We are back in the early 90s, when the mullets were epic and the covers were sumptuous. Come on back to July 1992 with us as we explore the ads & features of the 100th issue of Romantic Times Magazine! This issue contains some FASCINATING retrospective looks at romance, cover art, and more, and I think it is one of the primary sources cited for some of the more common stories I’ve heard about romance. … Continue reading 733. RT Rewind: July 1992 Ads & Features – The 100th Issue Special! →
I remember when George Harrison died, I thought about his song, “My Sweet Lord,” about how much he wanted to meet God. And I wondered if he did. I hope it made him happy. Likewise, when I heard Dolly Parton had died (that will be a “where were you when you heard” story for people, I think. So many of us were rocked) I immediately thought of two songs. Both might make you cry! I mean, … Continue reading Friday Videos are Really Sad This Week →
This guest review comes from Lisa! A longtime romance aficionado and frequent commenter to SBTB, Lisa is a queer Latine critic with a sharp tongue and lots of opinions. She frequently reviewed at All About Romance and Women Write About Comics, where she’s on staff, and you can catch her at @thatbouviergirl on Twitter. There, she shares good reviews, bracing industry opinions and thoughtful commentary when she’s not on her grind looking for the next … Continue reading Only One Tour Bus by Suleena Bibra →
It’s Friday! It’s a Friday Video! A most excellent development. Continuing our tour through vintage internet…remember Adobe Flash? Flash animations used to be everywhere, from cartoons to games – so many games. Now Flash has been replaced by other technologies for the most part. What’s hilarious to me is how quickly editing tools have grown easier to use and more nimble. What used to be a mammoth, resource-hogging program is now a 2mb app on my … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Trogdor →
Dylan MarcAurele is the writer and composer behind The Heated Rivalry Unauthorized Musical Parody, and I am extremely excited to share this interview with you! We’re going to talk about writing musical theatre, his writing process, and how long it took him to write this musical (you won’t believe it). He also talks about the actors and how the show came to be – it’s delightful. Musical theater and romance have a lot of similarities … Continue reading 732. The Heated Rivalry Unauthorized Musical Parody with Dylan MarcAurele →
It’s Friday! WOOT. What are you up to this weekend? Have you noticed the way the light has changed since mid July? I really notice the seasons making a big fast change in August, and then in November. Not looking forward to November. Let’s chill in August for awhile. Or chill as much as we are able because holy crapcakes it’s hot and humid. There have been days I’ve gone for a walk and had to … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Patty Cake →
It’s RT Rewind time again! This month, we’re going back to July 1992 to check out the new releases reviewed in…the 100th issue of Romantic Times magazine! Yup, the cover is memorable, and so are the book covers. We discuss: Cover models! Who would be the cover model for subgenre specific magazine issues? Nostalgia! Are the tag lines on the cover both references to cigarette ads? Reviews! There are some absolute classics in this issue, … Continue reading 731. RT Rewind: July 1992 Reviews – The 100th Issue Special! →
Happy Friday, everybody!! It’s time to start the weekend and I have a mellow soundtrack for you! I cannot listen to music with lyrics while I’m working. I get distracted by the words, and it interferes with my brain’s ability to produce my own words, which I kind of need to do here and there. Blogging, after all, is was originally a text medium. I also don’t like AI-generated instrumentals, and avoiding them is becoming … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Yellow Cherry Jam →
The re-release of The Luckiest Lady in London has arrived, and Sherry Thomas joins me to talk about the writing of that book more than 13 years ago, how romance and historicals have changed, and how this book is a reflection and subversion of another very, very famous historical romance. Plus, she gives us recommendations of her favorite historical romance authors and some of their books. Note: we had some connectivity issues, so sometimes the … Continue reading 730. Still the Luckiest Lady in London with Sherry Thomas →
It’s the weekend! Hooray! Which means it’s time for me to go spelunking in the world of vintage internet videos (or new ones, I’m not picky) to find goofy delights to share with you. Today: Summer Songs! It’s the last day of July, which often felt like the midpoint of summer, depending on when school was starting. I’m fascinated by the different start dates of schools in the US. Some don’t start until September while … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Summer Songs →
Hey, where are you going? Get in the time machine – we want to bring you back to March 2009 to check out the ads & features from Romantic Times Magazine. We’ve got: Snippy letters to the editor! Covers that look like shaving cream ads for women Reading in a recession Folks explaining steampunk! Pop vs. Soda And you’ll find out what words are used in an acrostic of “pandemic.” TW: In the middle you’ll … Continue reading 729. RT Rewind: March 2009 Ads & Features →
