by lisamariepavia | Feb 15, 2018 | Comics, Fandom, Media, Movies
Author’s note: I acknowledge that this article is written from a place of privilege. I’ve tried to draw from anti-racism best practices, but please feel free to give me your feedback. In this article we use Black and White as racial identifiers with the understanding...
by cnoeone | May 17, 2017 | Fandom, Feminism, Friendship, TV
Since Buffy ended in 2003, fans of the popular supernatural show have searched high and low for a show to fill the hole in their hearts. Even looking at lists that try to find comparable shows seem to miss the mark (Supergirl? Really, PopSugar?). Buffy was a rare show...
by Melody | Apr 3, 2017 | Comic Cons, Comics, Fandom, Feminism, Graphic Novels, Super Heroines
In “Sadly, Not An April Fools Joke” News from over the weekend, ICv2.com reported Marvel’s David Gabriel, SVP of Print, Sales & Marketing, blamed diversity for slumping comic book sales in October 2016. In an interview published on the site on...
by cnoeone | Feb 13, 2017 | Fandom, Feminism
Geeks to Watch Out for is our series on cool geeks making a difference in the world. In this post, we’re talking to Janae Phillips from the Granger Leadership Academy, a part of the Harry Potter Alliance. Can you give us a short history of HPA and GLA? Yeah! The...
by lisamariepavia | Jan 3, 2017 | Fandom, Movies
I didn’t want to write this. I’m a lifelong Star Wars fan and, I’ve spent countless hours in the world that Lucas built. As a kid, I had the toys, clothes, and imaginary force powers (“my room IS clean”). I’ve read the books, played the video games, and...
by lisamariepavia | Dec 29, 2016 | Fandom
I make and sell geeky jewelry. Since a girl cannot live by ladies nights and cons alone, I sell at a lot of local craft fairs. These fairs are often sadly bereft of folks I call “the people.” Most fairgoers are your traditional soccer moms, who walk right by...
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