Snake Eyes - We Enjoyed Looking at Henry Golding
This month Nicole and Monica watched Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins. Monica educated Nicole on GI Joe lore, the history of the comics, and we discussed how Monica was really the target audience, but the …
Our Flag Means Death - A Pirate Romance on the High Seas
In part two of age of sail duology there is real actual queer content, not just in our hearts. This month Nicole and Monica watched the first seasons of the HBO series Our Flag Means Death. It's a se…
Master and Commander - Romance and Difficulties on the High Seas
This month Monica and Nicole watched Master and Commander: Far Side of the World. It's an age of sail movie set during the Napoleonic war, focused on a British ship's captain and doctor. It's not tec…
Bridgerton - Our First Second Season
This month Nicole and Monica watched the second season of Bridgerton, the Netflix adaptation of a Regency romance. Nicole knit a Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman and Monica knit Darkwater …
In The Heights - Live Action Musicals
Nicole and Monica watched In the Heights, a live action adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's NYC musical. We discuss how Broadway loves NYC, the musical versus movie adaptation, and accidentally go on …
Ice Planet Barbarians - In Which We Really Earn Our Explicit Rating
This month Nicole and Monica listened to Barbarian Alien, the audio version of the second book in Ruby Dixon's Ice Planet Barbarians sci-fi romance series, narrated by Hollie Jackson and Mason Lloyd.…
Wachowski Sisters Trilogy - The Matrix, Jupiter Ascending, and The Matrix Resurrections
Nicole and Monica watched three movies by the Wachowski sisters this month, The Matrix (the original), Jupiter Ascending, and The Matrix Resurrections. We talked romance, the change in twenty years, …
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Our One Year Anniversary
Nicole and Monica watched Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, a movie setting up a new strand of the Marvel universe focused on Shang-Chi and his family. We talked about appropriate knitting f…
Dune (2021) - Translating a SciFi Epic to Screen
Nicole and Monica watched Dune (2021), the big screen, big budget adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel, and Got Into It about a number of topics, including what's adaptable from of a very wild book se…
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-flight Tower - Our First Audio Novella
Nicole and Monica listened to Princess Floralinda and the Forty-flight Tower, a very funny but intense fairytale take on a princess imprisoned in a tower full of monsters and the fairy that gets trap…
The Green Knight - A Very Weird Movie
Nicole and Monica discuss The Green Knight, a retelling of the Arthurian legend, the Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Nicole knit Homecoming Cardi by Shay Johnson and spun. Monica knit Swirled Peac…
Star Trek - Boldly Going into Fannish History
Nicole and Monica discuss Star Trek, one of the foundational texts of modern Western fandom. We watched two episodes from the original series, 2x01 Amok Time and 2x10 Journey to Bable, the 2009 Star …
Supernatural - Monica Talks About her Passions
Nicole and Monica discuss Supernatural, a show about two brothers, an angel, and at least five apocalypses, that ran on TV fifteen years. We watched episode 5x03, Free to Be You and Me, 11x15, Beyond…
All Elite Wrestling - Nicole Talks About her Passions
Nicole and Monica discuss professional wrestling, a sport that's like if a sports anime and a soap opera had a baby that was raised by a drag queen. We watched two clipshows of content from All Elite…
The Handmaiden - Historical Lesbians with Subtitles
Nicole and Monica discuss the 2016 Korean movie, The Handmaiden (checking content warnings and avoiding spoilers extremely recommended). Nicole knit Pomatomus by Cookie A. Monica knit Vodka Lemonade …
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Part 2 - The MCU grapples with consequences and community
Nicole and Monica discuss the last three episodes of The Falcon and The Winter Solider, the 2021 Marvel miniseries. Nicole knit Impervious by Kim McBrien Evans. Monica knit Campfire Toque by Catherin…
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Part 1 - The MCU grapples with America
Nicole and Monica discuss the first three episodes of The Falcon and The Winter Solider, the 2021 Marvel miniseries. Nicole knit Barnloft Hat by Kelly McClure and Impervious by Kim McBrien Evans. Mon…
Hustlers - A Perfect Movie?
Nicole and Monica discuss Hustlers, a 2019 film about strippers starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu. Nicole knit Spooky Season by Jocelyn Tunney. Monica knit Jane Jacobs by Kirsten Kapur.
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Bridgerton - What even is a Regency Romance?
Nicole and Monica discuss Bridgerton, the adaptation of a Julia Quinn romance novel. Nicole knit The Age of Brass and Steam Kerchief by Orange Flow Yarn and Vermont's Finest by Meg Harlan. Monica kni…