Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Since Disney bought out Lucasfilm back in 2012 and announced they were expanding the Star Wars universe far beyond anything we’ve ever seen, there has been a constant stream of rumors and speculation about what we might see in the future. One that just won’t go away is a potential trilogy based on legendary…
Well, I’ve waited a few weeks to write my “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” review and finally, after multiple viewings and numerous vibrant discussions, I feel that I’m ready to give this movie the review it truly deserves. I gave the film a ton of time to sink in. I analyzed the story structure and…
I Consider a simple and deceptively important question: What exactly is the Republican Party, anyway? One possible answer to this question — more commonly held than one might expect at first blush — is that the Republican Party is a group of people very loosely bound by little more than an arbitrary shopping list of…
Cartoon Network Fans of Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe were disappointed to discover that the episode We Need to Talk, which first aired in the US in June 2015, was apparently re-edited for its UK broadcast, removing the most intimate shots of the fusion dance between Pearl and Rose Quartz, replacing them mostly with Greg Universe’s slackjawed reaction….
.post_category Nine creators withdraw names from Angouleme Grand Prix list by Brigid Alverson | January 6, 2016 @ 5:58 AM | 2 Comments| post_date .promote .clearer INFOLINKS_ON Julie Maroh’s drawing from the BDEgalite website Nine comics creators have withdrawn their names from consideration for this year’s Grand Prix d’Angouleme, in protest that the list of…
Hasbro has recently come under fire for excluding Daisy Ridley’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens character, Rey, from its movie version of Monopoly. The game, which allows players to choose between four characters from the Star Wars universe, is just another piece of The Force Awakens merchandise that has riled up fans after Rey was excluded….
Kylo Ren So I finally got a chance to see The Force Awakens, doing so by myself, on New Year’s Eve, before heading straight home to think about it right around the time when it seemed like everyone else in New York City was just heading out to do New Year’s Eve stuff.I briefly considered…
article start Weeks before a Star Trek fan film was set to begin production, Paramount Pictures Corp. and CBS Studios are setting their phasers to stun, accusing the makers of the crowd-funded project of infringing on their interstellar intellectual property. Paramount and CBS have filed a copyright lawsuit in federal court in California against the…
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is hoping to make history, not just as the first woman president, but as the political leader who is going to “get to the bottom” of the mystery behind UFOs. At a campaign stop in New Hampshire Tuesday, Daymond Steer of the Conway Daily Sun reminded the former secretary of state that…
Star Wars creator George Lucas doesn’t seem too fond of the approach to the latest title in the film series, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In an interview with Charlie Rose, via IndieWire, he discussed the franchise’s legacy and also shared his thoughts about the new film. Sidebar Carrie Fisher Annihilates ‘Star Wars’ Body Shamers »…