Life

There’s a lot more to life than geekdom.

Shadow & Bone Season 2 Premiere!

Last Thursday (March 9, 2023) I had the privilege of attending the World Premiere of one of my favorite adaptations – Netflix’s Shadow and Bone. For those unfamiliar it is based on Leigh Bardugo’s bestselling Grishaverse books. If you’ve been around me in real life or online you’re probably aware of my obsession love for…
How “Moulin Rouge: The Musical” Has Given Me an Existential Crisis

Picture this: it’s 2018 and the musical adaptation of Moulin Rouge is opening in Boston. As a lover of the film and a musical theatre dork this was a dream come true – not that I would see it in Boston of course. I followed the show’s progress constantly, its Broadway transfer in 2019 was…
LA Adventures: New Beverly Cinema

When you have enough money and resources, you can open your own movie theatre and show whatever you want, whenever you want. “Who would do that?” you might ask. Well, that’s exactly what Quentin Tarantino did. Tarantino’s theater — New Beverly Cinema — sits at the intersection of Beverly Blvd. and N. La Brea Ave.…
A Beginner’s Guide to Hopeless Romanticism

The concept of being a hopeless romantic seems to get lost in high school. I for one, am capable of exuding disgusting amounts of hopeless romanticism. The Dictionary defines a hopeless romantic as “a person who holds sentimental and idealistic views on love, especially in spite of experience, evidence, or exhortations otherwise.” Is it so…
Love Always, Charlie

Life is riddled with mistakes, trials, joys, and fears. Yet we grow comfortable in suppressing the most humane parts of our lives—the moments when we fall and break down. I believe we would all be more comfortable if we didn’t feel the need to stifle them. I am sharing with the world one of the…
Hi, I’m a Feminist

In addition to my long overdue Feminist Apparel unboxing, I wanted to take some time to tell you more about myself and what is important to me. So I’m starting here, with my feelings on feminism. To me, feminism is the radical idea that we are all people who deserve equal opportunity in all aspects…