Episode 107: Movie Advisory Spring 2019

In this episode, we talk about the first run movies we’ve seen since our last Movie Advisory, Episode 95. This episode covers October 2018-April 2019.

Links

Aquaman
Captain Marvel (article)
Colette

The Favourite (article)
The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Halloween
Happy Death Day 2U (Check out our Two Bossy Dames guest edit!)
The Hate U Give

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Isn’t It Romantic? (Episode 103, Episode 104)
The Kid Who Would Be King

Little (Big)
Mary Poppins Returns
Miss Bala
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Ralph Breaks the Internet

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Us
Venom

Widows
The Wife

Already discussed: Bohemian Rhapsody, Robin Hood, What Men Want

On DVD:
Holmes and Watson
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
On the Basis of Sex
Searching

Uncle Drew

Musical Obsessions:
Anna: “Masquerade” from Phantom of the Opera (her rewrite)
Alene: “Blister in the Sun” by Violent Femmes

Obsessions:
Anna: puzzles, The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker, Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pen
Alene: The Time Collector by Gwendolyn Womack, The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary, Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Episode 106: Fairies with @stephanieburgis

In this episode, we discuss fairies with author friend and known fairy aficionado Stephanie Burgis! Including some discussion of what we define as a member of the fey, how to get rid of an earworm, and all the things you should be reading and watching.

Stephanie’s website:

Thornbound
The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart
The Girl with the Dragon Heart
The Princess Who Flew With Dragons

Links
The Queen of Spells by Dahlov Ipcar
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (also her short stories)
Mirror Magic by Claire Fayers

Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book by Terry Jones
Fairy Tale: A True Story
Wikipedia: Cottingley Fairies
Red Fairy Book (et al) by Andrew Lang
Lost Girl
The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Veronica by Nicholas Christopher
The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar
Tinker Bell from Peter Pan
Secret of Roan Inish

A group of goblins in the Labyrinth asking “did she say it???”

Labyrinth
The Dark Crystal
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien
Legend
Ferngully

A tried and true motto, just ask Fox Mulder

Strange Magic

 

A 1989 photo of one of your hosts as Mustardseed

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Charles de Lint
The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
October Daye books by Seanan McGuire
Horny Fairy ™ books by Sarah J. Maas
Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch (audiobooks!)
Merry Gentry series Laurell K. Hamilton
Leprechaun

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
Loreena McKennitt
Enya
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (by way of Pentatonix)
Tinker Bell movies
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
When Good Fairies Go Bad by Ursula Vernon (Dragonbreath #7)
The Secret of Kells
Pan’s Labyrinth
I Was a Teenage Fairy by Francesca Lia Block
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Borderline by Mishell Baker
The Elder Races series by Thea Harrison
Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Ironskin by Tina Connolly
Kresley Cole
Shona Husk
Lament and Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater (Books of Faerie)
Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr
Marie Brennan
Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
“Goblin Market” by Christina Rosetti
Shadowmancer by Devin Harnois (Paladin Charm book 1)
Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

 

 

Musical Obsessions
Stephanie: “Wolves” by Selena Gomez and Marshmello
Anna: “Jupiter” by Gustav Holst
Alene: “Stayin’ Alive” by Lizzo

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Obsessions
Stephanie: Platinum Plaisir fountain pens

Anna: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (@MissLiberty’s thread)

Alene: The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

 

Episode 79: All About Pens with @skeskali

We brought in writing implement expert Cecily Walker (@skeskali) of the Riverdale Rag podcast to talk about one of our favorite things: pens! Warning: if you are at all inclined to rash internet purchases, Cecily makes buying pens and ink sound very appealing.

Links
The House Bunny :: Easy A :: Mean Girls
Parker Jotter
Gel
Skilcraft
Uniball Onyx
JetPens (aka WetHens)
Pentel Slicci
Uni Jetstream
Lamy Safari

This is Cecily’s handwriting on Lamy

Glossary of Fountain Pen Terminology
Pilot Vball (extra fine)
Gelly Roll
Uniball Jetstream
Pilot Precise V5/7
Pilot G2
Muji Gel
Bic Rollerball
Parker Vector fountain
Le Pen
University Book Store

Purple Pilot BP-S

::whimper::

Pentel Hybrid Gel Roller

Uniball Vision
4-color Bic
Multi
Lamy 2000
Sailor Sky High ink
Vancouver Pen Shop
Pilot Precise V5 turquoise extra fine
Anna carries this pencil case
Ikea Helmer
Sharpie
Sakura SumoGrip mechanical pencil
Pigma Micron

Pentel mechanical pencils

Pilot MR/Metropolitan
Iron Gall Ink
Pilot FriXion
Uni-ball BLX
Robert Oster Fire and Ice ink
Episode 52: Fandom Nail polish
J. Herbin ink
Cecily’s fountain pen thread on twitter
Tokyo Pen Shop
The Goulet Pen Company
Wonder Pens
Private Reserve Tanzanite ink
Pilot Varsity
Pilot Petit 1
Pen Alene was trying to remember reading about: Platinum Preppy

Musical Obsessions
Cecily: “Raingurl” by Yaeji
Anna: First Movement of Beethoven’s 6th Symphony
Alene: “If You Were Here” by Thompson Twins (cover by Cary Brothers)

Obsessions
Cecily: Winter Olympics (Nigerian bobsled team)
Anna: Dot Journaling: A Practical Guide by Rachel Wilkerson Miller; Delay of Game by Tracy Richardson
Alene: crunchwraps