Tag Archives: cosplay

Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Flame Con 2022: The Photo Recap!

1 Comment

elf girls photo by gail worley
All Photos By Gail

As a grown woman who sometimes still feels the sting of decades-past adolescent bullying and ostracism, I will never discount the importance of feeling included. Living in NYC, however,  I feel comfortable embracing my inner nerd goddess without fear of judgement — and if you don’t like me, seriously, you can fuck right off.  I get to attend and cover a lot of fun events for this website, but my very favorite pop culture convention is Flame Con: the largest LGBTQ comic convention in the world. At Flame Con, trust me, nothing is shocking and even a straight geek like me feels that she has found her tribe.
Continue reading Flame Con 2022: The Photo Recap! →

Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

My Rad Adventure At Flame Con 2019: A Photo Recap!

2 Comments

Superman Loves Batman
Let The Homoeroticism Begin! Art By J Caress Studio (All Photos By Gail)

Life in Manhattan is like living at Disneyland, with endless opportunities to immerse yourself in an experience that’s unique to this City. I’m always down for a new adventure, so when my convention-buddy Ken suggested that I try for Press credentials to attend Flame Con — which I had never heard of, but which he described to me as being “the LGBTQ Comic Con” —  obviously, there was no way in Hell I was to going to miss it. Happily, Flame Con organizers approved my badge!

Ken and I made plans to meet up at the Times Square Sheraton on a beautiful Saturday morning, where the convention floor would open to the press one hour before they started letting other attendees in. I am way more of a music geek than a comics geek, so I had absolutely no idea what to expect, but after about 30 minutes of absorbing the vibe, I arrived at this conclusion: Flame Con fucking rules! Continue reading My Rad Adventure At Flame Con 2019: A Photo Recap! →

Arts and Culture

Armors Outdoor Art Installation On The Cloisters Lawn!

Leave a comment

Armors Duo
All Photos By Gail

A couple of weeks ago, Geoffrey and I made the upper Manhattan pilgrimage to The Cloisters to see the second half of The Met’s Heavenly Bodies costume exhibit, and we were not disappointed. A bonus of the trip is that, as we rode the bus from the subway up to the top of the hill – because who wants to walk in this heat? – I noticed what looked like life-size Knights in Armor scattered about the lawn, and decided that we must check that shit out on our way back to the train. And check it out we did.
Continue reading Armors Outdoor Art Installation On The Cloisters Lawn! →

Film and Television, Pop Culture

Pink Thing of The Day: Rose Quartz Cosplayer From Steven Universe!

Leave a comment

Rose Quartz Cosplayer
Photos By Gail

Five Points Fest did not really have a ton of cosplayers running around, at least not on the day I attended, but this dedicated fan of the animated TV show Steven Universe definitely stopped me in my tracks, dressed as they were as the likeness of Rose Quartz, a character from that show. Oh, the Pinkness.

Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Rose Quartz Cosplayer From Steven Universe! →

Film and Television, Pop Culture

Marvel’s AVENGERS S.T.A.T.I.O.N. Exhibition at Discovery Times Square Center

2 Comments

Avengers Station Party Invite
All Photos By Gail Except Image Above and Where Noted

Nobody throws a party quite like the Discovery Center in Times Square, but they out did themselves this past Thursday as a crowd of 700 invited guests gathered for the opening night launch of Discovery’s newest state-of-the-art exhibit Marvel’s AVENGERS S.T.A.T.I.O.N. – which is a must see attraction for Marvel Comics fans.

Shield Bio Lab
Continue reading Marvel’s AVENGERS S.T.A.T.I.O.N. Exhibition at Discovery Times Square Center →