the Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2013 EDA Award winners
12 Years a Slave and Gravity win big…
12 Years a Slave and Gravity win big…

A smart, snappy, soulful look at how Mary Poppins got Disneyfied, and the redemptive power of story for both teller and listener.

It doesn’t seem spoilerish…

I want a dragon for Christmas.

The statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus has been turned into a snowglobe for the festive season.
Stuff I found on the Net today.

Reader Alex sends this image, which he took at Kansas City’s Planet Comicon…

Awww. Mitt Romney does have some human feelings. Only for himself, apparently, in the feeling-sorry-for-himself sort of way. But it’s a start.

A multifloor piece at the Victoria & Albert Museum. I suppose it could be both arty and festive.