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SFX Magazine Interview by Bonnie Burton: Cosplay or Can’t Play – Adrianne Curry, Katrina Hill, Victoria Schmidt

…kept whirling through one big question: Why Slave Leia? The interviewer: * Bonnie Burton – senior and online convent developer at the official Star Wars blog (http://starwarsblog.starwars.com). Her personal blog appears at http://grrl.com. She has written a number of books. Her latest is the Star Wars Craft Book. The interviewees: Cosplay for Adrianne Curry (The Tester judge; first winner of America’s Next Top Model) includes dressing up as The Fi… Continue reading

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GeekGirlCon with Steph Thorpe, Kristen Nedopak, Bonnie Burton, and Too Much Awesomeness for One Headline

…pe will be joined by: Kristen Nedeopak (The Skyrim Parodies, Fight Class), Bonnie Burton (SFX Magazine) and Christa Charter (The Sleepless Nanny). “Geek Girls in Popular Culture” takes an in-depth look at how the landscape has changed over the years and what it looks like now. Thorpe will be joined by: Amy Berg (Eureka, Person of Interest), Cecil Castellucci (The Year of the Beasts, Boy Proof), Javier Grillo-Marxuach (The Middleman, Lost), Sarah W… Continue reading

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#FFF Fake Fangirl Friday Follow-Up: Oh, You Sexy Geek! San Diego Comic-Con Panel Reactions and Controversies

…our ‘geek cred.’ Honestly, we are on the right path if we have women like Bonnie Burton to look up to.” site: Fangirl the Blog post: Ladies Rule the Day at Comic-Con Thursday by Fangirl: “Katrina also brought into the discussion a recent photo she had received of a seven-year-old dressed as Slave Leia, and asked where was the line? Bonnie and Adrianne were definitely the most vocal of the panelists, but they both, with the help of the Katrina’s m… Continue reading

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Wired: 100 Geeks You Should Be Following on Twitter

…out. It includes Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill (@ActionChick), pals like Bonnie Burton (@BonnieGrrl) and Marian Call (@MarianCall), and folks we’ve interviewed such as Chris Hardwick (@Nerdist), Levar Burton (@LevarBurton), Ben Templesmith (@Templesmith), and several MythBusters (@donttrythis @GrantImahara @KariByron @ToryBelleci). Original article at Wired.com: * 100 Geeks You Should Be Following on Twitter Some related posts: * Which Nerdy New… Continue reading

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Screen Team Show: Tim Burton’s 3-D Alice in Wonderland (2010)

…iew While Katrina invades the South By Southwest Film festival (SXSW), see what her Screen Team reviewers-in-arms have to say about Walt Disney Pictures’ new live action Alice in Wonderland in 3-D. Director: Tim Burton. Scriptwriter: Linda Woolverton. Cast: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Mia Wasikowska, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Christopher Lee…. Continue reading

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FORBES: Prove Your Geek Cred or Shut Up, Girls, Geek Cliques Don’t Want You Sitting at Their Table!

…to 1 gender. I.Strange @ZetaTweetz: @geekyjessica @ActionChick Good point. Bonnie Burton @bonniegrrl: @tara: I wish geek girl on geek girl hate would go away. Instead of destroying each other we should be building killer robots! Jessica Mills @geekyjessica: @bonniegrrl @ActionChick @tara YES! Killer robots and TARDISes!! GeekFurious.com @GeekFurious: @tragedyman @TheCinementals Interestingly, we covered this topic in a recent podcast: tinyurl.com/… Continue reading

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Geek Girls Conquer San Diego Comic-Con 2010 – Do We Ever!

…y Channel), Cat Staggs (artist, Star Wars sketch cards, Marvel card sets), Bonnie Burton (content developer, Lucas Online, official SW Blog), Katie Cook (artist, Star Wars, comics, webcomic Gronk), and Mary Franklin (senior events lead, Lucasfilm Ltd.). Q&A with audience members, too SUNDAY, JULY 25 11:00-12:00 Marvel: The Women of Marvel— One of the most talked-about panels from last year is back! Forget Storm and She-Hulk; meet the real Ms. Marv… Continue reading

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Oh, You Sexy Geek! Our 2011 SDCC Panel

…re Are the Action Chicks? * Our Comic-Con Panel Video: Where Are the Action Chicks? * You’re No Geek! * Interview: Why Seth Green Loves Geek and Gamer Girls * SFX Magazine Interview by Bonnie Burton – Cosplay or Can’t Play * How Do Fan Convention Experiences Differ for Women & Men? * Girls’ Guide to Comic-Con with Ninja Tricks… Continue reading

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