Yes, women winning World Cups can still be dissed. But not by the people watching or those who are starting to notice. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: The A.I. That’s Better Than the Vision
Person 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! Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Where Chuck Wendig Is Wrong
Sometimes we need stuff specifically targeted at girls. The new DC Superhero Girls line is one of those times. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Should Monthly Comics Die?
Should 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. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Kindness Shouldn’t Make You a Doormat
Cinderella seems to need lessons from Wonder Woman in how to use kindness proactively. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity Un-Anniversary Miracle Awards
It’s the Miracle Awards celebrating the un-anniversary of the Cliffs of Insanity column. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Cake Tastes GOOD
Once you’ve tasted the great stuff, the crumbs are never as satisfying. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: My Version of the Marvel Reboot
What would a new rebooted Marvel Universe look like? Here’s what I would love to see. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: The Year of Geeky Television
The geeky show you should be watching? Person of Interest. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: 5 Superhero Plots That Need to Staked Through the Heart
Welcome 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. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Kindness
Is kindness the ultimate superpower? Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: The Wonder Woman Movie
Do I trust Warner Bros. to make a good Wonder Woman movie? Uh, Magic 8-Ball reports things are cloudy. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Love You, Awesome Nerds
I love these geeky things. Hope you will too! Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Remember Kasandra Perkins? The NFL Hopes Not
Kasandra 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. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Quitting the NFL?
The NFL is a business and it’s becoming an increasingly callous one. My fandom is wavering. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Blaming the “Other”
Seeing those not like you as people is apparently a tough task for some. But that’s where we have to start. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: The Groot Test
Can women in movies have at least as much personality as sentient trees? Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: I Want the Whole Cake
No more mixed messages, Marvel & DC. I want it all. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Equality In Our Role Models
Role models should never be limited to someone exactly like you. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Live Action Questing
Better than Disney? Great Wolf Lodge is certainly closer to me and less stressful. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: #YesAllWomen
#yesallwomen is about starting a dialogue that there really is a problem. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: GeekOuts, Troll Hunts, and Feminism
Corrina has a little geekgasm this week and then dives into why strong female characters are considered so radical. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Internet Bullying
Why is the most vile segment of humanity allowed to set the tone in so many public internet spaces? Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Forgotten Creators and Superhero Themes
What does freedom mean? The Winter Soldier delves into some heavy themes for a superhero movie. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: NickMom Geeks Out
This 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. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Superheroes On Television Still Need Work
There’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. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Honor the Past & Press Play, Not Pause
Let’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. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Black Widow’s Changing Shape
So, hey, maybe that Black Widow promotional poster isn’t so bad? In context, yes, it really is that bad. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Women, Television, & Rape
Absolute story fail, Downton Abbey. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Read These, Feel Better
The column’s first annual: “I Would Totally Read This While Sitting With a Relative in the Hospital Awards.” Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Wonder Woman and the Bechdel Test
A comic that co-stars Wonder Woman doesn’t pass the Bechdel test and it’s emblematic of a larger problem. Read More
The Cliffs of Insanity: Will Things Change for Women in Comics?
Once again we’re talking about women in comics. Why? Because I’ll keep talking about it until things actually change. In personal news, my family went to New York City to tape a segment for the Nickelodeon show, Take Me To Your Mother, and I received a cover for my upcoming steampunk detective romance, The Curse of the Brimstone Contract. Read More
