December 1, 2018
‘Allo! Welcome to December! Is it just me or has 2018 been the longest year ever? I normally reach the twelfth month and wonder just where the time went. Not the case this year. Anyway, it’s December, and that means that soon I’ll be reading Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather for the fifteenth or so time, because some traditions are too good…
November 27, 2018
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, check your wifi connection and discuss Ralph Breaks the Internet, which premiered in the United States on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all,…
November 24, 2018
Hello all, and happy weekend! For those of you who have to work today, my sympathies are with you. Remember to take some time for yourself, if you can. How was your week? It’s a holiday weekend here in the US, and a lot of us are in the midst of planning for the next big holiday and finding creative…
November 22, 2018
Hello all! Happy Thanksgiving to those in the USA who celebrate it. The “official” winter holiday shopping season kicks off tomorrow (even though there are some businesses who have decided to open up today, but that’s neither here nor there, and nobody wants to hear me gripe about that). Either way, the gift-giving season is upon us! I asked our…
November 20, 2018
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, return to the wizarding world and discuss Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which premiered in the United States on Friday, November 16, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a…
October 20, 2018
Greetings, happy readers! I’m back! Did you miss me? Ready to take our weekly trip back into time? (You did, and you are.) Let’s go!
October 15, 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 author and Speculative Chic contributor J.L. Gribble, whose latest book, Steel Time…
September 22, 2018
Good afternoon, lovelies! I hope that you had a good week. I was exceedingly busy at the day job all week long, and I’m relieved that the weekend has arrived. How’s your Saturday? Whatever else is happening, take a few minutes to sit back, relax, and revisit the week that was here at Speculative Chic! The show will be starting…
September 18, 2018
Many Waters (1986) Written by: Madeleine L’Engle Series: Time Quintet #4 Genre: Science Fantasy/Young Adult Pages: 352 (Paperback) Publisher: Macmillan Why I Chose This: My 2018 Resolution Project for Speculative Chic was to read and review both the novel and film versions of A Wrinkle in Time. But I’m a completionist, so it should come as no surprise that I’d have to continue on this magical journey I somehow missed…
September 14, 2018
Music is everywhere! Our favorite moments in movies, video games, and television almost always have some kind of musical accompaniment. From the hauntingly beautiful “Light of the Seven” which accompanied a crucial scene in season six of Game of Thrones (no spoilers at the link) to the plethora of musical tidbits from the highway scene in the first Deadpool (seriously,…