a dog whistle for a kind of bad-faith politicking. Men have had way more than their fair share of our concern already, the reasoning goes, and now it’s time for them to pipe down. But for boys, privilege and h
Now, things aren’t all expensive tuxedos and vodka martinis during the first half of the film. There’s some eye-rolling dialog like, “As you know, 007, [insert something that Bond clearly does know but we the audience don’t].” And poor Dave Bautista (more on him later) and Mon...
While there are some weapons, spells and sigils that can be used against angels, the beings do have one thing going for them: they can't be hurt or lose their lives because they've been attacked by regular weapons. Certain blades will cause significant harm and the loss of their lives, ...
but eyes that seem unnaturally pale. They look like predators. Or Hitler Youth. Or alien vampires. I mean I don’t have anything against blue eyes (Ihave blue eyes…though I prefer to described them as “steel grey”–and blonde hair–or had–it’s also steel...
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(this strand of the lore is particularly attached to Egyptian vampire legends). Some lore claims that vampires can transform into certain animals, such as the bat or wolf, and there are various methods of defense against vampires proposed here and there. Classic defenses that persist into modern...
I’m so disgusted by the whole thing; it’s not that a character tries to kill herself and fails humorously (DC’s intent), not just that she’s got to be naked in this, but that DC chose this as a representative piece is insulting. “Oh, just draw a sexy woman trying to harm ...
it’s a, he’s a pastor in a small town, very proud of their town. Sort of reminds me of Gilmore Girls needs. You know father brown or something like that. So sweet, and just sweet. No, there’s no vampires. Eating anybody’s face off, and nobody’s stabbing anyone in the bac...
26. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts and things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. 27. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed...
because I believe being trans and doing medieval studies does not have to hurt. It doesn’t have to hurt like this. We do not need to harm ourselves or one another like we have been hurt or told that we must hurt in order to be rigorous scholars. The hurt is not necessary. The hur...