The thing about science is that it’s there, resolute and immutable, whether or not you agree with it. It can be neglected in a corner, told to take a time out, or it can be misunderstood, but it doesn’t go…
Shadowhunters Needs to Fix its Shapeshifting Rune
Of all the senseless additions to the Shadow World that Shadowhunters has introduced over its first two seasons, the shapeshifting rune – that useful little mark that allows all our nephilim characters to seamlessly disguise themselves as other people –…
An Open Letter to Comic Book Fans
Hello, hello. I’d ask how you are, but you’re probably fine. Better than fine. You’re seeing your favorite characters come to the screen, be it in TV or movies, and you’re pumped. It’s a good thing. Even if they don’t…
Calling Someone A Kardashian Is Not An Insult
“You’re just as bad as a Kardashian.” I was at the store the other day when I heard a man tell his wife (I am guessing it was his wife)) this and by the tone and anger in his voice…
7 Blogs That We Like To Read Daily
In order to stay on top of blogging, you must stay on top of the latest and the greatest. Though we read a lot of how to’s, what’s new in social media, and technology blogs – we have our favorite…
10 Things That Define My Basic Bitchness
Being a basic bitch sometimes gets a bad rap. Now, I take offense because I am as basic as they come. I view being basic as two different levels – the high maintenance basic bitch and the low maintenance basic…
Once Upon A Time: The End of Rumbelle
Funny, I keep thinking of Junot Diaz these days. He has a quote, from his book This is How You Lose Her that has stuck with me, through good times and bad times. It reads: ‘And that’s when I know…
Kensi Blye and The Powerful Case of Disability Representation
Do you know what’s rare in modern television? Showing a disability story honestly. Too often writers gloss over the negative feelings disabled people may have as they struggle with the traumatic incident that put them in the wheelchair, don’t show…
History Has Words For This
“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.” ¬ Hitler History has words for what has happened to our country. History is marked by the rise of mediocre men yearning for power…
Frequency: The Art of Appreciating What You Have
I came into Frequency totally unprepared. I’d never seen the movie that inspired it, didn’t know any of the actors, and was totally devoid of 90’s nostalgia – or so I thought. My only interest in the show, and in…
My Giant Love/Hate Letter to The Walking Dead
Beware MAJOR Walking Dead spoilers ahead… The Walking Dead is my favorite show to say the very least. Anyone who holds a conversation with me longer than five minutes will learn this very quickly. My love for this show defies anyone’s…
Rape is Not Your Plaything – How TV Contributes to Rape Culture
Let’s talk about consent. More to the point, let’s talk about consent and rape as it is portrayed in media. Rape has come into the spotlight several times in big ways this past year – mainly in the awful stories…
Women and sports: From myth to reality
Women only watch sports to please their father/boyfriend/husband/friends. Or, alternatively, they watch to check out the hot guys in tight uniforms. They don’t understand what’s going on. What’s more, they don’t even care. Sports are a guy thing. I’ve heard…
How to Deal with a Man Who Tries to Talk to You While You’re Wearing Headphones
There is no animal more ridiculous than a man who feels he may very well not be the center of the universe. Being ignored is a sad state for many of these fickle creatures – for when you aren’t paying…
Love, Feminism and Fandoms
Ah, the tricky matter of love. In real life, we all aspire to find that one person who, in the romantic tradition of Jerry Maguire, “completes us.” And yet, it’s not that we’re incomplete without a significant other, no. It’s…
Dear New Shadowhunters Showrunners
Dear Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer, We have never met. But in the past 4 hours, I have researched you – wanting to know what I should expect. Cause even though I am happy that Ed is no longer Shadowhunter’s showrunner –…
Shadowhunters: Our 12 Hopes for Season 2
As avid fans of Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments, we’ve been missing the lovable cast of Freeform’s Shadowhunters following its first season finale. Luckily Freeform saw potential in the show and answered fans’ desires to bring Shadowhunters back for a…
Shadowhunters Got It Right With Simon
Of all the characters in the Mortal Instruments series, Simon is probably the one that translates best to screen. He’s funny, nerdy, relatable, and the one guy who seems to realize how absolutely crazy (and awesome) his situation is. He…
Chicken Little Found A Fandom And Bumped His Head
Here is the article I’m about to dissect: Fandom is Broken A proper summation of the article in question can be defined in one word – no. But since I have you here, let’s break down why everything he said…
