Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

Narnian greetings to you all!  In case you were unaware, my pal Rachel has been hosting her annual February blog party since Monday.  This year, it's the We Love Sibling Stories Week!  Be sure to check out Rachel's blog for all the party goodness, including games and a giveaway. When Rachel first announced this blog party back in January, I immediately thought that I'd like to contribute something about the Pevensies, both because these kids are possibly my favorite set of siblings in all of fiction and because I don't post about The Chronicles of Narnia  as often as I ought to considering how deeply I love it.  I'd originally planned on writing something more substantive, but I ended up needing to go with something easier to whip up in a pinch, so here we are!   This is just a sentimental li'l overview of each of the Pevensie siblings: a handful of reasons why I love them plus what I see as their Aesthetic™ — along with a Taylor Swift lyric for each ...

What-ho, friends, and a happy St. Valentine's Day to you all!  As is my wont, I'm choosing to commemorate the holiday on the blog this year in the commercialized lovey-dovey Western sense rather than in the traditional sacred virtue sense.  That is to say, I'm sharing another post on fictional romances — in this case, romance movies. (Yes, I've already blogged about most of these movies before.  No, that is not about to stop me from blogging about them today.) These aren't necessarily obscure films, but I don't tend to see them represented in fan edit culture or discussed on social media or included in those "best of" articles.  So here I am, doing my part to get them the recognition they deserve, like the indefatigable agent of cinematic justice I aspire to be. ✌ Since I can't be bothered to write a decent blurb, I've looked to the good fellows at IMDb to supply the deficiency for each of these movies (with the exception of Return to Me , beca...