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1 week ago | 
geekgirlauthority.com | Avery Kaplan
Welcome to this week’s installment of Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week, wherein we shine a spotlight on strong women who inspire us. These ladies are a prime example of female empowerment and how crucial it is for youth to have said example to follow. DISCLAIMER: The following article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Enterprise and Star Trek: Lower Decks. RELATED: Looking for another strong female crush?
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1 week ago | 
geekgirlauthority.com | Avery Kaplan
Surely, you’ve already heard the news: in late April, Paramount+ released an advertisement that mashed up Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and SpongeBob SquarePants. Not unreasonably, Trekkies couldn’t get enough of this short-but-meme-laden clip. Featuring characters from both Strange New Worlds and SpongeBob, the advert became an instant classic. But the F.U.N. isn’t over, as Paramount has followed up on the commercial with a behind-the-scenes blooper featurette.
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1 week ago | 
geekgirlauthority.com | Avery Kaplan
In many ways, Star Trek: Lower Decks was built on the Franchise shows that preceded it. True, the show did break new ground by showing us a new side of Starfleet. But it also brought back many characters who had previously appeared in other shows and movies. For this week’s Trek Tuesday, we’re sharing X Star Trek characters who debuted elsewhere in the Franchise and returned on Lower Decks. Did we include your favorite?
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1 week ago | 
geekgirlauthority.com | Avery Kaplan
Thank you to Entangled Publishing for sending me a copy of Shield of Sparrows in exchange for an honest review. In the addictive romantasy novel Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry, nothing is as it seems. This excellent book will sink its talons into you and tear you to pieces before you have a chance to realize what’s happening. Featuring interesting characters and an immersive world that you’ll be eager to revisit, Shield of Sparrows should be at the very top of your summer reading list.
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2 weeks ago | 
geekgirlauthority.com | Avery Kaplan
Thank you to Harvard Common Press for sending me a copy of The Enchanted Feast Cookbook in exchange for an honest review. Can’t get enough of your favorite romantasy stories? You aren’t alone. But perhaps you’ve already discovered this and started a romantasy book club. And now you need recipes for when it’s your turn to host. Enter The Enchanted Feast Cookbook: A Romantasy Cookbook by Gabriela Leon.
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2 weeks ago | 
geekgirlauthority.com | Avery Kaplan
Last week, Paramount+ released a new advertisement for their streaming service that combined Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Spongebob Squarepants. At the conclusion of the ad, Spock (Ethan Peck) re-enacts the popular “Imagination” Spongebob meme. But while this is destined to become an oft-used reaction image for Trekkies, it is far from the first meme to come from Star Trek. For this week’s Trek Tuesday, we’re counting down five popular Star Trek memes and citing their source episodes.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepopverse.com | Avery Kaplan
While King’s reputation may be for horror novels, to dismiss him as 'only' a horror writer is to overlook some of his best work such as Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption to The Life of Chuck. Stephen King is synonymous with horror, and it isn’t hard to see why. Since his debut novel, Carrie, was published in 1976, he has written dozens of classic horror novels and stories.
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2 weeks ago | 
geekgirlauthority.com | Avery Kaplan
What happens when you have a crossover with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and SpongeBob SquarePants? Rainbow-hued, nautical, out-of-this-world mayhem. Paramount+ blesses us with this mashup in the form of an advertisement for the platform, which you can watch below. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 premieres sometime this summer on Paramount+. We know what happens when Star Trek: Strange New Worlds crosses over with the animated Star Trek: Lower Decks.
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3 weeks ago | 
geekgirlauthority.com | Avery Kaplan
Caitians are one of the most beloved species in the Star Trek Franchise. Yet this feline species spent years on the sidelines. Fortunately, they have enjoyed a revival in more recent years thanks to 2020’s Star Trek: Lower Decks and 2021’s Star Trek: Prodigy. For this week’s Trek Tuesday, we’re examining the history of the Caitians. Which Caitian character is your favorite? Be sure and let us know. The Caitians were first introduced in 1973’s Star Trek: The Animated Series.
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3 weeks ago | 
kcomicsbeat.com | Avery Kaplan
In Magic From The Margins, Latonya “Penn” Pennington explores sci-fi fantasy webtoons and Tapas comics by marginalized creators. For the twelfth entry, they’re checking out Vast Cerulean Sea. Vast Cerulean SeaCreator: EuroCabbageWriter: EuroCabbageArtist: EuroCabbageGenre: Slice of life, fantasyRating: TeenPlatform: WEBTOONMia is a young painter who lives by the cliffside after her father dies in a shipwreck.
