Anika Dane works at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. She is a writer of words. A dancer of dreams. A pop culture blogger. A feminist and a fashionista. A Social Justice Klingon Warrior Princess who fell in love with the Skywalker family when she was seven years old. Mother of girls. Secretly a dragon.
Continuing the Fandom Stories series, Anika describes her time in the ‘Harry Potter’ fandom, with Wizard Rock and online sorting communities. Read More
Remembering Aron Eisenberg (1969-2019), best known as Nog in ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.’ Actor, photographer, personality, husband, father, friend. Read More
Anika and her daughters go on side quests at their home convention in Hartford, Connecticut. Read More
We found Spider-Man, multiple Disney princesses, and even Waluigi at the 2019 Academy Awards. Fashion, Bingo, and puns from the 91st Oscars! Read More
From Cardi B to Janelle Monae, we present the fashion superheroes to be found at this year’s Grammy Awards! Read More
Lake Compounce, Connecticut’s historic amusement park, presents their annual Halloween attraction “The Haunted Graveyard” for October 2018. Read More
It’s autumn in the northeast United States and our con season is winding down, but with Halloween around the corner, October is the best time to practice everyday cosplay! Read More
September 6 is National Read a Book Day! It’s a great time to participate in The Great American Read. Read More
Last weekend at ConnectiCon, I was lucky enough to sit down with voice actress Vanessa Marshall for a conversation that touched on family dynamics within Star Wars, sexism in Hollywood, violence in video games, and how conventions bring people together. Read More
The upcoming PBS series ‘The Great American Read’ kicked off last Friday with the reveal of the one hundred titles in contention for “America’s Favorite Novel”. Anika’s only read 39 of the 100 titles, how many have you read? Read More
Born feral and marked special needs after losing an eye, Madison needed a little extra care, but now she’s an important member of our cat family. Read More
In honor of Star Wars 40th anniversary, Anika shares the top ten characters who deserve a ‘Star Wars’ Story anthology film! Read More
GeekMom Anika interviews Nina, a professional magical girl enthusiast, about the history and cultural exchange of magical girls from around the world. Read More
I was writing, regularly, for a comic book blog I had co-founded but when I walked into NYCC my heart started racing and I couldn’t catch my breath because I felt like a fake. And the worst thing you can be at a convention is a fake geek girl. Read More
‘Semblance’ is described as a puzzle platformer featuring a world made out of playdough. Read what GeekMom Anika learned interviewing its makers! Read More
Cosplayer Michael Nguyen is on a mission to break down gender barriers and support strong female characters through his craft. Read More
American families need to have a conversation about the internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII. Going to ‘Allegiance’ is a great way to start! Read More
Anika has seen the first 10 minutes of ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ and is now plotting (another) midnight release. Read More
Voyager is my favorite Trek and if that makes me an anomaly, it just means I fit right in. Read More
For Star Trek’s 50th Anniversary, my top ten episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Read More
