May 11, 2018
Last month, we talked about our favorite superheroes. Everybody loves a hero, no? We covered a healthy spectrum, from the traditional (Spider-Man!) to the unexpected (Super-Administrator!), and had a lot of fun with it. So, naturally, I thought that we could flip the coin and take a look at the more complicated members of the fictional world. The villains are…
January 8, 2018
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 Speculative Chic contributor Betsy Whitt. What does she love when…
January 2, 2018
I have fallen down hard into the expanded Star Wars universe, clearly. It started with the book of short stories From a Certain Point of View, which I previously reviewed, and has honestly just devolved from there. I’ve never been one for media tie-ins, the end of 2017 has been a weird one for me. But hey, this book was…
December 15, 2017
If you’d told me, as I started this book, that by the end of it I would not only have bawled my eyes out multiple times but would also, completely on purpose, have rewatched Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, I would never have believed you. And yet, here we are. Or rather, here I am, awash in feelings.…
November 28, 2017
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, remember your ancestors and discuss Coco, which premiered in the United States on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while we are all individuals,…
October 9, 2017
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 Heidi Ruby Miller, who just released Man of War,…
August 7, 2017
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome to 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 Carrie Vaughn, author of Bannerless, a murder-mystery set in a dystopian…
July 5, 2017
This year, I resolved to see twelve new-to-me spec fic movies in a no-doubt vain attempt at catching up with popular culture. One movie per month, the results of watching said movie discussed at the beginning of the next month. So I made myself some rules: It must be spec-fic. For review here on Spec-Chic and for myself. I just…
April 11, 2017
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, we’re celebrating its nomination for a Nebula Award by discussing Zootopia, which originally premiered in the United States on Friday, March 4, 2016. It is currently available to purchase on DVD, for streaming on…
March 22, 2017
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, fall in love all over again and discuss Beauty and the Beast, which premiered in the United States on Friday, March 17, 2017. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily…