Velocipastor: The Movie We All Need Right Now

After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a prostitute convinces him to use it to fight crime. And ninjas. -"The Velocipastor" description on Amazon Prime Video Look, we all know a lot …

Something Wicked This Way Comes-My Favorite Fictional Witches Growing Up

Have you ever been obsessed with something but not really been consciously aware of the fact? As in, have you ever had a unifying thread linking many of your favorite books, movies, television shows, etc., but never made the connection that they were all somehow related?  I ask because I've recently realized that for me, …

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. was a real-life visionary, responsible for giving us the "Ziegfeld Follies" and, by extension, the ever popular performers dubbed the "Ziegfeld girls".  The Great Ziegfeld tells the life story of Ziegfeld, from his early years as a struggling show manager through his rise to the top of the entertainment scene. The film …

“Little House on the Prairie” Day Five: Legacy of the Prairie

Having written over 10,000 words about the "Little House on the Prairie" book series, I've given the stories a lot of thought. I've looked at Laura's interpretations of daily life, cooking, parenting, and marriage.  I've given these books more thought in the last week than I have in the last twenty years combined, and likely …

“Little House on the Prairie” Day Four: Romance on the Prairie

Day four of "Little House" week here at Hippo Planet is focusing on a more adult portion of the book, at least relatively speaking: romance and courtship in pioneer times, and what was expected of a husband and wife during marriage.  In the "Little House" books, Laura Ingalls Wilder never explicitly denotes what is expected …

“Little House on the Prairie” Day Three: Parenting on the Prairie

For day three of "Little House" week, we're going to focus on the beliefs and sensibilities held by pioneers, specifically the Ingalls family in the and how they're presented in the books. Personal beliefs were passed down from parents to children, with far less influence from outside sources than generally occurs today. Children learned everything …

“Little House on the Prairie” Day Two: Cooking on the Prairie

For day two of "Little House" week, I'm going to look at the meals and preparations that comprised a typical (or sometimes not so typical) day for pioneers on the prairie.  I already briefly touched upon this topic in day one's post, but I couldn't resist the chance to delve in a bit further.  One …

“Little House on the Prairie” Day One: Life on the Prairie

Day one of "Little House on the Prairie" week here at Hippo Planet has us looking at the day-to-day life of pioneers, as told by Laura Ingalls Wilder in her classic, semi-autobiographical children's series, "Little House on the Prairie".  It was an easy decision to start with this aspect of the books - after all, this …

Little House on the Prairie Week – A Prelude

Welcome to the prelude to"Little House on the Prairie" week, an undertaking on my part (beginning this Monday) to dissect this much-beloved children's book series, for better or for worse. Some backstory: I read the "Little House" series as a child, like so many other little girls before me.  I loved the quaintness of it …

“Doomsday Clock” Theory: Will the JSA Return?

Before I get this post rolling, let me just preface it by saying that I really wish that I could take credit for this theory.  It is actually the brainchild of my boyfriend, who spends virtually all of his spare time thinking about DC continuity (not an exaggeration) and who posed this particular theory to me …