This week Geek Girl Riot teams up with Fantastic Forum for an entertainment news episode of epic proportions, celebrating Octavia Butler, mourning the shutdown of DC Vertigo Comics, wishing Batman a happy birthday, and more news!
On the latest Geek Girl Riot we share what we’re watching, then we chat to Booksmart stars Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein, and give you some new YA reading recs.
This past weekend’s Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee was marked with great performances, a friendly long-distance exchange between Post Malone and country music’s legendary singer Dolly Parton, and sadly, a death. On Saturday, a 27-year-old man with an underlying medical condition became unresponsive while attending the festival, having been camping with his father overnight at the event. The medical team was quick to arrive and attend to the man but he later passed at a local hospital. What should have been a fun Father’s Day weekend was instead tragic, heartfelt condolences to his family. The death is a second at… Read more »
Patrick and Sebastien cooked up another new episode of Man Of The Hour last night and we’re serving up the podcast for anyone who missed it.
Waffles? Check. Coffee? Check. New tunes? Check. It’s time to Rise Rock n’ Shine…
This week on Geek Girl Riot our Rioters gather to share all the shows and movies they’ve been watching. Get ready to update your watchlist!
The snapchat gender-swap filter has become a crime-fighting tool. Recently, 20-year-old Ethan, a college student from the San Fransisco south bay area, was empathetically distraught after a friend disclosed they had suffered sexual abuse as a young person. Using the popular snapchat filter he took a feminized photo of himself. With the photo, he created a female persona named “Ester” for the Tinder app. Ethan listed Ester’s age as 19 because Tinder has age guidelines. When a man swiped right and messaged Ethan’s Ester “Are you down to have some fun tonight” he then asked if they could switch their… Read more »
You Oughta Know how much we love Alanis Morrisette—so Wake Up and hit play on this Jagged Little Pill on Broadway special where we talk to the musical’s producer and friend of Geek Girl Riot: Arvind Ethan David! You’ll even hear two of the show’s songs performed by the Boston cast…and they’re Perfect.
Nic Howell has created a vacation in a song.
On the latest Geek Girl Riot we chat to Booksmart stars Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein, get you hyped for the movie, then talk the other leading ladies who inspire us onscreen.
