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Pop Culture

We write about all aspects of Pop Culture including books, musicals, television, films, theater, music, and more!

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All The Tales, Twice Upon a Time

Catch a Falling Star and Chain it With a Magic Rope: Stardust Book to Film

Author Lydia Date January 28, 2016

The most intriguing differences between Neil Gaiman’s book Stardust and its film adaptation.

Tagged All the Tales, book to film adaptation, Books, fairy tales, fantasy, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Page to Screen, Stardust, twice upon a time | 1 Comment |
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Music of the Month

January: Grimes + Two Door Cinema Club

Author Larissa Date January 28, 2016

Larissa gave Grimes a chance and rediscovered Two Door Cinema Club in this installment of Music of the Month.

Tagged grimes, Music, music of the month, next year, realiti, superpoze, two door cinema club | Leave a comment |
Hayley Atwell
Pop Culture, Small Screen Chat

Hayley Atwell is My Eternal #WCW

Author Nicole Date January 27, 2016

Agent Carter is cool and all, but Hayley Atwell is the real MVP and Nicole’s WCW. #letters

Tagged #wcw, Agent Carter, Avengers, Marvel, TV, Women | 2 Comments |
Pop Culture

Video Games We’re Excited For In 2016

Author Larissa Date January 14, 2016

What video games are we excited for in 2016? We take a look and list some pretty great ones!

Tagged a thief's end, Andromeda, baba yaga, horizon zero dawn, Legion, Mass Effect, rise of the tomb raider, Tomb Raider, uncharted 4, world of warcraft | 1 Comment |
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Reading Challenges

Ch-Ch-Changes: Getting Rid of the 2016 Reading Goals Count

Author Lydia Date January 5, 2016

I’m ditching the classic Goodreads count for my 2016 reading goals and trying something different – learn how you can too!

Tagged 2016 goals, Books, Classics, fantasy, reading challenge, science fiction, YA | 21 Comments |
Reading Challenges

#FairytaleRC Review: Untamed a Fairy Tale Adaptation

Author Estee Date January 4, 2016

My next fairytale adaptation is Untamed – was it the best in the series? Did it hold up to all it promised? I take a look!

Tagged #FairytaleRC, AG Howard, Alice in Wonderland, fairy tale, fairy tale adaptation, reading challenge, Splintered, Untamed | Leave a comment |
Best of 2015, Small Screen Chat

Best and Worst TV of 2015

Author Nicole Date January 1, 2016

Which TV show jumped the shark this year? Who is our most loved character? What are our guilty pleasures?? Here are our best and worst tv picks for 2015!

Tagged ABC, Agent Carter, Agents of SHIELD, Best of 2015, Bob's Burgers, Drunk History, Fox, Game of Thrones, Grace & Frankie, Grey's Anatomy, Hannibal, hbo, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Marvel, netflix, OITNB, Once Upon a Time, orange is the new black, Parks & Recreation, Review, Scream Queens, Small Screen Chat, Supernatural, SYTYCD, TV | Leave a comment |
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Best of 2015, Margaux Goes to the Movies

Best Movies of 2015

Author Margaux Date December 31, 2015

2015 was a great year for cinema! Let’s take a look back at what the team loved, discovered and rediscovered this year!

Tagged Beasts of No Nation, Best of 2015, Crimson Peak, Infinitely Polar Bear, Inside Out, It Follows, Jurassic World, Kingsman, Mad Max, Mockingjay, Movies, Mustang, Ni Le Ciel Ni La Terre, Nous Trois ou Rien, Room, Sicario, Spotlight, Star Wars, The Force Awakens, The Martian, The Woman in Gold, Trainwreck | Leave a comment |
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Reading Challenges

December #FairytaleRC Update and Wrap Up

Author Common Room Date December 31, 2015

We are wrapping up our Fairy Tale Reading Challenge and looking back at what we read, liked, disliked, and hope to read soon. What are some of your favorites?

Tagged #FairytaleRC, AG Howard, Boy Snow Bird, Daughter of the Forest, Enchantment, Ensnared, Entwined, fairy tale, reading challenge, Splintered, The Girls at the Kingfisher Club, The Moth in the Mirror, Unhinged, Untamed | 2 Comments |
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Margaux Goes to the Movies

Crimson Peak or Movie Etiquette 101

Author Margaux Date December 16, 2015

Have you ever let a bad movie theater experience ruin a film for you? I went to see Crimson Peak and decided to give you some advice about how to behave in a movie theater!

Tagged Crimson Peak, film review, Gothic, Guillermo del Toro, Jessica Chastain, Jim Beaver, mia wasikowska, rules, Supernatural, Tom Hiddleston | Leave a comment |
Reading Challenges

#FairytaleRC Review: Cinderella is Evil

Author Estee Date December 7, 2015

Have you ever wondered what Cinderella’s stepsisters REALLY think of her? Cinderella is Evil gives us a new side to our beloved story!

Tagged #FairytaleRC, book review, Cinderella, fairy tale, reading challenge, Retellings | 5 Comments |
Reading Challenges

#FairyTaleRC Review: Entwined

Author Lindsey Date December 2, 2015

For Lindsey’s #FairyTaleRC, she read Entwined; a spin-off of the 12 Dancing Princesses. Did it live up to her expectations? Find out!

Tagged #FairytaleRC, Audio Books, book review, fairy tale, Heather Dixon, Retellings, The Twelve Dancing Princess | Leave a comment |
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