Microreview [TV]: Lore
Trying to serve two masters, or...?I haven't listened to the Lore podcast, so going into the Amazon TV adaptation, I had a totally open mind and very few expectations. But it sounded like something...
View ArticleNew Books Spotlight
Welcome to another edition of the New Books Spotlight, where each month or so we curate a selection of 6 forthcoming books we find notable, interesting, and intriguing. It gives us the opportunity to...
View ArticleMicroreview [film]: The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
In which we see that Ed Wood's story is better than...well...any of Ed Wood's storiesI'm on record as saying I think Ed Wood is probably the best movie ever made about making movies. It came out in...
View Article6 Books with Fonda Lee
Fonda Lee is the author of the gangster fantasy saga Jade City (Orbit) and the award-winning young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer (Flux) and Exo (Scholastic). Cross Fire, the sequel to Exo,...
View ArticleThursday Morning Superhero
The holiday season is upon us and I find myself reflecting on what graphic novels I should pick up as gifts. 2017 had some amazing titles for all types of readers and there is likely an amazing comic...
View ArticleFIRESIDE Chat: Cecily Kane of Manic Pixie Dream Worlds
Welome to our latest Fireside Chat! This time I "sit down" with Cecily Kane, reviewer of short fiction and proprietor of the blog Manic Pixie Dream Worlds. Like me, Cecily is a refugee from the world...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: Books
Welcome to our annual Holiday Gift Guide where the flock takes a break from talking about all the awesome and not so awesome things to, well, talk about some more of the awesome things that you might...
View ArticleRampant Last Jedi Speculation
Welcome to the latest edition of Rampant Star Wars Speculation, with your hosts, Dean and Joe. Today we will be offering guesses, theories, and - you guessed it - rampant, wild, mostly unfounded...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: Video Games
Mike - For the gamer who just wants to have fun Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo - Nintendo Switch It may not provide the most in-depth gaming experience, but Mario Odyssey is the most entertaining game...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: Board Games
Joe - For the gamer with a dedicated gaming groupPandemic Legacy: Season 2 by Z-Man GamesProbably my favorite gaming experience of 2017 has been gradually working my way through Season 1 of Pandemic...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: Toys and Collectibles
Vance - For anyone and everyoneFunko Pop! VinylIt probably seems weird to recommend something that has become so ubiquitous, but a new crop of Funko Pop! figures made me step back and really appreciate...
View ArticleReview: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Why are you even reading thisWe here at Nerds of a Feather are apparently not cool enough to be invited to The Last Jedi premier, so you get this review now. I'll try to avoid spoilers here, in case...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: Movies & TV
Vance: For the Cinephile in your lifeFilmstruck (www.filmstruck.com)Imagine you're sitting at home some night. Maybe it's cold out, or hot out, or raining. The video store's closed, and has been since...
View ArticleTHE MONTHLY ROUND - A Taster's Guide to Speculative Short Fiction, 11/2017
As 2017 nears its end, November gives us a chance to look back. Not just at the past year, but at history, both personal and societal. Perhaps that’s why all the stories in this month’s Round come with...
View ArticleNanoreviews: Into the Drowning Deep, Treachery's Tools, The Wrong Stars
Grant, Mira. Into the Drowning Deep [Orbit, 2017]Forget everything you think you know about mermaids. This isn't a Disney movie and there's nothing cute about this novel. In her 6 Books Interview with...
View ArticleSome Extended and Spoiler Filled Thoughts on The Last Jedi
This should go without saying, but please do not read this article if you have not seen The Last Jedi and have any intention of going into the movie without having everything spoiled. I'm about to...
View ArticleTelevision review of 2017 - the year it beat cinema
This was finally the year I admitted to myself that I preferred television/streaming dramas to feature films. The level of production quality has risen, at least in the small perspective I have had, to...
View ArticleMicroreview [video game]: Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus by Machine Games...
Let Freedom RingWolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is not Wolfenstein: The New Order. That much should be obvious from the title, but I want to make it perfectly clear. If you go into The New Colossus...
View ArticleMicroreview [TV Show]: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: Season Two
Does season 2 live up to season one's charm?I enjoyed the first season of Dirk Gently quite a bit. It was an occasionally frustrating, but often charming and strange show with a focus on friendships...
View ArticleYet Another Spoiler-Filled Take on The Last Jedi
This is now the third take on The Last Jedi we’ve posted. First, there was Dean’s ebullient review of the film, followed by Joe’s tempered praise. Now I enter the fray, Tarken-like, to rain on...
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