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Speaking In Terms At Frankenstein’s Support Group For Misunderstood Monsters

 

Wednesday, 8pm. Unitarian Church basement.

 

FRANKENSTEIN: Does anyone have any issues they would like to bring up?

 

DRACULA: Ah, yes. I have something. It is…about language.

Posted by Jadzia Axelrod

What If Robert Frost Wrote About Food?

[Image by Dominic Alberts from Pixabay]

The Roll Not Buttered

Two rolls were left on a china plate,
And sorry I could not have eaten both
And be no glutton, long I gaped
And looked at one as far as I could
To where it was buttered by my host;

Posted by Jadzia Axelrod

Abducted: Planets We’d Be Okay Visiting

[Movie still from The Little Prince, ON Animation Studios]

Happy Alien Abduction Day! While we’re not exactly psyched to get pulled away from Earth by strange creatures, we do have some planets we wouldn’t mind seeing. We’ve listed the ones worthy of a tour below.

Posted by Sarah Fox

St. Patrick Contemplates Driving Out The Snakes

Legend has it that, in the latter half of the 5th Century, St. Patrick drove all of the snakes out of Ireland. We can only imagine such a massive undertaking required the consultation of Patrick’s best friend first.

 

Patrick: I can't stand these snakes, Liam.

 

Liam: Ho, now, Patrick. You're just a little cranky because you've been fasting for a couple of weeks.

Posted by Jadzia Axelrod

Geeky Beauty and the Beast

[Movie still from Beauty and the Beast (2017), Walt Disney Pictures]

We all know that Beauty and the Beast is a tale as old as time – but it doesn’t have to stay that way. What if we put a geeky spin on this classic tale of love? Let’s move away from the past and look into the future. Why, a love this historic could be…out of this world!  That’s right, folks, we’re talking Beauty and the Beast in space!

Posted by Sandra Woolf

Feminist Books for Your BFF

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels.

It’s Women’s History Month and we’re looking for as many reasons as possible to celebrate the women in our lives. March is prime “because I love you” gift time, so we’ve rounded up five of our favorite feminist books to get for your best friend, sister, mother, aunt, or significant other. Because adding to someone’s feminist library is always a great idea.

Posted by Danielle Mohlman