Editors Note: This review is part of a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada. We Are Guardians follows a group of forest activists in Tenetehara as they protect their homes from illegal loggers despite the great risk to their own…
Diana: Princess of the Amazons Teaches Parents How to Raise Their Own Amazons
I’ve come to understand that Shannon Hale writes books that let children feel seen, while also reminding parents of what it was like to be that age. Ironically, in Diana: Princess of the Amazons, a young Diana doesn’t feel seen at all because all of the adults are too busy for her. Being seen is a constant…
Kripke’s Supernatural Fingerprints Are All Over Amazon’s The Boys
This post contains spoilers for The Boys and the first five seasons of Supernatural. Sometimes you just watch a show because you like the showrunner. As a longtime fan of Eric Kripke, it was Kripke himself, more so than The Boys‘ source material or cast, that motivated me to watch The Boys. (Although, admittedly, I will…
Book Beat: Potential B&N Buyout, Amazon Wages, and Good Omens TV News
Hello lovely readers, this is your Bookmarked editor Paige here! Welcome to your weekly installment of Book Beat. The United States is just getting over a three/four-ish day weekend (in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise), so the news cycle has been a little slow. But fear not, for…
Book Beat: Giller Prize Longlist, Ripped Bodice, and French Bookstores vs Amazon
Hello, all! It’s Emily here, taking the Book Beat reins this week to share some of what’s been going on in the book world.
Book Beat: WorldCon 76, Man Booker, and Amazon vs. the Library
Good morning, everyone — it’s Bookmarked editor Christa, here with your weekly news from the literary world!
Amazon Rapids: A Mobile App That Gets Kids Reading
Most parents I know have rules about how much time their kids can use tablets or smartphones. And if not rules, they have guilt. How dare we let kids waste time on shitty mobile games when they could be playing outside or reading (never mind that games can improve hand-eye coordination, critical thinking, and teach…
Book Beat: Amazon Opens First Store & Everything, Everything Gets Mixed Reviews
Hi book lovers! Ashley here! My friend Stephanie has been holding down the fort as it was a very busy work period for me. I finished Big Little Lies and surprisingly found that I kind of liked the HBO adaption better. I had to move this week and my friend Chelsea helped me and admonished…
Hollers and Amazons: Leo Baxendale’s Bad Girls
When British comic legend Leo Baxendale sadly passed away last month at the age of 86, he left behind a rich legacy of truly brilliant characters. The “enfant terrible” Sweeney Toddler, the affable archvillain Grimly Feendish, the blundering Three Bears–each of these left their mark on generations of comic-readers in the United Kingdom. But out…
Odyssey of the Amazons is a Throwback, All Right
Odyssey of the Amazons #1 Kevin Grevioux (story and script), Ryan Benjamin (pencils), Richard Friend (inks), Tony Washington (colours), Tony Aviña (colours pp21-24) DC Comics January 2017 It’s great that DC is making an effort to provide more and different Wonder Woman content in her seventy-fifth year. Legends of Wonder Woman and Bombshells, not to…
Previously on Comics: John Lewis’ March Sold Out On Amazon
Hello and welcome back to another edition of Previously On Comics! Please allow me to remind you how we started this week. That would be Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds being passionately kissed by the former Peter Parker, Andrew Garfield, during the Golden Globes on Sunday. I just want to thank whoever did the seating arrangements…
Thursday Book Beat: Downie Honoured, Racist Children’s Book Parody and Cursed Child tops Amazon’s Bestseller List.
Hi book lovers! I am still in the middle of my exams, so I’m still only reading textbooks and am a ball of stress, coffee, and cookies. I can’t wait until I’m on break. I decided I need to dedicate time to reading, writing, and to me! I hope you all are making your lists,…