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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1

Helmed by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 follows a 12-year-old demi god named Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) who is accused by the Greek god Zeus (Lance Reddick) of stealing his thunderbolt, resulting in many beings of Greek mythology to go after him. With the help of newfound

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Kathryn Adams

Review: Saint Death’s Daughter

I’ve run though my list of Books I Got For Christmas, so the next list I need to tackle is Books I Should Have Read Ages Ago. We’ll start with C.S.E. Cooney’s utterly delightful novel from 2022, Saint Death’s Daughter. The novel opens with a letter from our central character, Miscellaneous Immiscible Stones (the names

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 1

Helmed by Chris Black and Matt Fraction, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters takes place in 2015, one year after the re-emergence of Godzilla, where half-siblings Cate (Anna Sawai) and Kentaro Randa (Ren Watabe) investigate their missing father Hiroshi’s connection to Monarch, the covert organization monitoring giant monsters known as Titans. Two generations earlier, Bill Randa (Anders

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llyzabeth

Oscar 2024 Nominations announced!

The nominations for the 2024 Oscars have been announced! See below for the full list, including links to movie reviews we’ve already posted. Check back often, as we’ll update the list with even more reviews to come. Shout out to Hugh Verheylewegen for all his reviews, find more on instagram! Best Picture American FictionAnatomy of

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Kathryn Adams

Binary System Podcast #394 – Lore Olympus episode 259 and 260 and The Menu

It’s an extra-long episode this week, although not because of Lore Olympus. The recap for episodes 259 and 260 went pretty quickly, with a little more of Demeter’s backstory revealed and one hell of a lot of personal growth. Seriously, we figured Rachel included the bit with Demeter snapping at Hera because otherwise we wouldn’t

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Kathryn Adams

Review: The Nice House On The Lake – The Deluxe Edition

“How do you think the world will end?” The next book in my “reviews for graphic novels Elizabeth got me for Christmas” series is the deluxe hardback edition of The Nice House On The Lake, and it’s little more recent than the one from my last review. And also darker. Not just darker than the

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llyzabeth

Oddities & Curiosities Expo – Del Mar 2024

The Oddities & Curiosities Expo was back in Del Mar this weekend; what a fantastically dark, weird, and beautiful art show. Fans of the macabre have a lot to choose from, including sculptures, prints, clothing, pottery, dolls, candles, and more. Including taxidermy. Fair warning if you’re not okay with taxidermy, this show is very well

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Binary System Podcast #393 – WTNV #240 “He Is Holding a Knife” and Doctor Who

“Fenslaw.Coliss.Brate.Gilvane.Stond.” The latest episode of Night Vale before they went on hiatus (they’re always on hiatus in January and we will never remember that) was delightfully creepy in a way we didn’t see coming at all, what a fantastic surprise. We can’t say more, because spoilers. (This episode of VagueCast is brought to you by

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