The Last Jedi came out last week and most of my social media has been consumed with it. I was able to see it over the weekend and I absolutely loved it, so I’ve compiled a bunch of links featuring the cast being utterly adorable. There aren’t really any plot spoilers in these links if you haven’t seen the movie yet. … Polygon is keeping an updated list of all the celebrity cameos in The Last Jedi. … Continue reading Links: Star Wars Cuteness
Wednesday links are here! Essentially, the crop of links today are strictly romance and Carrie Fisher related, and I don’t think anyone will mind too terribly about that. I’ve been in South Florida for a week, dealing with family things, and I’ll be returning to the Northeast today to sleep in my own bed and cuddle my ornery senior cat. … Three cheers for Beverly Jenkins talking about romance and diversity over at Shondaland: Shondaland: … Continue reading Links: Beverly Jenkins, General Leia, & Podcasts
Happy Hump Day! It’s April and I’m personally dreading the oncoming allergy season. The RT Booklover’s Convention is a month away and I’m counting the days until I can be in warmer weather. … Cosmopolitan has a really interesting interview with artist/illustrator Anna Kmet and author Lorraine Heath on how a romance novel cover takes shape. Thanks to Reader Janice G. for the link: Lorraine: Romance readers do base a lot on the covers. That’s the … Continue reading Links: Cover Art, Superheroes, & Events
Happy March! It’s the month where I constantly refresh my bank account to see if my tax refund has shown up yet. But if you checked out today’s Hide Your Wallet, there are plenty of books to keep me entertained until the IRS stops dragging me along, like some lukewarm ex-boyfriend. … There are a couple romance author events that you may be interested in! If you live in the New England area, Alyssa Cole … Continue reading Links: Romance Events, Feminist Criticism, & Kilts
Once upon a time a tiny Blondeheadedgirl sat down to watch a movie. And that movie had a Princess for the ages. She was a leader, could withstand torture, and managed to carry on even after her home and her family were destroyed. She was, you might guess, Princess Leia, and she was one of my first feminist icons, even before I knew what that word was. Carrie Fisher’s death on December 27 has … Continue reading We Love You, Carrie Fisher
Rogue One is the first movie in the Star Wars anthology – not officially within the Episodic Saga, but filling in some blanks. Rogue One takes place in the days before Episode 4, A New Hope, and follows the story of the operation to get the Death Star plans so Luke can blow it up. It stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, and Mads Mikkelsen, and is directed … Continue reading Movie Review: Rogue One
32 years since the premiere of Return of the Jedi, and 10 years after the premiere of Revenge of the Sith, we have the 7th Episode of the Star Wars Saga. Carrie and I both saw it opening night, and we report back to you, our beloved Bitchery. RHG: Opening night is the best night to see an event movie like this. Y/y? Carries: Re: opening night: Yes, absolutely, this is a great opening night … Continue reading Movie Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
