so caught up they are in today's trends of glib, self-effacing humor and quips. Not so with "Encanto." The House of Mouse's 60th animated feature and the latest in its grand tradition
Oh, and (Jan-Erik Zandersson might want to cover his eyes here)Locushitting its goal means John Scalzi is going to do a Christmas story. The $75k mark has been hit (thank you!) so a Christmas story is on its way by 12/24 — but remember, if the@locusmagfundraiser makes it to $...
(Here I must pause, for all of you who do not live in a county where the sheriff’s department has been so cut that there is an estimated 45 minute response time to any emergency call. We are encouraged to have guns in the house. Allowed to carry them, as long as we do not bran...
Christmas was just around the corner, and F.A.O. Schwarz was READY with its 64-page catalog… …White Rock anticipated the end of Prohibition with an ad featuring a miniature colonel who apparently needed a stiff drink to prepare for his wife’s return from abroad… …Mrs. Hamilton Fish ...
When we arrived, Glenn wasn’t violent or even loud. While I’m sure he was one to raise his voice if not necessarily his hand in anger, I never saw that side of him. Still, it was apparent that he was angry about what had transpired. Not at me; he quickly made that clear. He...
Christmas is coming early this year and it’s coming with lesbians. Samantha Evans, popular lesbian romance author, has writer’s block and a book due by New Year’s Eve. When she signs up for a writing retreat in an attempt to overcome her lack of creativity, she expects a single-...
on Barudo Island, a tropical paradise not found on any maps. The player is given a choice of helping the inhabitants expand their villages and found new ones as Doshin, the love giant; or they can also become the hate giant, Jashin, and rain down death and destruction.” (TV Tropes) ...
TV Christmas Films Each year we see many Christmas films on television but most especially, The Hallmark Channel has become a staple in Holiday entertainment providing an abundance of films that are no doubt formulaic and full of common tropes- and that’s what we love about them. They are...
Hell, one of the main reasons I live in Taos is because I was so enraptured by the Taos Pueblo Christmas Eve celebration as a youth, in which bonfires reach to the sky, the Pueblo residents chant and sing, and the entire community comes together for one night. And the only time I eve...
It took off over the Christmas tree. The condom caught on fire. The burning blimp crashed into the Christmas tree, and the tree caught on fire. Our house burned to the ground. This was the worse thing I had done, but not the only thing I had done. I had shot holes in my father’...