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JK Rowling Says She’d Accept Jail Time to Defend Free Speech
JK Rowling is digging her heels in on gender issues again. A recent Daily Mail article said that newly proposed sentencing guidelines from Britain’s Labour Party could result in two-year prison terms for misgendering a transgender person, which apparently falls under “abuse or violence.” A fe...
Read MoreRick Riordan: From “You’re Racist” to “Broaden Representation”
BlabberingCollector | Oct 19, 2023 | 0
After Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan came out and called his fans “racist” for saying that Annabeth Chase is a white, blonde female, it turns out that he, in fact, had more to say on the matter! Variety released a new interview with Rick in which he talks about Leah Sava Jeffries, th...
Read MoreRoku Acquires Spiderwick Chronicles TV Series
After news of Disney+ dropping their adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Roku has acquired the series. Based on the book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, the series will run for eight episodes in early 2024. The Spiderwick Chronicles is the story of the Grace family, who move from Ne...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Wheel of Time – Season 2 (2023)
The Wheel of Time’s sophomore season ended Friday on Amazon Prime. I never got around to reviewing season 1, but I will say that I mostly didn’t like it. The best parts reminded me of Lord of the Rings, like early in the season when Rand’s (Joshua Stradowski) father, Tam(Michael M...
Read MoreChristopher Nolan is Not Directing the Next James Bond Movie
Today saw a bit of wishful thinking sweep social media before it was predictably debunked. Word of Reel ran a story – which they responsibly labeled as a rumor, not that it stopped anyone from taking it as gospel – that Christopher Nolan would be directing at least two or three James Bond movies...
Read MoreButcher’s Crossing Trailer Brings Madness to the Wild West
The Old West is getting a dose of crazy as Sony Pictures Entertainment has released a trailer for the upcoming Western Butcher’s Crossing. Based on the novel of the same name by (a different) John Williams, Butcher’s Crossing follows a Harvard drop-out looking for adventure who joins a buffalo-...
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