gemma D. alexander

Some people think I’m awful because I never remember birthdays, and holidays like Mother’s Day register more as minor annoyances than celebrations. But I’m not...

In the Hayao Miyazaki movie Howl’s Moving Castle, Lauren Bacall voices the English version of the Witch of the Waste. Even as an animated old...

Opera is about so much more than the story – it’s the entire theatrical experience: sets, costumes, voices, music, emotion. But me, I’m about the...

Panto is a British Christmas tradition. We watch it every year at the British-style pub, Hales Ales. It’s tons of silly fun that balances slapstick...

I really like the Brain Pickings newsletter that shows up in my inbox every Sunday. I like the way you can’t just skim it but...