A Note About Collectionist Culture
In light of recent world events and the stories we’ve been hearing on the news about the shortages of necessities like toilet paper and hand sanitizer, I would like to take a little time and talk about the collectionist culture we live in today. Note that I said...
Marvel’s Jessica Jones Forces Us to See the World through a Different Perspective
(Slight spoiler warning for all three seasons of this show, and a trigger warning for the discussion of this show’s sexual and violent content.) Jessica Jones, as with Marvel’s other Netflix shows, is much darker and covers much...
Stop Sexualizing Friendships Between Fictional Characters
Sherlock and John from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Kirk and Spock from Star Trek. Dean and Castiel from Supernatural. Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes from the Marvel comics and movies. Crowley and Aziraphale from Neil Gaiman’s book and new Amazon Prime...
Cosplay Highlights from ACE Comic-Con Seattle!
In my last post, I gave details on my first comic-con, ACE Seattle. It was a pretty long post and covered multiple topics, but I decided to break it into two posts because I think the cosplayers at this con deserve a post to themselves. I love cosplay, and have tried...
A First-Time Experience Attending ACE Comic-Con Seattle
I had the fantastic opportunity this past weekend to visit ACE Comic-Con in Seattle, and since I was approved for a press pass (amazing, right?) I got to bring in a camera with me! You know what that means - bring on the pictures! I confess that I am not a...
One Thing You’ll Never Take Away: A Tribute to Tony Stark (SPOILERS!)
I want to start off this post by saying that I never really liked Tony Stark. Well, I can't say I never liked him. I just never considered him one of my favorite characters out of the many to choose from in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Usually, I don't pick...
The AltogetherUnexpected: In Praise of John Williams: The Beauty of Jurassic Park
The AltogetherUnexpected: In Praise of John Williams: The Beauty of Jurassic Park Hey everyone! My wonderful friend Emily at TheAltogetherUnexpected, who wrote that amazing guest post earlier this month has allowed me to...
Guest Post: The East Wind Takes Us All in the End
Guest Post: The East Wind Takes Us All in the End This is a guest post from my amazing friend Emily B. over at TheAltogetherUnexpected. She's a fantastic writer and just as much of a geek as I am, if not more. If you like her post, go ahead and check out her blog!...
Narratives of Infidelity and Revenge: Euripides’ Medea vs. Gone Girl
Narratives of Infidelity and Revenge: Euripides' Medea vs. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Disclaimer: I have not seen the 2014 movie Gone Girl just yet - this review is based on the book alone. Warning for sensitive readers - the...
My 2019 List of Upcoming Media
My 2019 List of Upcoming Media Hey everyone! Since its the beginning of the year I thought I'd update everyone on the books, TV shows, and movies coming out this year that are on my radar. I'll see how many of these I can catch...