Friday Finds

I got to have a pretty long long weekend this week, taking from Saturday to Wednesday off, and it was great to be able to catch-up on a few things, especially getting my new house together and moving my cats in (they'd been at my dad's so as not to get underfoot or panicked during the move). They settled in wonderfully, which is pretty great. I mean, look at these guys.

This weekend, I want to catch up on some reading. I've also got a birthday or two and will be listening to some awesome readings at Whispers tomorrow which will be pretty darn great too.

How about you though? What are you up to this weekend?


WATCHING

The Australian Japanese Film Festival program is out! Pretty sure I'm going to need a five-film pass this year. There's so many great films screening.

32 horror movies that aren't about women being sex-murdered. 






READING

As stress has been pretty high the last few weeks, I've really been getting through it by inhaling The Vampire Academy books. I'm up to the third in the series, Shadow Kiss, and it's kind of bad but also amazing.

So, it's not really reading, or at least not serious reading, but the latest installment of art commentary at The Toast is Women Dancing Miserably in Western Art and that is the straight up best.

Friday Finds

- 10 LGBT films you might have missed.

- And hey! A new one which looks like the best sort of wonderful garbage romcom.

- Men starting unnecessary conversations in Western art history. This series is honestly my fave.

- Where would you work at in Diagon Alley? I got Flourish and Blotts

- DC's new interactive project for girls, Super Hero Girls looks like it could be awesome fun for little girls interested in superheroes.

- How gorgeous are these literary maps?

- These 25 women on the best advice they've ever received is a lot of food for thought.

- Even more amazing LEGO ladies.

- I continue to be totally obsessed with the Hundred Years of Beauty series on YouTube. The new one is on Russia and is pretty fascinating.

- And for your 'to read' list - check out these Australian YA reads based on your favourite American titles!

Friday Finds

Just a short one tonight while I generally obsess over the new Star Wars trailer. I go on and off JJ Abrams, but I am tentatively hopeful about this one. Anywho, your Friday Finds:

- I'm a big fan of Blank on Blank generally, but this Dolly Parton one is particularly charming.

- This nursing cat is giving me a lot of emotions.

- The top 10 indie horror movies on Netflix. I've seen most of these, but there are a couple to add still!

- These illustrations of Istanbul landmarks are gorgeous.

- Why is your millennial crying? 

- A comprehensive Wes Anderson playlist for your weekend.

- this piece on the history of Cinderella from folklore to pop culture is fascinating and really funny.

Friday Finds

The last few weeks have been crazy stressful for me and they don't really look to be slowing down. It's not exactly a good thing or a bad thing, just something that's keeping me very busy. In some ways, it's been good because it's making me re-evaluate my priorities again. Making me think about where I am now and where I want to be, which are starting to look like very different things.

But that's a whole other conversation. Have this week's Friday Finds instead.

- Your week in trailers: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl looks straight up terrific. True Detective season 2 should be interesting. This Amy Winehouse documentary looks amazing and heartbreaking.

- These 10 lady podcasts you should be listening to are definitely going onto my list!

- This video on Steven Universe and created families is everything I love about the show.

- This cover of Creep is straight up amazing.

- A SAILOR MOON CAFE EXISTS, GUYS.

- These PMS ice-cream containers are the best things I've seen all week.

- ten gorgeous photos of artists and their cats.

- The best literary references in Mad Men. I'm so sad for the series to end!

- How stunning are these European libraries? I want to visit them alllll.

This post on the women dominating this summer movie season has some fascinating insight.

This piece on disability in pop culture and particularly in relation to Batgirl is a terrific read. 

Nicki Minaj and the Inevitable Politicisation of Celebrity Abortions is another great read and sheds a compelling light on it.

Friday Finds

- I'm already excited for Season 3 of Orange is the New Black, and this video from the set is making me EVEN MORE SO. Gimme.

- Your week in trailers: Gayby Baby had me crying in about twenty seconds. Barely Lethal has an awful title, but looks like awesome fun. Moar Avengers! Paper Towns looks like a pretty fun teen flick too.

- REAL Cookie Cat's from Steven Universe! Amazing.

- These illustrations of iconic R-rated films by a storyboarder from Pixar are hilarious.

- How amazing is this house?! I'm a little obsessed. And with these surreal homes too! 

- These rare and candid photos of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles on tour are lovely and energetic.

- The 100 Years of Beauty series is awesome generally, and the most recent installment about Korean beauty is super great and interesting.

- On a semi-related note, these photos of elderly people with tattoos are amazing.

- Unusual library collections around the world! I want to go to all these places!

- Which Hogwarts teacher would be your mentor? I got Professor McGonagall AKA I won.

