20 Fantasy Novels and Series by Black Authors
Fantasy has traditionally been a white, male-dominated genre, but that’s changing. Here are 20 fantasy books by Black authors, most of which were published in the last decade.
Continue ReadingFantasy has traditionally been a white, male-dominated genre, but that’s changing. Here are 20 fantasy books by Black authors, most of which were published in the last decade.
Continue Reading‘She Remembered Caterpillars’ is a puzzle game in which you lead cute, spore-like creatures called Gammies around a dreamscape while haunting music plays. There’s also a larger story: a scientist’s desperate experiment to save her father, with whom she has a complicated relationship.
Continue ReadingThis is the story of how I did not tell Facebook its algorithm was wrong, and kept deliberately clicking on the most ridiculously-priced ridiculous fashion in the hopes that the algorithm would deliver more. It did not disappoint!
Continue ReadingWhen Emma, age 10, wanted to add more variety to her earring collection, but didn’t want to deal with her sensitivities to most metal posts, she made up her own with plastic posts!
Continue ReadingGeekMom A.J. wore titanium earrings in her sensitive ears for a month. Here’s how it went.
Continue ReadingAre you the lone Whovian in your house? Gallifrey Public Radio came to ConnectiCon this July for a panel on introducing every family member — from the youngest to the oldest — to the Doctor.
Continue ReadingAudible’s audio adaptation of ‘Angel Catbird’ is the cat’s meow.
Continue ReadingGeekMom A.J. tried the all the Internet’s tips for wearing earrings in sensitive ears so you don’t have to.
Continue ReadingGeekMom A.J. rarely cried when she was young and cool and child-free. Now she cries all the time, for every emotion, and it’s getting worse as she ages.
Continue ReadingAnarchy in Middle-Earth!
Continue ReadingWhy do Tree Pose when you can be the Eye of Sauron?
Continue ReadingWhile most of humanity is reasonably irked about having to listen to “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” when they’re still eating their way through leftover Halloween candy, I am here to tell you why this is a good thing: Halloween stuff is on clearance this week.
Continue ReadingAre you a LEGO fan? If so, you’re probably all suited up for ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie,’ which opens in theaters on September 22.
Continue ReadingWhat you need to know about ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’ if you’re going to see it with kids.
Continue ReadingScreening passes available but act quickly before they’re gone!
Continue Reading‘The Tick’ is now available on Amazon’s streaming service and is included with Amazon Prime.
Continue ReadingHow should parents talk to their kids about the dwarf actors they see in the movies? Martin Klebba, who plays Marty, a member of the Black Pearl crew, in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ has a simple answer: don’t be a jerk.
Continue ReadingThe Doctor is an old superhero who solves problems with his brain. McCoy, a guest at Connecticon 2017, says that’s valuable.
Continue ReadingSome of the lessons we took away from Making It Fit: Techniques for Body-Positive Cosplay, a panel at ConnectiCon 2017.
Continue ReadingPlaying the ‘YIIK: A Postmodern RPG’ demo at PAX East in March was a little weird for me. After all, I graduated from college in 2000, just a year after the game’s protagonist comes home from college to find himself facing both adulthood and a terrible mystery.
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