First round of Yuletide recs. (It's a distraction from the recipient of my main assignment not having commented yet. I tell myself they probably were simply busy with the holidays, and it doesn't mean they hate the story, but you know how it goes with writerly fretting.)

Sense8:

No Matter What Temporarily Expedient Combination of Allied Interests: ( Read more... )

One look at the news and a mighty "gah!" on my part tells me the need for Christmas cheer is ongoing. And thus I offer a selection of hilarious music and, occasionally, dance scenes in fannish media across the multiverse. (Though not from musicals, with one exception.) Because few things are more guaranteed to lift up one's spirits, trust me on ( Read more... )

If your day, like mine, needs brightening up, why not watch this fantastic Unexpected Dance Sequence from the movie Pride, which I reviewed here? Short version: fabulous movie about the irresistable union of London based gay activists and striking Welsh miners in the early 1980s. Stars a great many well known and not so well known British actors. ( Read more... )

..in reverse order.

Call the Midwife: don't have much to say other than it was lovely as usual. I'm a bit torn on Avril ( doing something spoilery )

On the road again, so I won't get to see the new Elementary until this evening, in all likelihood. However, yesterday I did get to make an excursion to the cinema. A film that was released in Britain a while ago has just been released over here as well: Pride, starring a collection of familiar and not so familiar British character actors, set in ( Read more... )