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Culture on My Mind – Dragon Con Report 2024 #4: Volunteers

Culture on My MindDragon Con Report 2024 #4: VolunteersApril 26, 2024 One of the ways that I like to prep for Dragon Con is by listening to the Dragon Con Report podcast. Brought to you by the ESO Network, the podcast is a monthly discussion on all things Dragon Con that counts down to the big event over Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. The show is hosted by Michael Gordon, Jennifer…

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Timestamp: Series Twelve Summary

Doctor Who Series Twelve Summary Jodie Whittaker’s second set picked up the pace. This group of stories was where the Thirteenth Doctor hit her stride, and it seemed a fitting place to throw a wrench in her confidence with the Timeless Child revelations. The only stinker in the bunch was Orphan 55, a story with one of the most telegraphed plot twists, a serious lack of tension and internal…

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Culture on My Mind – Theater & Nerddom: Is Theater Part of Pop Culture?

Culture on My MindTheater & Nerddom: Is Theater Part of Pop Culture?April 19, 2024 This week, I’m playing catch-up with the Theater and Musical Lovers YouTube Channel. The channel and its associated Facebook group were established as an unofficial gathering of Dragon Con attendees who love theater, musicals, and the performing arts. Their goal is to create a community of fellow thespians and fans…

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Timestamp #302: Revolution of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks (1 episode, New Year Special, 2021) A little bit of cloning and a little bit of open warfare. It’s been 367 minutes since the Doctor and her team destroyed the Reconnaissance Dalek in GCHQ. An ill-fated truck driver takes the empty casing to Depository 23, but he is assassinated en route with some bad roadside tea. The woman who served the tea stashes his…

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Culture on My Mind – Dragon Con Report 2024 #3: Photo Shoots

Culture on My MindDragon Con Report 2024 #3: Photo ShootsApril 12, 2024 One of the ways that I like to prep for Dragon Con is by listening to the Dragon Con Report podcast. Brought to you by the ESO Network, the podcast is a monthly discussion on all things Dragon Con that counts down to the big event over Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. The show is hosted by Michael Gordon, Jennifer…

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Timestamp #301: Ascension of the Cybermen & The Timeless Children

Doctor Who: Ascension of the Cybermen Doctor Who: The Timeless Children (2 episodes, s12e09-10, 2020) The story that broke so many fans. Ascension of the Cybermen In the depths of space, Ashad speaks of the Cybermen. The mechanical menace has finally been defeated after winning a billion battles, and after a reign of terror, the empire has fallen. But that which is dead can live again in the…

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Culture on My Mind – Narrative Diversions (Winter 2024 Edition)

Culture on My MindNarrative Diversions(Winter 2024 Edition)April 5, 2024 Narrative Diversions is a look at the various pop culture things I’ve been watching, reading, and playing over the last few months.  Movies The Gray Man (2022) – PG-13 [Netflix]I spent a lot more time on television and books this quarter. But, if shallow action flicks with a lot of twists are your thing, this will be right…

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Timestamp #300: The Haunting of Villa Diodati

Doctor Who: The Haunting of Villa Diodati (1 episode, s12e08, 2020) Enter Frankenstein’s monster. The place and time are Lake Geneva, June 1816. As a thunderstorm crashes down upon the Swiss countryside, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (the future Mary Shelley, the mother of science fiction), Lord George Gordon Byron, Doctor John Polidori, and Claire Clairmont bemoan the abnormal summer weather and…

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Culture on My Mind – Dragon Con Report 2024 #2: Host Hotel Hunger Games

Culture on My MindDragon Con Report 2024 #2: Host Hotel Hunger GamesMarch 29, 2024 One of the ways that I like to prep for Dragon Con is by listening to the Dragon Con Report podcast. Brought to you by the ESO Network, the podcast is a monthly discussion on all things Dragon Con that counts down to the big event over Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. The show is hosted by Michael Gordon,…

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Culture on My Mind – Dragon Con Report 2024 #1: Top 12 Things We Would Never Change

Culture on My MindDragon Con Report 2024 #1: Top 12 Things We Would Never ChangeMarch 22, 2024 One of the ways that I like to prep for Dragon Con is by listening to the Dragon Con Report podcast. Brought to you by the ESO Network, the podcast is a monthly discussion on all things Dragon Con that counts down to the big event over Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. The show is hosted by Michael…

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Timestamp #299: Can You Hear Me?

Doctor Who: Can You Hear Me? (1 episode, s12e07, 2020) A voice in the darkness is not always a good sign. In Aleppo, Syria, circa 1380, a young woman runs through the city. An older woman named Maryam lets Tahira seek refuge, chiding her for stealing as a misguided attempt to improve her mental health. Tahira fears things that will attack as she sleeps, and (sure enough) a creature grabs Maryam…

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Culture on My Mind – The 2023 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar

Culture on My Mind The 2023 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar March 15, 2024 It’s time to talk about the 2023 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar! My family has been doing these LEGO advent calendars since 2015 and I chronicle the daily builds on Instagram. Each of the annual box sets has been spotlighted on this site. These boxes contain twenty-four unique small builds, many of which are abstract, along…

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Timestamp #298: Praxeus

Doctor Who: Praxeus (1 episode, s12e06, 2020) A lot of moving parts in a story where nothing is as it seems. Picking up immediately after Fugitive of the Judoon, several plot threads are rapidly laid down. A spacecraft plummets toward Earth. An astronaut named Adam Lang tries to salvage it, but his capsule begins to spin violently. On the planet below, a suspended police officer named Jake…

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Culture on My Mind – The Quest for Sunshine Preservation (Spring 2024 Edition)

Culture on My MindThe Quest for Sunshine Preservation(Spring 2024 Edition)March 11, 2024 It’s that time once again. Daylight saving time is the practice of advancing clocks by one hour in warmer seasons to make darkness fall at a later clock time. It is utilized in several countries worldwide and the concept has caused controversy since the earliest proposals. To this day, it affects the sleep…

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Culture on My Mind – The 2023 LEGO Avengers Advent Calendar

Culture on My Mind The 2023 LEGO Avengers Advent Calendar March 8, 2024 It’s time to talk about the 2022 LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy Advent Calendar! My family has been doing these LEGO advent calendars since 2015 and I chronicle the daily builds on Instagram. Each of the annual box sets has been spotlighted on this site. These boxes contain twenty-four unique small builds, many of which are…

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Timestamp #297: Fugitive of the Judoon

Doctor Who: Fugitive of the Judoon (1 episode, s12e05, 2020) She’s the Doctor, but not the one you were expecting. In Gloucester, 2020, Ruth Clayton awakens on her 44th birthday and makes breakfast. Her husband, Lee, heads out to buy a proper cake while Ruth asks the day to do its worst. She works as a professional tour guide, but business is slow. She later gets a coffee and the barista, Allan,…

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STEAM Saturday – To the Moon!

STEAM SaturdayTo the Moon!March 2, 2024 In this edition, we return to the moon! We also say goodbye to Dr. Scott Viguié, remember NASA’s fallen explorers, celebrate Vogtle 4’s initial criticality, and more. In the links below, you’ll find the heartbreaking story of Dr. Pamela Gay. Short version: She did the right thing, but years of retaliation tore her personal and professional lives apart. I…