Magic still dances in Boom! Studios’ ‘Labyrinth: Masquerade #1’
“Labyrinth: Masquerade” shirks problematic conventions to showcase Blackness as a state of being, rather than a mere opportunity to exploit trauma.
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One True Podcast S01E03: Fifty Shades of Twilight
In episode three, your OT3 asks the important, pressing questions: What is going on with the Twilight fandom? Is “Fifty Shades of Gray” what fan fiction is actually like? How DOES Edward do the sex if he’s basically dead? Tune in to find out.
Steven Paul Leiva delivers delightful nostalgia for Halloween with ‘Creature Feature: A Horrid Comedy’
Heavy-handed and direct, Leiva isn’t in the business of reinventing the wheel; rather, he’s oiling the wheel to make sure it can still spin.
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‘Teenage Badass’ is music to your ears, not much else
The film is what “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” would look like if a 14-year-old boy watched it once, described what happens and then had a studio turn it into a feature film.
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One True Podcast S01 E02: A very drarry podcast
In episode two of “One True Podcast,” your OT3 talks all things “Harry Potter,” including dissecting the most popular ships, doing a live reading of “My Immortal” and (we’re sorry to say) explaining the dark corners of Omegaverse fan fiction.
‘Woke’ digs too deep in trenches of Black no man’s land, lands in muddy waters
While, at times, “Woke” has profound things to say about the current social and political climate of the United States, the show often feels overwhelmed by its own mission statement.
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One True Podcast S01 E01: Wattpod
Welcome to “One True Podcast”! In this first episode, arts and entertainment department co-hosts (and your new OT3) Areyon Jolivette, Grace Orriss and Skylar De Paul talk about their relationships with fan fiction and introduce the format of the podcast
Slim’s closes after 30 years in San Francisco
There’s no way we can’t acknowledge this larger-than-life space. Here’s to Slim’s: thirty, flirty and thriving to the very end.
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Sufjan Stevens’ ‘America,’ ‘My Rajneesh’ are lamenting portraits of Americana
Both “America” and “My Rajneesh” feel very much like the culmination of Stevens’ niche artistry.
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Queer updraft guides wings of Boom! Studios’ ‘Wynd #1’
“Wynd #1” is an exciting foray into queer high fantasy, something that we’re seeing a lot of in Dungeons and Dragons communities, which have bled into the comic scene in a big way.
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