Donna Dickens
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Kentucky, United States
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The Subtle Bravery of Eeyore in WINNIE-THE-POOH
For almost one hundred years, children have fallen in love with A.A. Milne's characters from Winnie-The-Pooh. The stuffed toys that come to life and have → Read More
Artist Creates Pop Culture Icons As BEE-UTIFUL Bumblebees
Mashing up pop culture characters with other creatures or people is a popular form of artistic expression. But has anyone ever drawn superheroes, anime heroines → Read More
Artist Creates Pop Culture Icons As BEE-UTIFUL Bumblebees
Featured Image: David Elliott, VIZ [/nerdist_section] → Read More
Rare MAGIC: THE GATHERING Card Sells for $87K
One person's trash is another person's treasure. Never is this truer than in the world of collectibles. From comic books to McDonald's toys, someone out there → Read More
Rare MAGIC: THE GATHERING Card Sells for $87K
To understand why this card is worth so much to collectors, and why I audibly gasped upon seeing its Beckett score of 9.5, some background: Magic: The Gathering was released in 1993 with a paltry 295 cards. Known as the Alpha set, only 2.6 million cards were printed. This was not enough. Before the end of the year, two more printings had been completed: Beta and Unlimited Edition. Each of these… → Read More
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Reboot Showrunner Clarifies What ‘Reboot’ Means Here
Last week it was reported that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is being rebooted for a new generation. Given the Joss Whedon stamp of approval, showrunner Monica Owusu → Read More
Fan Creates Faithfully (Expensive) Reproduction of THE LEGO MOVIE Submarine
One of the more delightful entertainment surprises of the last few years has been The LEGO Movie franchise. What, on paper, sounded like a soulless cash grab → Read More
SAILOR MOON’S Theme Song On Traditional Japanese Instruments Is Your New Jam
With San Diego Comic-Con upon us once again, cosplayers across the country are putting the finishing touches on their costumes. And while Disney Princess mash → Read More
Thinking About the Future of Joss Whedon’s New HBO Series, THE NEVERS
Over the weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, HBO announced their new partnership with one Joss Whedon. As announced by Variety, HBO has greenlit a straight-to → Read More
New DOCTOR WHO Images Show Off Jodie Whittaker’s Companions
Can you hear that? It's the sound of Doctor Who fans all over the world revving up their engines for new inside information about the latest iteration of the → Read More
AGGRETSUKO is the Adorable, Death Metal Anime You Need in Your Life
Over the 4th of July weekend, sometimes entertainment news can fall through the cracks. Everyone is outside, trying to remember what we did before wifi and → Read More
STAR WARS Could Easily Bring Back Han Solo for EPISODE IX
No one ever wakes up in the morning and thinks, "I want to write a theory about how Han Solo could come back to life after The Force Awakens." It is a ludicrous → Read More
Breaking Open a Cattail Is Like Entering a Plant TARDIS
If you live anywhere in the United States near marshlands or ponds, the cattail is a summertime staple. Known by science as the Broadleaf Cattail (Typha → Read More
Have You Ever Wondered Why the T. rex Had Such Tiny Arms?
With Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom now in theaters, a resurgence of interest in dinosaurs is once again sweeping the Internet. Luckily, PBS has a series that → Read More
Have You Ever Wondered Why the T. rex Had Such Tiny Arms?
With Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom now in theaters, a resurgence of interest in dinosaurs is once again sweeping the Internet. Luckily, PBS has a series that is perfect for dino-lovers of all ages and minimal attention spans. Eons, hosted by Hank Green, Kallie Moore, and Blake de Pastino, takes a look at the long evolution of ancient creatures every Tuesday on their YouTube channel. And one of… → Read More
Everything We Know So Far About IT: CHAPTER TWO
In 1990, Stephen King's novel about group of young losers terrorized by clown turned into two-part miniseries starring Tim Curry as that disturbing alien clown → Read More
They’ve Combined Cotton Candy and Hot Dogs, Ruining Everything
Just when you thought the nightmare that is 2018 couldn't get any worse, Minor League Baseball is here to prove you wrong. In what can only be described as a → Read More
They've Combined Cotton Candy and Hot Dogs, Ruining Everything
Just when you thought the nightmare that is 2018 couldn’t get any worse, Minor League Baseball is here to prove you wrong. In what can only be described as a concoction created by an alien species with only a passing knowledge of human cuisine, the Erie Seawolves have unleashed this unto the world: a hot … → Read More
Get Your First Look at Pre-Cheetah Kristen Wiig in WONDER WOMAN 1984
Last year, Patty Jenkins made box office history with the smash success of Wonder Woman. She then made history again by using her leverage — and DC Films short → Read More
When Does WESTWORLD Take Place?
In the language of memes, there is an image of Robin Williams as his character Alan Parrish from the 1995 film Jumanji screaming "WHAT YEAR IS IT?" It's usually → Read More