This week is all about cupcakes I wish I was eating right now (and how you can make them). Here are my 5 favorite geeky cupcake recipes!
One of the undeniable facts of growing up on a steady diet of Disney movies and Scooby-Doo reruns means that I’m all about bright colours. Yes, even in my 20s. It influences my taste in decor, my choice of fruit and vegetable (the brighter the better), and even the books I’m more likely to pick up, thanks to a psychedelic cover (Edgar Cantero’s Meddling Kids, anyone?) design. I mean, I’ll read pretty much anything, but vibrant covers always catch my eye over the grim, broody ones of yesteryear. This is especially true of comics— and picking up Saint For Rent creator Ru Xu’s all-ages graphic novel, NewsPrints, was just a natural consequence. I mean: have you seen that cover?
Well, I might as well get this out of the way before I get called out in the comments: this week’s NovelTEA features an older book. (It’s new to me!) But, the recipe is still fresh. Pitched in 2005, announced in 2006, and then delayed until 2014, Paul Dini (yes, Harley Quinn’s co-creator) and Joe Quinones’s Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell was a long-awaited project that survived a lot of changes.
Swapped artists was one of them. Originally, husband-and-wife super-team, Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, were lined up to bring The Fishnets Brigade to life. Eventually, the baton was passed to Quinones.— an editorial mandate— remember The New 52?— and the test of time.
Welcome to another edition of the Podcast Sommelier! I’m Ashley and I’m usually found co-hosting The Kindred Spirit podcast, which is available on the podcaster of your choice. On The Kindred Spirit, we explore history, one drink at a time. (Sneak peak – our next few episodes are going to be about rum!) But here I recommend a new podcast and a wonderful libation for you to consume.
Since I’ve been a bit busy moving my office to a new location and just general job woes, I wanted to recommend something that I’ve been really enjoying and has put me in a good mood. So this month I’m recommending Wonderful! which is the perfect podcast when you are just in a funk and need to listen to people who are genuinely nice and actually care a lot about each other discussing things they are excited about.
Welcome to the first edition of the Podcast Sommelier! I’m Ashley, co-host of The Kindred Spirit Podcast, where we explore history one drink at a time. As your Podcast Sommelier, I’ll be recommending you a new podcast, recommending which episode to start with, and pairing it with a cocktail you can drink while listening to it.
This month’s recommendation is Thirst Aid Kit! Thirst Aid Kit is a Buzzfeed Podcast hosted by Nichole Perkins and Bim Adewunmi. Every Thursday…get it…Thirsty Thursday, Nichole & Bim pick a topic to thirst about. Some past topics include “John Cho for President” “The Great British Bae Off” and “Mahershala, In Yellow,” all standout episodes that you can find here. They just ended their first season with “Chris Evans (feat. Chris Evans),” which is the only way one can end a season. And yes, Chris Evans does come on to talk about the beard.