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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Reading Comics with Alice Marie: The Unwritten (Vertigo)
How many of you guys are major Harry Potter fans? All of you, right? If my Tumblr dashboard is any indication, I’m just going to assume we’re all on the same wizarding page here, and I’d like to tell you … Continue reading
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This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sketch is up for auction. Anybody got $7000 lying around? Madison Moore, a Ph.D. candidate at Yale, is investigating glamor and the intersectional nature of fierceness. We would love to read his finished dissertation! Stephen King’s Eyes of … Continue reading
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Join us on Goodreads!
Do you love reading? We sure do! That’s why we’ve started a Geekquality reading group on Goodreads. We’d love it if you would join us! And unlike a certain irritable ghost, we won’t shush you, as long as you’re polite … Continue reading
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How New Girl became a hit in my house
I really wanted to hate New Girl. I saw countless GIFs reblogged on Tumblr, and plenty of friends (including our own Tanya) insisted the show was worth a shot, but as a longstanding dissenter of the Cult of Zooey D, … Continue reading
Game of Thrones Recap S2E4: The Episode AAAAUUUGGHHH
Holy cow y’all, I was not prepared for the violence and uncomfortable moments in this episode. Are you strapped in? Good, let’s put a bucket of rats on your chest and get started. This is a particularly triggering episode (and … Continue reading
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The Psyche of the Revenge Film: A Series by Lois Payne
Here’s a bit of trivia about yours truly: my Netflix queue is stocked with revenge and horror films. There’s nothing quite as cathartic at the end of a bad day like retreating into my room and watching a movie where … Continue reading
Reading Comics with Alice Marie : Scarlet Traces: The Great Game
Are you guys ready for more tripods, red weed, and heat rays, and all that with a bad-ass lady journalist taking on the system and exposing the sins of the British Empire? The Great Game picks up another 30 years … Continue reading
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These two artists create something remarkable when they add monsters to thrift store paintings. Tomorrow is Record Store Day! Go visit your neighborhood music store and see if you can snag one of these special releases. We’re not the only ones excited … Continue reading
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Geekquality About Town: Writers With Drinks (San Francisco)
Last Saturday night, Geekquality’s San Francisco crew (Alice Marie, Rick G and I) went to Writers With Drinks, a monthly reading series hosted by Charlie Jane Anders (io9.com, author of Choir Boy). This isn’t your tempered event at a neighborhood … Continue reading
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Really, The Oatmeal? REALLY?
UPDATE: Well, mass shaming on the Internet really DOES work sometimes! Matthew wrote an apology, which we are happy to see. You can still read our original criticism, as x-posted from our reaction on Tumblr, below. We’re happy to have contributed … Continue reading
Why Cultural Sensitivity Matters, or A Love Letter to Avatar
It’s a rarity to find a person who has watched Avatar: The Last Airbender and not fallen in love with the series. The show has been praised for its exceptional plot and character development, as well as its attention to … Continue reading
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Game of Thrones Recap S2E3: A Whole Lot of Conversation, A Little More Action
This week in Westeros, there are new characters and plenty of new plans being set in motion. The plot thickens and the tension continues to build as the season advances and war looms.
Reading Comics with Alice Marie: Scarlet Traces (Dark Horse)
Scarlet Traces is Ian Edginton’s series that expands on H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, and it’s the kind of story I wish would continue forever, because it’s just that badass. The plot picks up ten years after the Martian … Continue reading
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Ashley Judd laid down the law at The Daily Beast, responding to recent “puffy face” comments by writing an eloquent, sensitive post on the issues of our body shaming culture and women’s need to be stronger allies. We just love … Continue reading
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Reader Mailbag is open: Costuming
Hello friends of Geekquality! Tonight, at 7pm Pacific time, we’ll be gathering to record episode 4 of our podcast. The topic for this episode is to discuss costuming, from our favorite costume and armor designs in films, TV, games, comics, … Continue reading
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