The Annie Awards were viewable via streaming video over LiveStream on January 31, 2015. Lauren Faust made a point of tweeting about it until made to stop. Fight the power, Lauren! My thoughts follow a recap of some of the winners.
Reading Diaries: A Few Gems Among the Disappointments
Last month we shared our reading resolutions for 2015. This month we checked in to see how everyone is doing. Christa: Since the new year started with me moving to a new city and starting a new job I haven’t had as much time to read as I would like. But I’m currently in the middle…
Kickstarter of the Week: The Hues by Alex Heberling
If you’re big into webcomics, the name Alex Heberling should be familiar to you. She’s been doing the fun autobiographical webcomic Alex’s Guide To A Life Well Lived since 2008, and it’s still going. She also was the mind behind the webcomic Garanos, which ran from 2006 to 2010, and is now completed. So this is…
#RemakeWithWomen: Listen up, Hollywood!
How did the #remakewithwomen hashtag come about? I was, like all the other nerds and geeks on the internet, paying attention to the announcement that a remake of Ghostbusters with an all women cast was a go. I was, like many other nerds and geeks on the internet, by turns amused and dismayed at the…
Rumor Mill: Will the X-Men show up on the Small Screen?
Rumor has it that Fox, the owners to the movie rights to Marvel’s X-Men (and mutants thereof), may be considering an X-Men TV Series.
Queerness in Cartoons: The Legend of Korra Finale (1/2)
With the finale of The Legend of Korra having officially aired, we can now see the ripples its aftermath has created throughout the media. When protagonist Korra and her close female friend Asami Sato ended the show by walking into the literal spiritual sunset together, the implications of romance were hard to deny, so much…
X-Feels: X-Men Casting Feels, to Be Specific
That guy who makes these things, the X-Men movies, I mean, tweeted yesterday: http://twitter.com/BryanSinger/status/558437540831567872 Tye Sheriden, who’s been in some things, Mud and Tree of Life (get thee behind me, Terrence Malick) among them, is our new Cyclops.
Webcomics Capsules
Alice Grove Jeph Jacques Updates: Twice A Week We don’t know a whole lot about Alice Grove yet, but Jeph Jacques is the guy behind the wildly popular Questionable Content. That name brings trust with it. So far, not misplaced. Alice Grove is a little town in the middle of nowhere, it looks like. A…
What We’re Playing: January
Al is feeling all the emotions. The Last of Us: Left Behind Naughty Dog Released: February 14, 2014 PS3, PS4 I have finally gotten around to playing The Last of Us’s prequel. And I am in love. Spending a lot of time with Ellie will really get the onions chopping. This dlc acts as a…
Protecting Your Privacy & Data in the New Year
I imagine many of us are making our New Year’s resolutions; living healthier lives, being more creative, making time for family, etc. But the beginning of the New Year is a good time to evaluate your digital identity and footprint. When’s the last time you changed your passwords? Checked the privacy settings on your social…
Reel Geek Girl: Annie 2014
Annie Directed by Will Gluck Starring Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Cameron Diaz Based on Annie by Thomas Meehan & Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray Screenplay by Will Gluck, Aline Brosh McKenna & Emma Thompson Sony/Columbia PG, 118 Minutes 2014 Annie is still, at its heart, the same as it was in…
Reel Geek Girl: Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6 (2014) Written by Don Hall & Jordan Roberts Directed by Don Hall & Chris Williams Starring Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, T.J. Miller Walt Disney Studios/Marvel Entertainment PG, 108 minutes Disney and Marvel teamed up to bring Big Hero 6 to the screen. It is the first joint venture for the two companies…