A commentary with spoilers by Nalini Haynes I started watching Orange is the New Black a while ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I wasn’t reviewing …
Fanboy — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘Fanboy’ is a loving representation of the community with whom Ian Gunn had a deep relationship. Ian Gunn, creator of these silly illos (illustrations), was …
Game of Thrones s03e04: And now his watch is ended
A commentary with spoilers by Nalini Haynes Game of Thrones becomes ever more complicated, with characters reaching new highs and lows. Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is …
May Fireside Gathering @ The Guild
The weekend following Friday 13 in May was event-filled: a Fireside Gathering, Eurovision and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘live’ celebration of Ol’ Bill’s 400th death …
Black Magick volume 1: Awakening by Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott
A review by Nalini Haynes It’s night. I guess the Awakening has already happened because everyone’s awake. A coven of witches circle a tree stump, …
Monstrous Child by Francesca Simon
A review by Nalini Haynes Hel, daughter of Loki and Angrboda, is born with rotting corpse legs. She remembers her birth well because she’s a …
Queer characters
On Friday 13, I went from ‘I’d like to interview a couple of authors’ to ‘OMG I’M INTERVIEWING WILL KOSTAKIS TONIGHT!!!’ I like to close …
Vigil by Angela Slatter
A review by Nalini Haynes Verity Fassbinder is a halfling: she’s half human and half Weyrd (fae). Her father was a kinderfresser, a man who …
The Returned (Les Revenants) s01e01: Camille
A review by Nalini Haynes The Returned is a French TV series about a group of people, including Camille, who return from the dead to …
Awards for excellent representations of disability in pop culture
This year I’m launching Dark Matter Zine’s awards for excellent representation of disability in pop culture (text & screen). I’ve even found someone to make unique …
The 100 s01e04: Murphy’s Law
A review by Nalini Haynes Once upon a time there was a guy called Murphy who, common knowledge would have it (in spite of several other theories) was …
Eyejar — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
When is a door not a door? When it’s an eyejar. Once more I want to color this in violet and lime green. Considering how …
The 33 (2015)
A review by Nalini Haynes On 5 August 2010 a 121 year old San Jose mine in Chilé collapsed, trapping 33 miners. The 33 tells the …
Game of Thrones s03e03: Walk of Punishment
A review by Nalini Haynes The Walk of Punishment is a parade in the slave city. Daenerys walks along it while considering what to do …
Point Break (2015)
A review by Nalini Haynes In 1991 there was a successful movie called Point Break. Keanu Reeves (formerly of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure the …