North and South Links
A compilation of posts from the North and South celebration
If you’ve never watched North and South, this post will turn you into a believer.
Learn what there is to love about North and South with From A North and South Fangirl.
Turn up the heat with The Big Bang Theory.
John Thornton is Better than You. Or, at least, your favorite literary hero.
Margaret Hale’s hairdo is a pretty and feminine style. Learn how to replicate it with the Margaret Hale Hairstyle Tutorial.
Find a complete list of North and South characters.
The dynamics between Margaret Hale and Mrs. Thornton are complicated to say the least. Read Maria Grazia’s take on it in The Two Women in Mr. Thornton’s Heart.
The Future of North and South Fanfiction is a speculative post about the mini-genre.
If you love Richard Armitage as John Thornton, you very well might be susceptible to a contagious disease: The Thornton Syndrome.
Interviews with North and South fanfiction authors:
Catherine Winchester, author of Northern Light
Trudy Brusare, author of A Heart for Milton
Walk Through My Reader: Part 1
Revamping my Google reader was a liberating experience. Comb out dead blogs, add new discoveries, and slim things down was my motto.
Here are the ten book blogs currently living inside my reader:
2. Books By Their Cover: Yan keeps it real. Her reviews are honest and when she interviews authors, she asks crazy questions
3. Frenetic Reader: Khy has really good taste in books. She’s inspired me to finally read one by David Levithan. Perhaps The Lover’s Dictionary?
4. Lisa is Busy Nerding: I’m all for unabashed nerding, which is why this blog is one of the newest additions to my reader.
5. My Friend Amy is where I go for the majority of Christian fiction book reviews I read, as well as great song recommendations.
6. Pirate Penguin’s Reads: I consider Sandy an online friend. We’ve fangirled over many things together, most especially Thornton. And sometimes Darcy. And Valek. You get the idea.
7. Pop Culture Junkie: I love Pop Culture Junkie for its eclecticism. I not only get to learn about books but also movies and crafting. This next winter, I’m determined to make some ornaments.
9. The Compulsive Reader: When I think of The Compulsive Reader, I think organized. The reviews are thought out and the opinion posts are thought provoking.
10. writemeg!: An incredibly well-written blog, Meg covers everything from books to dating and cooking. Her posts are so conversational, you can’t help but leave a comment.
Now it’s your turn!
What’s in your reader?
Sidenote: This is by no means a comprehensive list of the blogs I read. My other major source for blog posts is Twitter, where I can’t seem to log on without clicking on something.
Mirror Mirror: A Family Friendly Film
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Let’s get the negative aspects out of the way:
Mirror Mirror is a convoluted retelling of Snow White. There is no exact Mirror Mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all moment, and Snow is not offered a poisonous apple until the very end of the movie.
The set of the town looked like just that- a set- and Julia Robert’s reflection in the mirror strongly resembled something out of Sims.
But all that isn’t to say this isn’t a movie worth watching. On the bright side, Julia Roberts makes a fantastic Evil Queen. She gets all the best lines.
Also, the costumes were amazing. My favorite was Snow’s swan dress:
And Snow’s prince doesn’t just rescue a damsel in distress; instead, they end up saving themselves together, adding a bit of a girl empowerment streak to the movie.
Sitting near me at the theater were a couple of young girls around nine or ten, and they ate this movie up. They chattered their way out of the theater, talking about how great it was. Mirror Mirror is a great film for the family. It’s fairly clean, with the only potentially inappropriate content being some non-gory violence.
For the rest of us, it’s a cute film with a sweet, naive main character. If I were you, I’d wait for the DVD.