by Amy Ratcliffe When the subject of costumes and cosplay comes up in conversation, these fateful words soon follow: “I can’t sew.” It’s okay. It’s not the end of your costuming world. Repeat after me, you can make it work. I admire seamsters and gush over their creations. Sewing costumes produces results unmatchable with a [...]
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As the end draws nigh, more and more I get the sense that Lost is going to wind up being a biblical drama, with Jacob and the Man in Black as the primaries. Now, I have a theory on that. The Man in Black? God. Bear with me and check it out.
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By Sylvia Bond – It is a dark and stormy night. Lightning flickers over a deserted graveyard, when suddenly, two hands push out of the earth, followed by the head of a man whose skin is textured by decomposition. He pushes himself up and out, because he’s got things to do and places to be. And thus is introduced the long-awaited, post-hiatus zombie episode!
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The colonies have mastered interplanetary travel, but they haven’t come up with better key ring technology? I’m bothered by this.
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Someone is blabbing that Zac Efron is in talks to play Flash Gordon in a new movie. Why, yes, I have some thoughts about that.
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by Teresa Jusino – Mini-reviews of some of this week’s comic offerings. You’re pretty much only going to hear about the things I bought, but I have a pretty varied taste (though I tend to be a Marvel and Vertigo girl), and will often pick up a random title on a whim, so there’s bound to be something in here for you. If not, tell me about what I’m missing!
Aaaand….GO!
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by Teresa Jusino – I’m not a gamer. Never was, unless you count Tetris. Or Myst. Or Sim City. Or Dance, Dance Revolution. Or Guitar Hero. Or Rock Band.
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Mummies? Pterodactyls? An early 20th century heroine who wears fabulous hats and declines to act like a lady? I need to see this movie right now.
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by Amy Ratcliffe I like costumes. I like to play dress up. I am constantly inspired by the strong characters that good science fiction and fantasy produce. This interest feeds another obsession of mine. Planning. I enjoy researching a costume, finding just the right reference photo, and making the accompanying lists only slightly more than [...]
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Dear Lost: I’m sorry I’ve been such a bitch to you these past couple of years. Please take me back.
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by Juliana Weiss-Roessler I know the idea of seeing our favorite musical supervillain and his hammer-headed nemesis on the big screen has many people squeeing with delight, but it has me cringing. When I first heard the rumors that Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog might have a film sequel instead of a web one, I instantly [...]
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Upon finishing Captain Freedom: A Superhero’s Quest for Truth, Justice, and the Celebrity He So Richly Deserves, I felt the intense need to read something difficult and meaty, something to challenge my brain after reading 272 pages of first person, self-absorbed, superheroic fame whore. But, my shelf is full of comics, craft books, and mass market fantasy/ sci-fi novels, so my elitist harumphing would have to take place at a later date.
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We have three clips from this week’s new episode of Supernatural. I’m not sure how I feel about seeing Bobby without his omnipresent trucker cap.
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For something I’ve never read/ seen, Kick-Ass and I have had an odd relationship so far. The trailers had gotten me interested in the movie some time ago; just not interested enough to read the comic. Most of it was because I didn’t want to love the comic and be disappointed in the movie; it’s better to have a good movie experience, then feel the disappointment retroactively. The ticket price doesn’t seem like a wasted expense, then.
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by Amy Ratcliffe When I made the list of things necessary to my Number Six red dress costume, the bracelet was at the top. It is part of the outfit, as is the silver ring. I spent more than a couple of hours scouring the internet looking for a replica or a source. Related Stuff:
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I won the Lost lottery this week: Sawyer was half-naked and making the sexy not once, but twice. That immediately makes any episode three times as good as normal!
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Ron D. Moore has great hair. Seriously. It’s like bodice ripper cover man hair. RDM should always have his shirt ripped open and be standing next to a horse.
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The first forty pages of Eric Shanower’s Age of Bronze comic, free color preview.
I can’t be the only geek on earth for whom this shirt is the ultimate, defining garment. Can I?