- And start your weekend with these famous author insults.

Friday Finds

Happy Friday! This week's been pretty great. I'm back at the day job, tying up my old role and getting things prepped for my new one as QWC's Digital Content Editor (excited! a little terrified!) I've also been slaying at wordage too, maintaining my blog schedule (an unofficial new year's resolution) and finishing and submitting a short story and non fiction piece. It's been pretty magical. 

How about you? What have you accomplished this week?

- A WICKED MOVIE!!

- Or, more importantly, a Japanese fox village!!!

- An artist recreates seven generations of women in her family.

- Neil Blomkamps Alien sequel concept art is gooooorgeous. 

- Owl cafe!!

- This Harry Potter decorated party too.

- I've always been a huge fan of Phil Noto too, and his variant covers for Marvel are really amazing. I'd love some of them as prints!

- 23 excellent reasons to drink wine (like I need any).

- Also, hey, best ice cream and gelato in Brisbane!

- Theories about Harry Potter characters music choice.

- Best summer reads picked by Aussie musos.

- This article care of The Mary Sue on the Women Army Corp in World War II is pretty wonderful at shedding light on a little talked about piece of history.

- This article on the costuming of Selma and the politicisation of clothes is amazing. My sister is a costume designer, and I always love picking her brain about the implications her work has in crafting a film, and this interview with one of the best in the biz, Ruth Carter, is fascinating.

Friday Finds

I'm taking a few days off work as I've been unwell lately, and am trying not to stress myself out by thinking too much of Things I Should Be Doing. It's tough! I'm a workaholic! So I've been listening to a lot of Jo Hisaishi's music as I find it often transports me elsewhere. He's written the scores for most of Studio Ghibli's films, which is how I got onto him in the first place, but even beyond that, he's a stunning musician. Summer, the song above, is one of my favourites. Do you have any favourite instrumental musicians or scorers?

Otherwise:

- I'm half in love with Fly Art, a new tumblr combining fine art and hip hop lyrics.

- 9 female-authored comic books you need to read.

- 36 writing tips from Stephen King.

- Game of Thrones wines! Be still my beating heart.

- The allegations against Clarence creator Skylar Page are awful, but the outpouring of support from the animation community has been tremendous to see.

- New Harry Potter!!! Ahhhhhhh!!! AND A NEW MOCKINGJAY TEASER!!

Friday Finds

I love a good cover song and only recently got exposed to The AV Club's Undercover series. The Decemberists' version of Sugar's If I Can't Change Your Mind has basically been my jam all week.

- The erasure of Maya Angelou's sex-worker history is an important read, and a good one for the weekend.

- As is the drama surrounding E3 Ubisoft's decision on stopping a female character in the new Assassin's Creed.

- Boxtrolls! I love both Coraline and Paranorman, so am pretty stoked for Laika's newest output.

- On the awesome animated movie front, Lauren Faust is doing a Medusa movie! Ahh! I'm super excited.

- Straight Boys Texting might actually be my new favourite thing.

- No, wait, Art History: 500 Years of Women Ignoring Men is my new favourite thing.

Friday Finds

- Gossling's cover of Vance Joy's Riptide is lovely.

- These stone cut crowns by Emerald City are the perfect mix of whimsy and fierce. Also makes me want to write all of the awesome lady fantasy.

- Rolling Stone has created a list of the 50 best non-superhero graphic novels.

- These heartwarming photos of bully breeds that dispel the bad dog myth are totally making me tear up today.

- These infographics on how long it'll take you to binge watch a tv-series are interesting.

- Dazzling new prints from Julian Callos are dazzling.

- I'm also ridiculously excited for Frank. It looks pretty great (and totally up my alley).

- And to take you out for the weekend, check out the in conversation Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad, did at Sydney Writers Festival. 

Friday Finds

I've been listening to so much of The Four Tops recently, it feels a little ridiculous. They're such a great jam though, particularly this song.

- This interactive Game of Thrones map is giving me life right now.

- Amy Berg's documentary on Hollywood sex abuse is insanely topical given the allegations against Bryan Singer. Also looks generally like a must-watch.

- This artist's means of combating gross dudes on Tinder is pretty awesome.

- As are these photos of 1940s circus girls!

Friday Finds

I'm a pretty huge fan of Adele, and this version of Make Your Feel My Love has been in my head all week. It's just lovely.

- Tor.com has a pretty great post over on their blog about mapping out your fantasy world.

- These Beatles vans are slaying.

- Broken Age looks pretty amazing too.

- Powerful photos of segregated America only recently discovered.

- These fake London Underground signs are also pretty great.