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The faces of Indiana Comic Con 2018

Indiana Comic Con is a yearly convention that caters to fans of all things related to comic books. With film festivals, panels, exhibits, contests, celebrities, and a huge exhibition floor for vendors and artists, there is bound to be something at the convention for casual comic fans and hardcore collectors alike. 



Stay Outside’s ‘O,FN II’ remixes a local band

In the end, 'O,FN II' is absolutely worth checking out. If you aren’t familiar with the band, I would recommend listening to this EP first before moving onto 'Okay, For Now.' While the sound is certainly different, it isn’t bad by any means. If you like to listen to music when working on other things or just want a mellow tune to calm you down, this is easily the EP for you. It’ll be interesting to see where Stay Outside goes from here.


InQueeries & Theories S2E2: “Hir and Now”

“Hir and Now” explores the long-standing relationships between queerness  and the theatre. It brings in such disparate evidence as Will Cather’s  short story “Paul’s Case” and Kinky Boots. The discussion takes on queer  stereotypes as well as the welcoming outlet for queer performers that  theatre in America has long represented.



Documenting Docs: "Audrie and Daisy"

This week we are going to look at a film that highlights the perils faced by young people when they are not listened to: Netflix’s Audrie and Daisy. The documentary focuses on Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman, two high school students who both experienced cyberbullying, vandalism, and exclusion after being sexually assaulted. 




The CovenS4E7: The Alt-right

TRIGGER WARNING: POLITICS WILL BE DISCUSSED We're back witches,  with another magical episode of the Coven Podcast. This week, we're  looking at the alt-right. We will be discussing what has been going on  lately with this political ideology. Is this too far to lean on the  political spectrum or is it fine? All of this and more in this episode  of The Coven.