Jennifer Garlen
@virtualvirago.bsky.social
Ivory tower escapee, classic movie blogger, LEGO nerd, writer and co-editor of various stuff, most recently SPACE, THE FEMINIST FRONTIER: ESSAYS ON SEX AND GENDER IN STAR TREK (McFarland 2024). She/her.
Had an almost perfect afternoon with @sparkytopia.com - LEGO Store (double points!), book store (holiday sales!), and comic book store (Lower Decks!). I didn't buy any chocolate, cake, or ice cream, so that's why it was ALMOST perfect.
November 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Had an almost perfect afternoon with @sparkytopia.com - LEGO Store (double points!), book store (holiday sales!), and comic book store (Lower Decks!). I didn't buy any chocolate, cake, or ice cream, so that's why it was ALMOST perfect.
My artist child (24) is a full-time freelance illustrator. I'm especially fond of the classic monster themed art, but I'm the parent who bought that kid My Little Pony in the first place, so that obsession is my fault, too. :)
psst... i got keychains and stuff on my ACGGoods store just in time for the holidays! :D lots of ponies from across the generations, but other stuff too!
🦄 acggoods.com/store/sparky...
#mlpg3
🦄 acggoods.com/store/sparky...
#mlpg3
November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My artist child (24) is a full-time freelance illustrator. I'm especially fond of the classic monster themed art, but I'm the parent who bought that kid My Little Pony in the first place, so that obsession is my fault, too. :)
Met some new librarians today, and I'm once again reminded why librarians are just my favorite people in general.
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Met some new librarians today, and I'm once again reminded why librarians are just my favorite people in general.
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THE NIGHT of the HUNTER (1955), the only film directed (beautifully) by Charles Laughton. #LillianGish #RobertMitchum #ShelleyWinters
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
THE NIGHT of the HUNTER (1955), the only film directed (beautifully) by Charles Laughton. #LillianGish #RobertMitchum #ShelleyWinters
Showed the retirement community group THE LADYKILLERS (1955) today, and it was a big hit. Katie Johnson is the sleeper MVP of that picture in spite of a truly wild performance from Alec Guinness.
November 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Showed the retirement community group THE LADYKILLERS (1955) today, and it was a big hit. Katie Johnson is the sleeper MVP of that picture in spite of a truly wild performance from Alec Guinness.
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The Queen of Spades (1949)
Classic British horror film about a money crazy Russian officer who will stop at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess who always wins at cards
Starring Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans
Cinematography by Otto Heller
Directed by Thorold Dickinson - BOTD in 1903
Classic British horror film about a money crazy Russian officer who will stop at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess who always wins at cards
Starring Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans
Cinematography by Otto Heller
Directed by Thorold Dickinson - BOTD in 1903
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Queen of Spades (1949)
Classic British horror film about a money crazy Russian officer who will stop at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess who always wins at cards
Starring Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans
Cinematography by Otto Heller
Directed by Thorold Dickinson - BOTD in 1903
Classic British horror film about a money crazy Russian officer who will stop at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess who always wins at cards
Starring Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans
Cinematography by Otto Heller
Directed by Thorold Dickinson - BOTD in 1903
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see the latest blogathon entries via this list, we'll update it all week
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Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror
Classic Movie Blog Association's fall blogathon is Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror Movies with horror themes, from early silent cinema through the pre-Code era up to 1934. Themes of societal unease, t...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Follow CMBA on Letterboxd!
see the latest blogathon entries via this list, we'll update it all week
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see the latest blogathon entries via this list, we'll update it all week
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New on the blog - my post about THE MUMMY (1932) for the @classicmovieblog.bsky.social Fall Blogathon. #filmsky
CMBA Fall Blogathon 2025: Horrors of the Colonized Body and Soul in THE MUMMY (1932)
This post is part of the CMBA Fall Blogathon for 2025, showcasing Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror. Find more blogathon posts by visiting the...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
New on the blog - my post about THE MUMMY (1932) for the @classicmovieblog.bsky.social Fall Blogathon. #filmsky
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Welcome to CMBA's fall blogathon
Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror
Movies with horror themes, silent thru pre-Code era. Themes of societal unease, all kinds of monsters, dark instincts, existential dread. Join us here and at clamba.blogspot.com all week
clamba.blogspot.com/2025/11/welc...
Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror
Movies with horror themes, silent thru pre-Code era. Themes of societal unease, all kinds of monsters, dark instincts, existential dread. Join us here and at clamba.blogspot.com all week
clamba.blogspot.com/2025/11/welc...
