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Magpie Monday
Magpie Monday! Welcome to another week! Please to enjoy the assorted sights, sites, and sounds of the interwebs I have collected for you. And I may have some tasty mid-week snacks for you, too. ♦ HEAVEN IS A KIND OF … Continue reading →
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Tagged 300: Rise of an Empire, A.T. Greenblatt, Adventure Time, Alan Kistler, Auvers-Sur-Oise, Avengers 2: Age of Ultron, Awesome People Reading, Ben Barnes, Ben Burgis, bend and snap, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BMO, Boing Boing, book trailers, BookRiot, bookshops, bookstores, Brian Azzarello, Brian Phillips, C3PO, Calvin Harris, Cat Rambo, Channing Tatum, children's books, Chuck Wendig, Cliff Chiang, Clive Barker, CounterClockWise, Cressida Cowell, Daily Science Fiction, Dave McKean, Diane Nelson, Doctor Strange, Dover Thrift Editions, Dr. Doom, dramatic structure, Eli Lieb, Emily Asher-Perrin, Eric Shanower, Erin Morgenstern, Fangirls, First Impressions (short film), flax-golden tales, Florence Welch, Freytag's Triangle, Gabriel Rodriguez, Gallifreyan Detective, George H. Ruiz, Grant Snider, Greg Ruth, Harry Potter, HISHE, Hufflepuff, I do NOT have too many books!, I've Loved You So Long, Idea Channel, Idris Elba, Iron Man 2020, J.K. Rowling, James Smythe, Jamie Madrox, Javier Bardem, Jayson Sanders, Jeff Bridges, Jeffrey Ford, Julianne Moore, Justice League of America, K.J. Kabza, Kazu Kibuishi, La caverne aux livres, Lavie Tidhar, Leigh Evans, Leigh Lahav, Leo Kei Angeleos, libraries, literary agents, Little Boots, Little Nemo in Slumberland, Livia Day, Luther, Marc Laidlaw, Marvel Comics, Mary GrandPré, Max Headroom, Michael McCreary, Morpheus, movie posters, Nancy Kress, Neil Gaiman, New Genesis, Nickelodeon Theatre, Nightcrawler, No, Octavia Butler, Oracle, Oxford Union Library, Phillipe Claudel, Return to Oz, Richelieu, Ryan Gosling, S.F. Said, Salle Ovale, Saoirse Ronan, Sarah Grey, Scarlet Witch, Seventh Son (film), Stay Geeky, Supergirl, Tansy Rayner Roberts, The Folio Society, the manananggal, The Sandman: Overture, The Spectre, The Super Team Family Blog, Thor: The Dark World, Tina Connolly, Tor.com, Tron, Uhura, Vintageblackglamour, web shooter, Weird Fiction Review, Wensleydale, Wim Wenders, Wolverine: The Musical, Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman, Yanick Paquette
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Magpie Monday
Happy Magpie Monday, everyone! ♦ THE NINTH ART. For me, the big comics news last week (well, the week before last; I ran out of space and time to post everything I wanted to last week) was the reveal of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adam Hughes, Angel, Austenland, Barbara A. Barnett, Barefoot Contessa, Batman: Hoarder, beer-flavored marshmallows, Beware the Batman, Bite Club, Black Canary, Blade Runner, Bon Appétit, book trailers, Cake Central, Cartoon Network, Cécile Cristofari, chocolate peanut butter truffle pie, Clyde S. Shield, coconut cupcakes, coconut mojitos, coconut sorbet, crispy chocolate marshmallow treats, Daily Science Fiction, Dame Helen Mirren, Damn Fine Coffee, David G. Uffelman, DC Nation Shorts, Death Star, eating alone, Edgar Wright, Erin Morgenstern, Everyday Food, flax-golden tales, frozen strawberry bars, Geoff Johns, George Pérez, Gina Torres, Harry Potter, Hawgirl, Holly Black, How Sweet It Is, J.H. Williams III, J.K. Rowling, Jabba the Hutt (cake) AT-AT (cake), Jay Larson, Joy the Baker, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Kazu Kibuishi, Kerry Callen, lasagna grilled cheese, Letters of Note, Machine Man, Mailbooks for Good, Martha Stewart, Matt Mikalatos, Melissa Mead, mint sugar, Mockingbird, neOnicO, oneoffkritik, OpenBook Chair, Pastry Affair, pie, Pokémon, PopChartLab, pub snacks, raspberry shortcakes, Rorscharch, s'mores, Saga, Sandman, sandwiches, Speedrun, Studio Tilt, Super Punch, Susan Palwick, Teen Titans, The Atom, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Giant-Size Omnibus of Superpowers, The Grandmaster, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Phantom Stranger, The Sandman: Overture, The Super Team Family Blog, The World's End, Tor.com, Toxic Sweets Shop, Trinity War, Twin Peaks, Two Delighted, Wonder Woman
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Magpie Monday
Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ The Horns of Elfland. Does anyone else remember and love “Downtown” by Petula Clark as much as I do? Well, you’re in for a treat because, even if you … Continue reading →
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Magpie Monday
