BY JJ ULM Logan isn’t the only X-Men story coming to screens this winter — not even the only one starting with an L. Over on Fox’s FX network (and on Hulu for you cord-cutters), a less famous mutant called Legion has his own series. Has Fox finally gotten its X-groove back? Or is it just…
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The Evil Empire Isn’t Fun Anymore [St. Jane Archives]
BY JJ ULM The other day I noticed a pin had fallen off my bag — because I am the kind of dork who ruins her expensive messenger bag with pins, but who is also clumsy like a YA heroine and snags then on everything. It was one of my The Force Awakens ones, a…
Fire Emblem Heroes Wants Your Money [St. Jane Archives]
BY JJ ULM Nintendo never wanted to be in the mobile game business. For years they dragged their feet against investors insisting they make something for the exploding smartphone market. But eventually they caved, and now that they’re here, they are not shying away from the things that have made mobile gaming an unapologetic money…
Unsafe Spaces: On pride, privacy, and the privilege of the urban queer [St. Jane Archives]
BY JJ ULM Let’s start with this: I’m a lesbian, and I’m openly, publicly, proudly Out. It’s not that hard to be that way in Columbus, OH, where I’ve lived for the last 14 years. According to a 2015 Gallup report, Columbus has the highest percentage of LGBT residents of any Midwestern city. The city…
There Are Worse Reasons to Exercise Than Pokémon GO [St. Jane Archives]
BY JJ ULM It’s a cooling summer Saturday night in the increasingly hip (read: gentrifying) Grandview neighborhood of Columbus, OH. Walking down the main strip, I pass the usual overdressed couples out for an expensive date-night dinner at The Avenue or Matt the Miller’s. But tonight they’re joined by a new crowd. A quintet…