Welcome to the CMBA Fall Blogathon! Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror
It's time for the Classic Movie Blog Association's fall blogathon, titled Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror. CMBA members have chosen movies w...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Welcome to CMBA's fall blogathon
Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror
Movies with horror themes, silent thru pre-Code era. Themes of societal unease, all kinds of monsters, dark instincts, existential dread. Join us here and at clamba.blogspot.com all week
clamba.blogspot.com/2025/11/welc...
Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror
Movies with horror themes, silent thru pre-Code era. Themes of societal unease, all kinds of monsters, dark instincts, existential dread. Join us here and at clamba.blogspot.com all week
clamba.blogspot.com/2025/11/welc...
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Virtual Virago talks about the body horror of The Mummy (1932) for the CMBA Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror blogathon virtualvirago.blogspot.com/2025/11/cmba...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Virtual Virago talks about the body horror of The Mummy (1932) for the CMBA Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror blogathon virtualvirago.blogspot.com/2025/11/cmba...
@virtualvirago.bsky.social
@virtualvirago.bsky.social
Happy Halloween!
November 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Happy Halloween!
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NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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Jane Randolph in the Val Lewton/Jacques Tourneur horror classic CAT PEOPLE (1942)
She was BOTD in 1914
She was BOTD in 1914
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Jane Randolph in the Val Lewton/Jacques Tourneur horror classic CAT PEOPLE (1942)
She was BOTD in 1914
She was BOTD in 1914
Bulldozing space for women sounds very on point for this regime.
First intended as an entrance for social events, the East Wing became the first lady's office space. Historians say the shift was a key part of professionalizing staff for the president's wife. n.pr/4qA1nG0
The East Wing gave women a space to thrive in the White House…here's why
First intended as an entrance for social events, the East Wing became the first lady's office space. Historians say the shift was a key part of professionalizing staff for the president's wife.
n.pr
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Bulldozing space for women sounds very on point for this regime.
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I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
They admit in the article that it's political because the regime hates PBS and, you know, educating people. We already lost our local NPR station, and they didn't even ask us to help save it before they pulled the plug.
Alabama Public Television may cut ties with PBS, cutting off Sesame Street, other educational shows
APT board debates political and educational implications of ending the partnership that provides 90% of its content.
www.al.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
They admit in the article that it's political because the regime hates PBS and, you know, educating people. We already lost our local NPR station, and they didn't even ask us to help save it before they pulled the plug.
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This administration is using hunger AND propaganda as a weapon. Don’t fall for the lies meant to divide us— the problems we face weren’t created by neighbors who are just struggling to survive.
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This administration is using hunger AND propaganda as a weapon. Don’t fall for the lies meant to divide us— the problems we face weren’t created by neighbors who are just struggling to survive.
New on the blog - I've been watching John Carpenter movies this month on the Criterion Channel. THE FOG (1980) is a favorite because of Val Lewton's influence and the range of interesting female characters. #filmsky
Cult Classics: THE FOG (1980)
Horror movies got much gorier after the advent of the slasher, and the most iconic chillers of the 1980s tend to lean into that genre and it...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
New on the blog - I've been watching John Carpenter movies this month on the Criterion Channel. THE FOG (1980) is a favorite because of Val Lewton's influence and the range of interesting female characters. #filmsky
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Mamdani supporters: This should worry you. Do not underestimate the money and power behind the campaign against him. Go vote.
“Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor’s race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge” — gothamist.com/news/voter-t...
Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor’s race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge
The data so far is good news for independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, a political scientist said.
gothamist.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Mamdani supporters: This should worry you. Do not underestimate the money and power behind the campaign against him. Go vote.
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Even more badass than most realize. #RIP #JuneLockhart
October 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Even more badass than most realize. #RIP #JuneLockhart
I consider this piece by @sparkytopia.com proof of successful parenting on my part. #phantomoftheparadise
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I consider this piece by @sparkytopia.com proof of successful parenting on my part. #phantomoftheparadise
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NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
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The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.
I'm really enjoying the THURSDAY MURDER CLUB series (now halfway through book 2), and I recommend them if you need to see some justice meted out by a small group of charming and unlikely heroes. The first book is so much better than the Netflix movie (although the casting was great). #booksky
October 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I'm really enjoying the THURSDAY MURDER CLUB series (now halfway through book 2), and I recommend them if you need to see some justice meted out by a small group of charming and unlikely heroes. The first book is so much better than the Netflix movie (although the casting was great). #booksky
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trump is demolishing our national symbols and selling the country for scrap to his corrupt donors
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling.
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Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling
The Trump administration plans to open whole swaths of the East and West Coasts to offshore drilling, including areas previously protected for environmental reasons, documents show.
www.yahoo.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
trump is demolishing our national symbols and selling the country for scrap to his corrupt donors