F. Scott Fitzgerald said, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” Here are some shiny, crisp things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Irene Gallo curated an awesome autumnal gallery, Picturing Autumn, An Equinox Celebration, last … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Wizard of Earthsea, Agyar by Steven Brust, Aitor Iñaki Eraña, AlphaBooks, American Gods, Andrew Liptak, Andrew Neal, Anne Hathaway, Arctic forests, Autumn, Batman: The Tailor by Aitor Iñaki Eraña, Ben Towle, Black Widow, bookcases, BookRiot, bookshelves, Brothers Grimm, Cameron Cook, Carey Farrell, Carlos Schwabe (1866-1926), Catwoman, Cheong-ah Hwang, Chris Thile, Christopher Moloney, Colleen Wing, comic-book covers, Daily Science Fiction, Damien Walter, death (Victorian), diner lingo, Distraction by Cheong-ah Hwang, Doctor Strange, Dylan Meconis, Earthsea, Edgar Meyer, Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, electron microscope photography, Elektra, Elephants of the Platte by Thomas Israel Hopkins, Erin Morgenstern, Eve and Adam (excerpt) by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fairy tales, film trailers, FILMography (tumblr), FIrestar, flax-golden tales, Fool's Gold by Frank Dutkiewicz, Ged, George R. R. Martin, global warming, Grimm Tales: For Young and Old, Harry Potter, Hellboy in Hell, How Not to Write Comics Criticism, Hugh Jackman, I Am Legend, Indiana Review, Irene Gallo, J.K. Rowling, Joe Hiland, Juan Santapau, jus prime noctis, Kelly Link, Kevin Steele, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Les Misérables, libraries (amazing), Little Red Riding Hood, Little Red Riding Hood Does Over the Big Bad Wolf by Wendy O'Malley, Louise's Ghost by Kelly Link, Luc Latulippe, Magic & Good Madness: A Neil Gaiman Reread, Marc Basile, Marianne Stokes (1855-1927), Marvel Comics, Melisande (1895) by Marianne Stokes, Michael Joyce, Mike Mignola, Misty Knight, Mortless by Henry Szabranski, music videos, narrative hooks (writing), Neil Gaiman, New Zealand Listener, No One But You (song), O'Donovan, OCD cleaning tricks, Old Friends by Shane Wilwand, paper sculpture, Paul Smith, Philip Pullman, Postcard Stories, procrastination, reading nooks, Rising Falling by Leah Thomas, Robert Neville, Russell Crowe, Russell Hinson, Said the Princess by Dani Atkinson, Scarecrow, serialized novels, slushpile, Steven Brust, Stranger Things Happen, Stuart Duncan, Subterranean Press, superheroines, Sutured Infection, Suzy McKee Charnas, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Teaching in the Margins, Tehanu, Tenar, Terri Windling-Gayton, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Faun (1923) by Carlos Schwabe, The Girl Detective by Kelly Link, The Goat Road Sessions, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Night Circus, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Secret Knots, The Specialist's Hat by Kelly Link, The Unwritten, The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas, The Weird, Theodora Goss, Tom Hooper, Tor.com, translucent animals, Travels with the Snow Queen by Kelly Link, Ursula K. Le Guin, Vampire novel (history), Weird Council, Where the Wonder Women Are, Will Ludwigsen, Women's Auxiliary (photo), Write Place Write Time, xkcd, Yo-Yo Ma, Yuko Shimizu, Zadie Smith
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Magpie Monday
Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ For those of you who dream of singing in the rain or in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, or who dream of multiple covers of Rhianna‘s “Umbrella” (by the by, I love … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Distant Soil, Agatha Harkness, All Time Low, AlphaBooks, amnesia, Andrew Neal, anime, Annie Bellet, Anthony Hope Smith, Armless Maiden, Armless Maidens of the American West, Barcelona, basilisk, Ben Towle, Better Than Sunnydale, book-spine poetry, Bram Stoker, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chris Berens, Christina Hendricks, Chuck Wendig, Colleen Doran, creativity, crime rate, cryptids, cryptozoology, Daily Science Fiction, Damien Walters Grintalis, daydreaming, Dear Editor Enclosed Please Find My Story about Your Unfortunate Demise, dioramas, Dracula, Ekaterina Fawl, ElfQuest, fan fiction/fan art, fingernails, Genevieve Valentine, Glenn Barr, Greer Gilman, Harry Potter, Hogwarts fashion, home libraries (organization), Hush, Ice, immortality, Innocence Rearranged, interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jean Grey, Jeff VanderMeer, Kelly Williams, Kickstarter, La memoire douloureuse (The Painful Memory), Lady of the Cloth, landscape, literary devices in science fiction, Lord Voldemort, Luc Reid, Lucy Westenra, Luna Lovegood, Mad Men, Mandy Moore, manga, Marc Giai-Miniet, Mary Poppins, Matthew Weiner, motif, Museum of Modern Art MOMA, Oscar Wilde, Patricia Almeida, psychopath, publishing, pupil dilation, Rhianna, Sailor Moon, self-publishing, sexuality, Sherlock Holmes, sociopath, Stephen Quay, Tansy Rayner Roberts, The Curious Case of Version 47.13, The Gentlemen, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Other Woman, The Quay Brothers, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Thomas Jonte, Thoughts of Tethys, Timothy Quay, To Be Undone By Such Small Things, Tokyo's Tokyo, transition as metaphor, Umbrella, Where the Wonder Women Are, wizarding gene
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