Things We Saw Today: The Force Awakens as a High School Rom-Com

What fandom is complete without its own manga high-school alternate reality? Here’s one for The Force Awakens over at dc9spot over on Tumblr. It’s pretty amazing. Also, adorable BB-8 kitten!

• While we’re on the Force Awakens tip, check out these amazing TFA Dooney & Bourke bags over at Fashionably Geek! Dooney & Bourke is pretty much the Louis Vuitton of geek fashion, so you’re gonna want to snag one of these.
• And to round out the Star Wars section of the proceedings, check out this in-depth essay about The Force Awakens as modern mythology. (via Bright Lights Film Journal)

Love the Kanye West song, “Power?” Love amazing dancing? Well today’s your lucky day. Check out choreographer Andrew Winghart‘s beautiful video spotlighting the talent of twenty brilliant dancers.

• Speaking of Power, feminist writer Laurie Penny often uses her writing to speak truth to it. Lately, however, she’s been moving into prose fiction. Check out her latest sci-fi short story, “The House of Surrender,” about rape culture and time travel. (via der Freitag)
• And speaking of feminist work: this weekend, POC Gamers are hosting a gaming livestream fundraiser to raise money for the National Network of Abortion Funds. Join them in their effort to #ReclaimRoe! (via the NNAF website)

Fans of both David Bowie and Neil Gaiman’s Sandman will love this beautiful tribute to the Thin White Duke. The artist’s last name is “Salier” but the full name is unknown – so if anyone knows who drew this, please let me know! (via Ixel Balamke on Facebook)

Well, that’s it for today! What did you fine folks see today?

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Teresa Jusino (she/her) is a native New Yorker and a proud Puerto Rican, Jewish, bisexual woman with ADHD. She's been writing professionally since 2010 and was a former TMS assistant editor from 2015-18. Now, she's back as a contributing writer. When not writing about pop culture, she's writing screenplays and is the creator of your future favorite genre show. Teresa lives in L.A. with her brilliant wife. Her other great loves include: Star Trek, The Last of Us, anything by Brian K. Vaughan, and her Level 5 android Paladin named Lal.

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