Why is Buffy The Vampire Slayer Important to Queer TV Studies?

What is Buffy The Vampire Slayer? Buffy the Vampire Slayer is American horror-comedy series which aired from 1997-2003. The show mainly follows Buffy Summers who discovers she is the chosen one - known as the Slayer - and has to fight vampires and demons in her new home of Sunnydale, along with her mentor Giles,…

Throwback Thursday: Anthem by Ayn Rand Essay

My sophomore year of high school, I was a semi-finalist / third place winner in the international Ayn Rand Foundation Anthem essay contest. This was my essay. Most fictional, future worlds, even the post-apocalyptic and/or totalitarian ones, are technologically advanced, at least compared to the time in which they were written. In Anthem, unlike most,…

“No doubt; endings are hard”: Fan Reactions to Supernatural’s Finale and the End of the “Last Great American Queerbait”

The title cards for each of the fifteen seasons of Supernatural. Supernatural is an American Horror-Drama series created by Eric Kripke, which originally aired in 2005 on The WB channel, and was later moved to The CW channel from seasons two to fifteen, which finished airing in 2020. Supernatural is considered the longest running American…

Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Characters You Didn’t Realize Are Queer In The Comics

Marvel Comics, one of the big two comic book publishers alongside DC comics, was founded in 1939 as Timely Comics, and by the 1960s had changed its name to the now recognized Marvel Comics. The Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel Comics in 2009.  Comic book writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby are often considered…

Why I Don’t Read Book Reviews

When I Read and Don't Read Book Reviews More or less, my general rule for reading reviews is this: if I know I won't read the book, I'll read reviews. When I know I won't read a book (lack of interest, I've heard bad things, etc.) I think its interesting to read reviews of why…

Are Backlist Reviews Worth It? (+ What Reviews Do Y’all Want To See?)

Book reviews are for most people, thee bread-and-butter of book blogging. Book bloggers share their thoughts on the books they read - but typically the most popular reviews are for new and upcoming releases that readers haven't been about to pick up yet. On the other side, there are "Backlist" reviews, which are reviews of…

A Guide to: Arrow-Verse Crossover Events

Flash Vs. Arrow The first annual crossover event in the shared multiverse aired during the 2014-2015 season. Team Flash and Team Arrow help one another in their respective cities on The Flash​​ and Arrow​. The Flash: "Flash vs. Arrow" Arrow: "The Brave and the Bold" Heroes Join Forces The second annual crossover event in the…

Adulting 101

I want to introduce you guys to a new series I am planning on starting: Adulting 101. Adulting 101 is a blog post series detailing basic life skills and knowledge about college that I wish had been drilled into me before I started college. Will also contain niche adulting skills like working in a lab,…

Thoughts for Thursday: A New Monthly Book Blogging Meme

Here is a new original feature of this blog: Thoughts for Thursday. Each month there will be a bookish discussion topic that I will be writing on, and encourage others to write on with me. Topics are posted in advance. Posts can be posted any Thursday (or other day if that works for you) of…

Chronological Watching Order of The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)

Phase 1: Avengers Assembled Captain America: The First Avenger Captain America: First Vengeance (tie-in comic) Agent Carter (Seasons 1 & 2) Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter Nick Fury: Spies Like Us (digital comic) Ant-Man: Larger Than Life (comic) Ant-Man Prelude (comic) Captain Marvel (Technically part of phase 3) Iron Man Black Panther Prelude (tie-in comic) Iron Man MCU Comics Iron Man:…