“The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy” Season Three on YouTube
A few years ago a YouTube trend sparked in adapting classic literature into modern vlog-style webseries. The first of these to really take off was The Lizzie Bennett Diaries, a contemporary adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, where the fictional Lizzie sets up a vlog as a class project and talks to the camera about her ...
Top Ten Nerd Spots in Atlanta
Named the Nerdiest City in America and the Top City for Gamers by Movoto, Atlanta has become a mecca for those with geeky tendencies. Events like Dragon Con and Anime Weekend Atlanta bring out nerds from all over the country as well as locals. If you happen to be in the area and want to ...
Short Story Pick: “Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies” by Brooke Bolander
“I was playing at being mortal this century because I love cigarettes and shawarma, and it’s easier to order shawarma if your piercing shriek doesn’t drive the delivery boy mad.” This flash fiction by Brooke Bolander is an exciting and quick read, with unapologetic frankness. Originally published in Uncanny Magazine, it has been nominated for ...
Weekly Favorites
The White Princess Starz’s new series The White Princess premiered this past Saturday, a follow-up to the mini-series The White Queen and based on Philippa Gregory’s novel of the same name. The starts where The White Queen left off, but this time the protagonist is Princess Elizabeth. She has been promised in marriage to Henry the VII, who has just defeated ...
New Blog Title!
So, for the past two and a half years my blog has been “Loner Shark”. That was a great name for a while and I associate it with my entrance into the blogging world and the start of this blog, however for some time now that just hasn’t felt like an appropriate title. It was ...
Review: Black Sails Series Finale
*All the spoilers ahead* A couple weeks ago Starz’s Black Sails came to an end after four seasons. The show was set up as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, but incorporated many historical figures and famous pirates into the show along with politics from the British government as the pirates fight to maintain control of Nassau. ...
I’m Currently Obsessed With…
My New Shades I found these fun sunglasses at Fab’rik for $18! Thor: Ragnarok Trailer 1. Cate Blanchett as Hela, 2. Those 80’s graphics, 3. Thor… Comfy Kicks I’m all about comfortable shoes right now. Breaking out of winter, I’m done hibernating and constantly on the go. Good Girls Revolt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R0DqIcUntc Just finished watching the Amazon ...
Lonescapade: Perusing Metro-Atlanta’s Japanese Grocery Store
Always on the hunt for Japanese novelty items around Atlanta, I recently discovered Tomato Japanese Food Grocery, via some internet exploration, just outside of the city. It’s a small mom-and-pop, but with an exciting selection of Japanese food items. Tomato provides some rare treats, like green tea waffle-cone ice-cream sandwiches, red bean mochi, and sushi-ready ...
I’m Currently Obsessed With…
The Hologram Billboards in the new Ghost in the Shell Love or hate the remake, you can’t deny that there are some cool visuals in the live-action Ghost in the Shell. I especially love all the Blade Runner-esq billboards and ads that surround the skyscrapers of the fictional New Port City. The Brontës PBS released a biographical ...
Thoughts on Disney’s idea of “live-action”
A couple weeks ago I saw Disney’s Beauty and the Beast remake. Emma Watson gave life and breath to Belle and I got to see my favorite songs re-imagined. I genuinely enjoyed the movie. Belle is one of my favorite Disney princesses as a book reading, adventure-seeker and I’ve always loved the settings: a quaint village in France ...
Neptune Your Dial 