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Miss Dawn’s Musings – Rebooting the Busters

Blog-MDMNot surprisingly, I saw Ghostbusters over the weekend. I’m not going to make this a full on review or anything, but I will say it’s the most fun I’ve had at the movies in a long time (and that’s saying a lot, considering the kind of movies I typically see). One of the best aspects was the mix of old and new. Continue reading Miss Dawn’s Musings – Rebooting the Busters

Best Geeky Finds – A New Bite of an Old Classic

Blog-BGFTwilight – sparkly vampires and werewolves + Nightvale = Carmilla

This seems like a strange pop culture equation for a YouTube series based on a 17th century short story collection (especially one that includes Twilight, but don’t worry, it’s not very much like that, so you won’t want to kill any characters yourself), but the common supernatural tropes concerning vampires Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu created in a pre-Dracula world have survived for centuries in horror and supernatural fiction and film. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – A New Bite of an Old Classic

Irregular’s Intel – Licensed to Kill and Thrill: My Top Spies

Blog-IIThis summer brings us Matt Damon back as Jason Bourne and me finally visiting a museum that I have longed to go to since its inception, the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C. I managed to finish a book this week and it got me to thinking: In the whole of all of the spies, secret agents, assassins, and freelance adventurers I have come across in my 45 years, who has made the biggest impression on me? To kick it up a notch, I thought of the different media, as well. So I am going to share my top 3 favorite spies in Movies, Television, Novels, Comics, Animation, and Video Games. I hope that you enjoy. If not, share your list with me! Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Licensed to Kill and Thrill: My Top Spies