It’s Frankenstein Day!
August 30th is National Frankenstein Day! Frankenstein, written in 1818 by an eighteen-year-old Mary Wollstoncraft Godwin Shelley, remains an amazingly relevant story to this day.
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August 30th is National Frankenstein Day! Frankenstein, written in 1818 by an eighteen-year-old Mary Wollstoncraft Godwin Shelley, remains an amazingly relevant story to this day.
Read moreA few weeks ago I posted about novelizations and looking forward to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”. Well, I got my paws on it and ladies and gentlemen, it’s a BLAST.
Read moreI find that even as little as an hour in a museum alters how I see the world, and suddenly even trash begins to look like a sculpture.
Read moreI decided to ask the Misses about which films or books they thought aged well, and which didn’t.
Read moreA novelization offers the opportunity to deepen the characters, show backstory, introduce tertiary characters and really give us an insight into a character’s soul. More than anything, a novelization well done will improve the experience of the film’s storyline, broaden the world.
Read moreIf you write something and publish it, someone is going to have a nagging suspicion you wrote about them.
Read moreMusic and other artists’ creativity is infectious. How consuming art can improve everything, from a sad day to a plot hole.
Read moreTurns out, broilers can be anywhere and nowhere, powered by gas or electricity, and mistaking a gas broiler for a storage cabinet can have…erm… torrid consequences.
Read moreThe sibling relationship (or lack thereof) is one of the most significant in our lives. I was curious to see if any of the Miss Demeanors would be willing to share some of their “origin” stories, and OH BOY. Strap in. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.
Read moreYou can say that all books are about a character trying to attain a perfect state of being–a perfect day.
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