All I want to do these days is stay home and watch Turner Classic Movies – it’s 31 Days of Oscar month! As you could probably guess even if I didn’t talk about it all the time, I am an absolute sucker for old movies. And looking over this year’s schedule, I’m realizing just howContinue reading “10 Great Romances from 31 Days of Oscar”
Category Archives: Pop Culture
The Paperback Rack at the Big Star
Every writer has a touching story about their favorite bookstore or library as a child, the place where they discovered the ineffable delights of literature. I can go on at great length about my love for Miss Daisy at the Chester County Library or my swoon of ecstasy the first time I walked into theContinue reading “The Paperback Rack at the Big Star”
Hot Guys in Helmets
So because we’re total pop culture junkies and apparently sheep, the hubs and I have already subscribed to Disney +, and we’re watching The Mandalorian. And yes, we love it, and yes “Baby Yoda” is the cutest darned thing ever, and yes I think it’s a great addition to the Star Wars canon, and IContinue reading “Hot Guys in Helmets”
No One Cares What I Think About the new Star Wars
And that’s hard for me to accept. The last trailer for the final installment of what they’re calling “The Skywalker Saga” dropped this week during Monday Night Football. Have you seen it? Yeah, me too. And I don’t really know how I feel about it. I am very much a Star Wars over Star TrekContinue reading “No One Cares What I Think About the new Star Wars”
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
The Nightmare Before Christmas isn’t the only Christmas/Halloween crossover movie ever made. There’s also Bell, Book and Candle, a smart and surprisingly twisted romantic comedy starring Kim Novak and James Stewart. It opened on Christmas Day 1958 and takes place at Christmas–the climax happens at midnight on Christmas Eve. And while one big plot pointContinue reading “Bell, Book and Candle (1958)”
The Excellence You Swear You Cannot See
The Romance Writers of America has released the names of the nominees for their yearly RITA Awards, and, you guessed it, they’re about as diverse as a glass of milk beside a plate of sugar cookies with white chocolate chips. So all of us writing and publishing types have taken to the Facebooks and beyondContinue reading “The Excellence You Swear You Cannot See”
Don’t Mind Me, Y’all
Spoilers for Stranger Things Season One; Star Wars: The Last Jedi; and Game of Thrones. And Lord of the Rings if you still haven’t gotten around to seeing that one. I realized last night I have blindly stumbled into a total asshole phase where I don’t like anything. I didn’t like the new Star Wars;Continue reading “Don’t Mind Me, Y’all”
The Princess Defense: A Kickass Statistical Analysis
The release and box office success of Wonder Woman has feminist debate on the lips of Geek Nation once again. I haven’t seen it yet, but count me among the fans. I love the idea of a kickass female leading the charge in a summer superhero flick, even if she has to have perfect hairContinue reading “The Princess Defense: A Kickass Statistical Analysis”
John Lennon
So when I was three years old, my absolute favorite show on TV was the Beatles cartoon: Note, please, the vampire theme. When I was six, my aunt showed me the cover of her Abbey Road album and explained that some people thought it proved that my favorite Beatle, Paul, was dead because the pictureContinue reading “John Lennon”
We Are Not This: Carolina Writers for Equality – Press Release
I’m lucky enough to have a story in this–“The Dark Lady” about a transgender actress in the days of Shakespeare. But even if I didn’t, I’d promote the living juice out of it. Much, much great stuff to read, all profits benefiting a magnificent cause. It’s available as an ebook right now from Amazon here,Continue reading “We Are Not This: Carolina Writers for Equality – Press Release”
Lucy Blue Writes 