Harry Potter and the Fact That Hermione is Black
Hermione Granger means so much to so many girls, myself included. She’s smart and brave — the smartest witch of
Author: Constance Gibbs
NOC Recaps Arrow: Hubris, Not Hope
As we know, Team Flarrow is trying to protect the Hawks from Vandal Savage, who wants to murder them because
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NOC Recaps Arrow: There’s No Place Like Immediately Leaving Home
Felicity hasn’t showered in a week, Sara woke up from her soul coma, and Ray returns in this week’s Arrow,
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NOC Recaps Arrow: He Restoreth Her Soul
Full disclaimer: I didn’t watch Constantine on NBC. Sorry! But even without knowledge of the character or the show, I
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“Eventually” Isn’t Enough: The Lack of Diversity in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
[Ed. note: Since EW.com just revealed an exclusive first look at next year’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,
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NOC Recaps Arrow: The Room Where it Happens
This week’s episode of Arrow was really great — it’s probably the first time ever that I’ve enjoyed Arrow more
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NOC Recaps Arrow: #Queen2016
I’m back guys!! So far, I’ve been cautiously pleased with this season. But that’s probably partly because I’ve avoided all
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In a Typically Weak Year for Nerdy Emmy Noms, NOCs Still Garner Big Wins
Two of this year’s big Emmy stories split the difference between our PoCness and our nerdiness. You’ve probably heard about
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Casting Wally West and the Redundant Anger Over the Diverse Flash
In the only casting choice that makes sense in the African-American family of Joe and Iris West from TV’s The
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Ink and Ashes and Tu Books’ New Visions Award for YA Writers
This week we’re excited about two things: one is a book, the other an awesome opportunity. For us readers: Ink and
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NOC Recaps iZombie: Dying Under the Influence
Trait of the Week: Journalism and alcoholism. This week’s iZombie case of the week was a bit more important to
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NOC Recaps iZombie: In the Line of Fire
Trait of the Week: Super Sniper Skills, PTSD iZombie’s best strength is definitely its characters. While packaged in a procedural
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NOC Recaps Arrow: City’s Under Attack, Must be May
Before getting into it, I just wanted to thank all of you readers for joining me in my recaps this
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Don’t Stab Yourself in the Foot
“This is Your Sword” was another mixed bag of an episode. It had a lot of great moments, but as
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NOC Recaps iZombie: Shock Jock
Trait of the Week: Straight talk relationship advice, with a hostile edge In our eighth episode of iZombie, Liv thinks
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Darth Oliver’s Inferno
I fell upon two possible choices for subtitle this week. The first was “The Portrait of Darth Oliver” (Darth Oliver
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NOC Recaps Arrow: The Weight of Expectation
In which I attempt to be fair, yet critical of this episode of Arrow, while remaining hopeful about the road
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NOC Recaps iZombie: Baby Mama Brain Drama
Trait of the Week: Maternal tendencies This week on iZombie, Liv eats the brains of a young pregnant woman who
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NOC Recaps iZombie: Death by Birthday Card
Trait of the Week: Agoraphobia, hardcore video game muscle memory, hacking After Major got himself beat up last week, he
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Pulling Out the Arsenal
I got several notifications during both the East Coast and West Coast airings of this episode that said, “You were
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NOC Recaps iZombie: What About the Zombies of Color?
Alternatively titled: If you’re a zombie, how come you’re not white? You: Gosh, Connie, you can’t just ask why people
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NOC Recaps Game of Thrones: Control Your Dragon
Or watch it control you. “The Wars to Come,” the season five premiere of Game of Thrones, simply showed us
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NOC Recaps iZombie: Where Veronica Mars Meets Chuck Meets Pushing Daisies
NOC is recapping iZombie! Here’s a bit of background on the show before we dive in to this week’s episode.
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