The Inequality Issue: The Fissures Crack
Yes, women winning World Cups can still be dissed. But not by the people watching or those who are starting to notice.
Continue ReadingYes, women winning World Cups can still be dissed. But not by the people watching or those who are starting to notice.
Continue ReadingPerson of Interest’s Machine has more personality than Vision or Ultron, Iris Allen has awful characterization, and I receive an awesome review. It’s Cliffs of Insanity time!
Continue ReadingSometimes we need stuff specifically targeted at girls. The new DC Superhero Girls line is one of those times.
Continue ReadingShould you start reading monthly superhero comics? Only if you want to spend far more than the book would cost collected and can predict what you want to read 3 months in advance.
Continue ReadingCinderella seems to need lessons from Wonder Woman in how to use kindness proactively.
Continue ReadingIt’s the Miracle Awards celebrating the un-anniversary of the Cliffs of Insanity column.
Continue ReadingOnce you’ve tasted the great stuff, the crumbs are never as satisfying.
Continue ReadingWhat would a new rebooted Marvel Universe look like? Here’s what I would love to see.
Continue ReadingThe geeky show you should be watching? Person of Interest.
Continue ReadingWelcome to this week’s adventures climbing the cliffs of insanity. It should be a great time to be a geek watching television. Arrow and The Flash crossed over. Gotham ended its initial one with a great episode. We have the Doctor Who Christmas special upcoming. The Walking Dead continues to be a juggernaut. And Preacher might be coming to AMC as a prestige series.
Continue ReadingIs kindness the ultimate superpower?
Continue ReadingDo I trust Warner Bros. to make a good Wonder Woman movie? Uh, Magic 8-Ball reports things are cloudy.
Continue ReadingI love these geeky things. Hope you will too!
Continue ReadingKasandra Perkins was murdered by the father of her child, a Kansas City Chiefs football player. Yet nothing changed in the way the NFL handled domestic violence until there was video.
Continue ReadingThe NFL is a business and it’s becoming an increasingly callous one. My fandom is wavering.
Continue ReadingSeeing those not like you as people is apparently a tough task for some. But that’s where we have to start.
Continue ReadingCan women in movies have at least as much personality as sentient trees?
Continue ReadingNo more mixed messages, Marvel & DC. I want it all.
Continue ReadingRole models should never be limited to someone exactly like you.
Continue ReadingBetter than Disney? Great Wolf Lodge is certainly closer to me and less stressful.
Continue Reading#yesallwomen is about starting a dialogue that there really is a problem.
Continue ReadingCorrina has a little geekgasm this week and then dives into why strong female characters are considered so radical.
Continue ReadingWhy is the most vile segment of humanity allowed to set the tone in so many public internet spaces?
Continue ReadingWhat does freedom mean? The Winter Soldier delves into some heavy themes for a superhero movie.
Continue ReadingThis week’s adventures climbing the cliffs of insanity include my guest-appearance on NickMom’s Take Me To Your Mother Show, and a few musings on Hollywood and geekdom, especially on that apparently elusive unicorn, the geek girl who goes to the movies.
Continue ReadingThere’s a double standard involving men being raped and last week’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. played right into it. Thoughts on this as well as the other superhero shows on TV.
Continue ReadingLet’s remember those that provided the imagination and the stories on which the framework of the current day success is built and let’s also remember that the framework will be stronger if it includes everyone, on the page and behind the scenes.
Continue ReadingSo, hey, maybe that Black Widow promotional poster isn’t so bad? In context, yes, it really is that bad.
Continue ReadingAbsolute story fail, Downton Abbey.
Continue ReadingThe column’s first annual: “I Would Totally Read This While Sitting With a Relative in the Hospital Awards.”
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