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August 16, 2018

Television

If the Apocalypse Comes, Text Me: What Will a New Slayer Look Like for Today’s Generation?

By Nu Yang | 2 Comments

When a Buffy the Vampire Slayer television reboot was announced last month, it pretty much broke the internet. Many fans (myself included) couldn’t believe that Joss Whedon would dare reboot these characters. Initial reports said it would feature an African American Slayer as the lead, and Midnight, Texas creator Monica Owusu-Breen would serve as the new showrunner with Whedon as…

June 11, 2018

My Favorite Things with Christopher Golden

By MFT Editor | 1 Comment

They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with New York Times bestselling author, Christopher Golden! Christopher doesn’t just…

May 7, 2018

My Favorite Things with Shara White

By MFT Editor | 5 Comments

They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week we sit down with our very own Editor-in-Chic, Shara White. What does she love…

April 23, 2018

My Favorite Things with L.E. Sterling

By MFT Editor | 1 Comment

They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with author L.E. Sterling, who’s wrapping up her True Born trilogy with…

December 29, 2017

Future Favorites: Our Most Anticipated Releases of 2018

By Shara White | 3 Comments

We’ve shared our 2017 Disappointments with you, so now it feels only appropriate that we share what we’re most looking forward to next year. There’s a lot of amazing content being released, and for a lot of us, it was hard to narrow our picks to just one. Nevertheless, we managed, so without further adieu, come see what the writers…

September 14, 2017

Television

Come As You Are: A Review of The Defenders

By Nu Yang | 2 Comments

I was one of those Marvel fans who could not wait for The Defenders to drop on Netflix on Aug. 18. Ever since I saw the teaser trailer that premiered at San Diego Comic Con in 2016, I eagerly anticipated the series that would bring together Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist. I really loved the first two…

December 29, 2016

Biggest Disappointments of 2016

By Nancy O'Toole Meservier | 27 Comments

Here at Speculative Chic, we tend to put the emphasis on the positive (in fact, we do it every week with our column My Favorite Things), but every now and then something just lets us down. Sometimes our favorite TV shows take an unfortunate turn. Sometimes the movies we were looking forward to don’t live up to our expectations. And…

November 30, 2016

Chic Comics for Your Christmas List: A Holiday Gift Buying Guide

By Nancy O'Toole Meservier | 9 Comments

I am the most unoriginal gift buyer ever. Why, do you ask? I just buy people books. Go too far beyond that, and I am at a loss. For the people in my life who don’t read, I just wrap up a gas gift card and hope they don’t realize that I gave them the same thing last year. This…

November 24, 2016

Thanksgiving Special 2016

By Shara White | 6 Comments

When I was a child, my first real memories of Thanksgiving — memories that stood out from the annual family dinners that looked the same every year — was learning about the history of the holiday. In first grade, to be exact: back in my day, we learned that after some amount of conflict when the Pilgrims arrived, a peace…