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Laurie Berkner is a Superhero, and Her Superpower is Joy

Dennis Russo · October 3, 2016

It should be no secret that I am a bona-fide Laurie Berkner fan. So when I heard that the Queen of Kiddie Music was releasing her first new record of all new songs in 8 years, I said to myself, “Self, you’ve got to hear if Ms.

DC's Super Hero Girls Rock with Fifth Harmony

S.J. Mitchell · September 29, 2016

While it's more or less playing the song "That's My Girl" by Fifth Harmony while showing clips of DC's Super Hero Girls, it's still a nice partnership to attract attention to the successful property.

Project Repat Giving New Life to Old Tees

RJ Carter · September 29, 2016

Is there anything so personal and so conveying of one's personal story than the t-shirt? We use to them to support our favorite sports teams and musicians. We project our politics to the world on them. We let them say what we're thinking and because it's on a t-shirt it's okay.

'Be Prepared' for Jon Favreau's New Project: THE LION KING

S.J. Mitchell · September 28, 2016

There will be more references made to the original animated movie than Rafiki can shake a stick at, but with news that Jon Favreau (THE JUNGLE BOOK) is directing a live action update of The LION KING, I am pouncing out of my skin!

DC Comics Covergirls a Thing of Beauty, Flaws and All

RJ Carter · September 27, 2016

Being a comic book trivia geek, I love books featuring comic book trivia. Being blessed/cursed with a Y-chromosome and a heteronormative perspective, I also happen to love comic books that feature female artwork on the cover. Good girl, bad girl, it doesn't matter.

The Peculiar Tim Burton Does It Again with MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME

Dennis Russo · September 26, 2016

Based on the debut novel by Ransom Riggs, MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN tells the story of a young teen named Jacob Portman (Asa Butterfield, ENDER’S GAME) who, through and from his grandfather Abe (Terence Stamp), discovers clues to a mystery that spans time itself, leading him to a magical, mysteriou