X-Men Gold is absolutely wonderful. The characters are back to being themselves,and the writing is engaging. Seriously, why are you rooting so hard for the X-Books to fail?

This is totally in character for the CofE. They interview everyone who wants to do something in one of their churches — and as a group they have a great sense of humour. I was American. When my husband and I married, we did so on the fly and kinda sorta went about it the wrong way. The Bishop of Wells interviewed…

Del Toro has a knack for injecting wonder into desolate spaces. I am so looking forward to this film.

I’ve been fencing competitively for years, and participating in HEMA fencing for over a year. It’s absolutely amazing. I’ve been studying the smallsword (which is like a rapier but, well, small: Arya’s Needle is based on this weapon) and the backsword (think cutlass) and while I love them both, the smallsword is my…

I was so excited when I read this that I made a very odd sound and my husband came into the room in a panic to check that I hadn’t died or anything unpleasant like that.

I’d like to see more comic book news, and more hard science.

Bring the kid. It’s a wonderful film, but it’s absolutely not age-inappropriate. He will probably spend the next few weeks literally climbing the walls, but that’s just to be expected. I did the same thing and I’m nominally an adult. Skip the previews, though.
And great call on Ultimate Spider-Man. You got that…

I always get a thrill when the writers of Doctor Who reference metaphysical poets. If you want spoilers about what this episode is probably about, here’s the poem ‘To His Coy Mistress’ by Marvell. Hint, it’s one of the most erotic poems ever written:

1) issues of accessibility and visibility are very important, and I think that part of this issue stems from able artists being dense, but

I love stories where a person slowly transforms into a monster (literally or metaphorically, though I love a little body horror) and they are aware of it. I love it when they either form relationships while transforming or their old relationships (friendships or romantic) adjust and endure. I didn’t know why I loved…

Ok. I just got home from spending two hours learning how to disarm a guy, knock him over, and then either klunk him in the face with the hilt of his own backsword or (if I’m feeling less than gentle(wo)manly) disembowel him. Trust me. The visuals in this film are neat, but that’s the least convenient way of carrying a…

1) Lilandra is NOT a villain

This was my first UK election (I got my citizenship in November, too late to vote against Brexit but just in time for this) and I have to say that it was glorious. I spent the weekend pamphleting for Labour and I saw:

While he’s digging, this little fish has the exact same facial expression as my spouse-type-person while they’re getting the bed ready for sex. Its face was practically screaming, ‘I’m gonna get laid!’

My latest book was picked as The Guardian’s Book of the Week and I’m kind of freaking out about it — in the same way that a dog will go Gonzo for his favorite frisbee. It was announced online on Tuesday, and in print today! https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/16/silage-bethany-w-pope-review-poetry-as-salvation

The problem that anti-abortion activists have with plan b (or any birth control) is not the ‘loss of life’ represented (in their minds) by the pill. It’s their loss of control over the bodies of other human beings. Because of that, they’ll have just as much of a problem with this as they do with every other form of…

England is a deeply weird place (and I love it). The minute you leave a city you are in Pagan country. The blessing of the crops and the blessing of the animals are my favorites. Picture a 1000-year-old church filled with donkeys, dogs, and people’s pet budgies and you have some idea of the wonderful madness. Also,…

Any news on which characters will be involved - besides Scott and Jean?

I know that they’re definitely getting back the actors who played Jean, Storm, and Cyclops. I really hope that Nightcrawler is in it. that’s actually the number one thing on my want list for this film.

When I was eight and I realized that most families didn’t have to fish every day for their food, and most American parents didn’t run out and buy three twenty-five pound bags of dry rice on the first of the month, or eat half-servings of everything for the last five days before payday.