Learn the exact funnel Ziza Natur uses to turn speaking gigs and podcast opportunities into paying customers for her coaching business. Most marketing advice you hear today revolves around online media: how to make short, quippy social media posts or write great emails and blog posts that attract clients, for example. Undoubtedly, these forms of […]
These Unofficial 1980s Doctor Who Films Blazed a Trail
For all that fans have, and will ever continue to, argue about what is canon in the world of Doctor Who, the fact remains that it is a world of fuzzy edges, edges will only get fuzzier now that Russell T Davies has introduced “the Doctor-verse”. The TV series itself is like a piece of […]
Upcoming PS5 Games You Need to Play
With changing release dates, surprise announcements, and an ever-fluid development landscape, it can be a challenge to keep track of every single video game coming out in a given year. 2024 may not have titles like Baldur’s Gate 3 or Spider-Man 2 on the horizon, and Sony has confirmed it won’t be releasing any new […]
Richard Osman’s Next Book Is About a Famous Crime Novelist
They’ve all done it. Agatha Christie invented Ariadne Oliver. Kurt Vonnegut invented Kilgore Trout. Stephen King invented Paul Sheldon… Novelists can’t resist putting novelists at the centre of their books, often for sly satires on fandom, fame and the publishing world itself. Now, mega-successful crime author Richard Osman has written a book about a mega-successful […]
Marvel Just Hinted at a Major X-Men Origin Story Retcon
This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #1. Who are Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch? Most would say that they are Marvel superheroes, twin members of the Avengers and, sometimes, the X-Men. And while those answers aren’t wrong, the truth has always been a bit more complicated when it comes to these two. […]
Sex Education Fans Need to Watch BBC Three’s Boarders
As an over-40 on the Gen X/Millennial cusp (I’m Generation Catalano, for census purposes), modern teenagers unsettle me. On screen. On buses. On the street with their midriff out and no coat on. I feel a powerful urge both to protect them and for them to stay 100 metres away from me at all times. […]
Below Deck Season 11: Captain Kerry Has a Huge Firing Decision to Make for Episode 4
This Below Deck article contains spoilers. When the Below Deck yachties teased that season 11 would feature more firings than fans are used to, we still didn’t expect the first one to come up as soon as episode 3! But that’s where the show left things this week, with chief stew Fraser Olender informing Captain […]
This Madame Web Line Shows the Movie Doesn’t Understand Spider-Man at All
This Madame Web article contains spoilers. “With great power comes great responsibility” might be the most important line in superhero fiction. It crystalizes a theme present in the best superhero stories even before Spider-Man‘s debut in 1962’s Amazing Fantasy #15, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s Superman tales and Bill Parker, and C.C. Beck’s Captain Marvel […]
Is Helldivers 2 Worth It? Solo Player Experience, Server Problems, and More
Since its launch on February 8, Helldivers 2 has become the talk of the gaming world. While the first Helldivers was seen as a fun cooperative action title, it never really rose above the level of a cult classic. Comparatively, Helldivers 2 is quickly setting both player count and sales records. It’s also getting people […]
A24’s New Civil War Trailer Turns a Far-Right Fantasy Into a Nightmare
When the first trailer for Alex Garland’s Civil War dropped several months ago, many viewers were immediately put on edge by visions of war-torn cityscapes, or clouds of smoke billowing above small towns. Mind you, this sadly looks like the nightly news on nearly any given Tuesday. However, in Garland’s hands, these “reports” were occurring […]
