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curated: “Loki as Other: Why Do Queer and Female Viewers Love the Trickster?”

Wed, Aug 04, 2021
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E.J. Beaton has written a fabulous thing at Tor.com about the appeal of Loki, particular as portrayed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Tom Hiddleston, and even more particularly as he is depicted in the Disney+ series Loki…

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a couple of things for those of you feeling the lack of Game of Thrones

Tue, Jul 01, 2014
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Knocking down a statue of King Joffrey, and a history of Westeros in 16 maps.

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Doctor Who thing: the problem with River Song

Tue, Jan 14, 2014
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Emily Asher-Perrin on how Moffat reduced River Song from an awesome babe with a life and adventures of her own to a crazy chick obsessed with the Doctor.

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how to make women look heroic on movie posters

Fri, Aug 02, 2013
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It’s not that hard. Turns out there’s even a handy-dandy blueprint for it. It’s just that the blueprint has only ever been used to portray men on movie posters.

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Doctor Who thing: a breakup letter to the Doctor

Thu, Apr 25, 2013
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Oh no! Ryan Britt at Tor.com reveals why he’s “Probably Going to Have to Break Up With Doctor Who.” Sadness!

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: how Peter Davison got to Gallifrey One (yes, by TARDIS)

Thu, Mar 03, 2011
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This video was taken by a fan in the audience for the opening ceremonies of Gallifrey One, the big Doctor Who convention that takes place in Los Angeles each February…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: “The Twelve Doctors of Christmas”

Mon, Dec 27, 2010
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Tor.com, the blog of the science fiction book publisher, has embarked upon a holiday-week series paying tribute to our favorite Time Lord…

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Saturday cute: faux retro novel covers for classic movies

Sat, Dec 04, 2010
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Artist spacesick — whose work I’ve highlighted before — has created a series of faux retro covers for novels that don’t exist for movies that do….

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