I interviewed Mike Grell, the comics writer/artist who inspired many aspects of the costumes, characters and stories on Arrow. He loves the show! He was tickled by the one reference to the corrupt "Judge Grell", which impressed his family: "My family after 40 years in this business suddenly thinks I am famous ( Read more... )

Usually, I lock posts regarding shows because they're generally works in progress for upcoming articles.

However, I'm unlocking my Teen Wolf posts because I'd like to share the show with everyone and to connect with other Wolf fans who aren't currently on my f-list.

I'm also following
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One unsung thing I love about Teen Wolf: the parents.
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This is one of my favourite things ever. It's a chart that shows the spectrum of states of experiential existence that includes the conditions of being alive, dead and not-ever-having-been-alive-at-all (NEHBAA). The entity on the far right is the most alive thing on this chart; the entity on the far left is the deadest dead thing:


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Anderson Cooper timed his announcement to coincide with this week's episode, didn't he?

Apologies to anyone who commented or sent me a message over the last couple of days.

I changed some mail settings and inadvertently ended up asking that notifications be sent to nowhere.
It's fixed, and now I have some catching up to do.

Interesting story about how Fifty Shades has boosted sales at local sex shops. Women aren't just hiding behind their eReaders; they're actually experimenting and citing the book in stores.

I wonder if this is happening across the Anglosphere.

Susanne Luhmann, associate professor of women's studies at the University of Alberta, says she's heard ( Read more... )

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