We don’t know about you, but quarantine has us reading a lot of books and always looking for new things to read. There is only so much television a person can handle. Today we’re bringing you an excerpt from the…
3 Lessons Internet Trolls Need To Learn
Internet trolls. If we’re looking at the Urban Dictionary an internet troll is, “A mythological internet being that lives under an internet bridge. Loves to hunt for innocent netizens.” Only they aren’t mythological in my opinion. They are real assholes…
Guest Post: Jenna Guillaume, Author of ‘What I like About Me’
Welcome to the What I Like About Me Blog Tour! To celebrate the US release of What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume on April 1st, blogs across the web are featuring exclusive original content from Jenna, as well as 10…
YA In Space! Alexandra Monir Guest Post
If I had to pick a favorite subgenre within YA books, it would easily be “teens in space.” I mean, who among us didn’t dream of escaping to Mars or Jupiter after a particularly rough day at school? (Okay, maybe…
Hey Hollywood, WOC Are Not Interchangeable
The Year of our Lord 2019 is almost over, and apparently, this still needs to be said. Women of color are not interchangeable. Now, of course, the problem of bad representation is big, and there are many facets to it.…
5 Lessons Mister Rogers Taught Me About Life
With A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood coming out this week, I have been thinking a lot about Mister Rogers. I know that as a grown adult that kind of sounds ridiculous. Why? Because it was so long ago. But…
What Makes ‘New Amsterdam’s’ DamFam So Great
Every aspect of New Amsterdam is only getting better and better, particularly the DamFam in season two of the NBC medical drama. Social media has affectionately dubbed the cast, crew, and fanbase of the show the “DamFam” as a sign…
Guest Post: Kate Williams, Author of ‘The Babysitters Coven’
In my first novel, The Babysitters Coven, my narrator, Esme Pearl, and her best friend Janis Jackson, are uber-fangirls. Deeply entrenched in music, movies, fashion and art, they drop references to everything from 19th-century French poets to 1970s horror flicks…
How to Train Your Patronus – Protecting Your Spheres
Dementors first premiered in J.K Rowling’s 1999 release of the Prisoner of Azkaban. They are soulless beings who feed on the happiness of others, creating a bleak despair that is incapacitating, which is why they are used to guard the…
Supergirl’s Misguided Idea of Friendship
For a show that prides itself on depicting strong and empowering messages for its audience, Supergirl has a misguided idea of friendship. At least when it comes to Kara and Lena. You can make yourself believe anything if you try hard enough.…
