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Thrift Store Cosplay Day 10
Day 10: Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice When I was in the 10th grade, I was supposed to read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, but I totally didn’t. I bought the cliff notes and actually…didn’t even read those. I think I got an F…I definitely deserved an F! But worse than…
Authors, books, Closet Cosplay, cosplayers, Costumes, Elizabeth Bennet, Emma, Greer Garson, Halloween ideas, Jane Austen, Lawrence Olivier, literary characters, movies, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, novels, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, reading is cool, Regency Era England, Thrift Store Cosplay, top hat -
Inspowering
A couple weeks ago, I went to the #WomenofMarvel panel at the Santa Monica Public Library, celebrating the release of Margaret Stohl’s new Black Widow novel, Forever Red. (Which if you don’t have yet, you should go purchase immediately!) Also on the panel was a whole passel of kick ass ladies. Ladies who have succeeded…
Authors, Avengers, Black Widow, book dragon, books, dorks, empowering, events, Forever Red, geeks, inspirational, inspiring. Liz Tailor, Inspowering, Margaret Stohl, Marvel Entertainment, MCU, Natasha Romanoff, Nerd in the City, nerds, new word, read this, reading, Santa monica Public Library, SHIELD, Women of Marvel -
NITC Book Club: Star Wars Edition
There are only 7 months to go till Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens will be hitting theaters and changing our world as we know it. Which mean I only have 7 months for my Star Wars Book Club Challenge. Tall order, but I am determined to get through as many of them as…
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The Con has Begun!
New York Comic Con is in full swing. Which means that if you are between 30th and 38th Street on the West side of the city then you are probably getting quite the parade of cosplayers right about now. It also means that all manner of nerd royalty has descended on our fair city to…
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Nerd in the City Book Club
A Time to Reap By Jonas Lee “After Carter Gabel arrives back from his most recent travel through time, he learns that his unpredictable syndrome isn’t the only thing in his life he’ll have to find control over.” – Back of the book This day and age YA books about youths with extraordinary skills and…
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