebook full of facts and told myself that with it my words would crush all the angry fans and turn away the naysayers; I ended up hitting backspace more times than I…
The Thursday Book Beat: New Reads for Your Morning Commute
Happy Thursday Booklovers! Christa here, stepping in this week to share the latest news from the literary world. Penguin Random House has launched their new Subway Reads program to celebrate the installation of free Wi-Fi in the New York City subway system. The program offers “40,000 pages or 50-plus hours of reading time” to commuters….
The Midnighter Roundtables: The Authority by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch
In a historical move, DC Comics has slated to publish the first direct market comic book industry title led by a queer couple, Midnighter & Apollo #1, on October 5th. Midnighter and Apollo certainly aren’t the newest kids on the block, however. The two first appeared in 1998’s Stormwatch #4 by Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch, and…
Losing It by Emma Rathbone Doesn’t Scratch That Itch
Losing It Emma Rathbone Riverhead Books July 19 2016 Julie Greenfield is a virgin—a twenty-six year old virgin to be precise. She’s not saving herself for marriage, or waiting until she’s in love, or anything like that. But somehow there’s just never been the right moment. Now here she is a college graduate with a…
Stranger Things: Cool Girls, Missing Girls, and Our Girls
This essay will contain spoilers for the full run of Stranger Things. Teen boys playing D&D in a lovingly reproduced 1980s basement. That’s how Stranger Things really gets going, and that’s when I knew that this show probably wasn’t going to be for me.
Get Your Game On Wednesday: A Little Bit of Indie Heaven
Happy Wednesday, gaming lovelies! Is anyone else loving this amazing 8-bit ode to tennis champ Serena Williams? Kudos to Gatorade for a fun little game where you play as the tennis champ in each of her 22 Grand Slam matches. The game is available on ESPN’s Snapchat channel or for desktops.
