Ever since the show Dancing with the Stars began on ABC in 2005 I have never been a fan of the show. Oh, I’ve shown a passing interest here or there when I know a certain favorite celebrity of mine will be on the show, but never enough interest to get me to watch the […]
Author: Richard Cardenas
gXp Public Service Article: Suicide, Mental Health and You
I’ve talked about the subject of suicide before, back in my Pop Cults days when DC Comics ran that ill-advised competition to have artists depict the character of Harley Quinn in various states and one image they used as an example was of a jovial-looking Harley about ready to commit suicide in various ways. I […]
Alisa Norris, Charlottesville, and Why I Can’t Support Her Anymore
((Editor’s note: I had originally planned for this article editorial to go up earlier this week, but plans changed when my father suffered a heart attack on Sunday. So my apologies for the tardiness of the piece.)) Alisa Norris, (née Farrington) known to the community at large as AlisaKiss, famed cosplayer and adult model, was […]
Tsuredure Children Episode 1 Review
Tsuredure Children, Episode 1 Produced by: Nihon Ad Systems, Kodansha, Movic, KlockWorx, Sony Music Entertainment, King Records, BS11, Animatic Studio: Studio Gokumi Genre(s): Romance, School Episodes: 12-minute episodes Premiere date: July 4, 2017 Synopsis: A series depicting various scenarios of young love. These stories range from a boy, crippled by his absolute lack of confidence […]
My Feelings About Jodie Whittaker as the Newest Doctor Who
You know, it feels good to finally have heard the announcement that the newest actor to take over the role of Doctor Who in the long-running sci-fi classic of the same name isn’t an actor at all – it’s an actress! And it is a damn refreshing breath of fresh air to have heard that […]
AHO-GIRL, Episode1 Review
AHO-GIRL, Episode1 Produced by: Nihon Ad Systems, Kodansha, Movic, KlockWorx, Sony Music Entertainment, King Records, BS11, Animatic Studio: Diomedia Genre(s): Comedy, School Episodes: 12-minute episodes Premiere date: July 4, 2017 Synopsis: Yoshiko is a genuinely stupid girl (she can even manage to get all 0’s on multiple choice tests). She hangs out at school with […]
Netsuzou Trap -NTR-, Episode 1 Review
Netsuzou Trap -NTR-, Episode 1 Produced by: DMM.com, Ichijinsha Studio: Creators in Pack Genre(s): Drama, Romance Episodes: 9-minute episodes Premiere date: July 5, 2017 Synopsis: Yuma and Hotaru have been friends since childhood, so it’s only natural that when Yuma is nervous about her new boyfriend, she asks Hotaru for advice. But when Hotaru starts […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming Review
Spider-Man: Homecoming Directed by: Jon Watts Produced by: Marvel Studios Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalon, Laura Herrier, Robert Downey Jr. Distributed by: Sony Pictures Run time: 133 minutes Release date: July 7, 2017 Synopsis: A young Peter Parker begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero, […]
Welcome to the Ballroom World Premiere at Anime Expo 2017 (Review)
Welcome to the Ballroom Produced by: Pony Canyon Studio: Production I.G Genre(s): Comedy, Drama Episodes: 24 episodes Premieres: Saturday, July 8, 2017 Synopsis: A professional dancer named Sengoku rescues Tatara, an introverted third-year middle school student who is being harassed by delinquents. Tatara ends up at Sengoku’s dance studio where he meets Shizuku Hanaoka, a […]