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- Culture, Film Reviews April 7, 2021
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Binge No More
The week-to-week rollout of Disney+ Marvel TV series is building momentum.
We're more than halfway through our second Marvel TV series. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier have taken over for WandaVision as the regular offering from Disney+ to sate those of us interested in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who are craving new content.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment February 3, 2021
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Pandemic Games
Enjoy safe game-playing gatherings through these virtual platforms.
Those of us who are responsible adults have spent almost an entire year leaving home as little as possible, only going out for the necessities. Frivolities like casual social gatherings are literally lethal, so the smartest of us avoid those, too.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment December 30, 2020
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Geek Poptimism
It's time to look forward to fun things in 2021.
It's no news flash that 2020 has been, frankly, the worst. It's impacted all of us, though some more than others. We've been asked to endure a pandemic with no leadership or help from the highest levels of our government, and our state leaders work pretty hard to endanger us, too.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment July 22, 2020
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Unconventional
While fan conventions take a pandemic hiatus, here's how to capture the experience safely at home.
The economy is tanking—thanks in large part to the lack of leadership at most levels of government in the United States—and since they didn't do enough to combat the crisis, we're all still locked in our homes, unable to attend the most beloved of nerdy pastimes: conventions.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment June 17, 2020
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Socially-Conscious Nerdery
Stories to remind you that fantastical fictions can explore our real, messed-up world.
One of the places to find the most empathic stories, though, is the world of geekdom. For as long as the genres have existed, they have been "woke" in exploring complex themes through allegory.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment April 8, 2020
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Stories to Survive By
A trio of streaming playlists with the fun, hope and comfort we need while stuck at home.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment March 4, 2020
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Space: The Fatalistic Frontier
The optimistic humanism of Star Trek has taken a bleaker 21st-century turn.
You know what future I want to see? The socialist paradise of Star Trek. A world where basic necessities are conjured from thin air, and money is a thing of the past.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment January 1, 2020
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May the FOMO Be With You
There was so much Star Wars in 2019, how can a fan keep up?
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment July 10, 2019
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Geekonomics
It's getting more expensive all the time to be a pop-culture fan.
Geekdom has gone mainstream because the mainstream entertainers are geeks.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment June 12, 2019
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Cutting Edge
Disneyland's new Star Wars-themed land isn't just for die hardfans.
As a fan who wears two hats—one for Star Wars and one for Disney theme parks—I'm of two minds about the new experiences offered.
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Crisis of Con-fidence
FanX's response to sexual harassment allegations leads this long-time contributor to make a personal choice.
June 13, 2018
