So you’d like to have a Harry Potter-themed wedding. But you live in the US, and Universal Studios won’t rent Hogwarts out to you, and Brian Thompson’s bedroom can’t accommodate your whole wedding party. Never fear–the University Club of Chicago has you covered! The University Club, founded in 1887, is a stunning venue both inside …
Review of Disney Plus
Like 10 million others, I grabbed the Disney Plus app as soon as I could yesterday. I came home from work in a jiffy, signed up for the one-year free trial I get for being a Verizon customer, and prepared to buffer. Technical Difficulties But unlike (apparently) Disney, I was prepared for technical difficulties. So …
This Barista Just Designed the Most Creative Bedroom I’ve Ever Seen
The most magical bedroom you’ve ever seen was designed on a budget by a barista in Thousand Oaks, California, just in time for Halloween. Brian Thompson, Gryffindor, worked for one and a half years to finish his creation, which would look right at home with the sets at Universal Studios or Disney. Here’s the story …
Lookbook: Amy Pond Style
With her adorable miniskirts, leather boots and jackets, collection of sheer tights, and ability to layer, Amy Pond was a fashion goddess. And that hair! Simply to die for. I donned a red wig, applied some red lip liner to my brows, and found just the right shade of lipstick, and made my best attempt …
Lookbook: Buffy Summers Style
What can I say? I was a teenager in the ’90s. And like all other teens of the ’90s, I drooled weekly over Buffy’s fashion choices. Her look is iconic. So when I stumbled across these absolutely perfect mustard-yellow leather pants, I knew I had to put a look together. I grabbed my trusty wooden …
A Spoiler-Free Review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
I thought when I walked into Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them that I already knew pretty much the whole storyline from the previews. I was wrong. The previews don’t even touch on the story. They and the movie itself set you up to make you think you know what’s happening. You think you …
Ilvermorny House Analysis
If you’re anything like me, you were sorted into your Ilvermorny house the day J. K. Rowling put the quiz up on Pottermore, and now you’re “waiting until you know more” about the houses to “decide how you feel about that”. Several people have done analyses of the quiz to determine which questions go with …
Wizarding Horizons
With the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J. K. Rowling announced that there would be no more Harry Potter stories. A lot of people think that this means the end of the Wizarding World as we know it, but I have a different theory. I like driving down to The Wizarding World …
Nostalgia November: Perfect Harmony
Before I begin, I have to confess something: I watched this again knowing full-well that I still love it, so this is going to be completely biased. Perfect Harmony was released in 1991, when I was in kindergarten. It almost feels like it should have been made before then because I watched it so often …
Nostalgia November: The Journey of Natty Gann
This month I’m going to try this thing where I watch and review odd stuff I watched when I was a kid. I’ll discuss cartoons created by people on drugs, and movies I remember but no one else has ever heard of, and I’ll attempt to provide non-biased advice about whether or not you should …