At Robot 6, Brigid Alverson writes about “The Comics that Changed the World” and Tokyopop’s US manga line: “Ten years ago, “comics” meant superheroes, newspaper strips, and a handful of artsy graphic novels. Comics were a niche medium, and they were hard to find outside comics stores. Manga […]
British actress Elisabeth Sladen has died. She is probably most famous for her portrayal of Sarah Jane Smith, companion to the 3rd and 4th Doctors in Doctor Who and star of her own series K-9 and Company and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Here is her first appearance as […]
FEARnet interviews BleedFest co-producer and horror director Elisabeth Fies as part of its “Women Who Make You Scream” feature. Make sure to check out the other interviews.
February is Women In Horror Month and Seth Metoyer at More Horror.com celebrates by interviewing Jen Soska, who, together with her sister, Sylvie, made Dead Hooker in a Trunk.
Janell Hobson connects Saturday Night Live‘s, “Bride of Blackenstein” to Sara Baartman, the Hottentot Venus, via Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Last month I wrote about Jackass as a cultural project, but what I initially intended to write about was how I feel just a little bit better about myself and the world after watching it. And no, it’s not because they’re all more of a jackass than I […]
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