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Joan of Arc

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So The Writer of Moulin Rouge! and Weta Workshop are Making Game of Thrones With Joan of Arc

by Susana Polo | 2:05 pm, December 17th, 2012

Okay, I admit it. There is one part of that headline that may be a projection rather than indisputable. The fact is that Craig Pearce‘s series, adapted from Kimberly Cutter‘s recent novel The Maid, a version of the Joan of Arc tale that interweaves her perspective on the end of the Hundred Years War with the perspectives of “the international noble houses which battled for control of the French throne and ultimately the birth of a nation.”

I chose to simplify that sentence with the phrase “Game of Thrones but with Joan of Arc.” The rest of it? Absolutely no hyperbole. The writer behind Moulin Rouge! is preparing a drama series about Joan of Arc, and Weta Workshop will be doing the design.

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Ten Awesome Ladies to Dress Up as This Halloween

by The Mary Sue Staff | 12:45 pm, October 3rd, 2012

Shopping for a Halloween costume can be a somewhat disheartening experience for a woman. There’s the sexy nurse, the sexy pirate, the sexy Chewbacca (oh yes, it exists). But what if all you really want to do is dress up as an awesome lady, and not necessarily in a way that exposes your skin to the brisk October air?

There are plenty of options; you just probably won’t find them in your local costume store. So we at The Mary Sue have assembled our own list of geek girl costume ideas, split evenly between pop culture and history, the latter courtesy of Take Back Halloween, an unparalleled resource for those who A) like kick-ass ladies from history and B) want to know how to dress up as them.

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10 Instances In Which History Meets Geekery

by Rebecca Pahle | 12:27 pm, August 1st, 2012

History: It’s chock full of colorful characters and crazy random happenstances. But more often than not, when a historical character makes it to the big screen it’s in the form of a  cookie-cutter biopic. What gives? History is dynamic and exciting! As a history geek, I’d much rather see Napoleon fighting wizards and fairy kings than some boring Oscar bait biopic on the (actually not short!) Emperor. Here are ten examples from TV and film of history geekery done right. Your favorite not make it to the list? There’s a historical character (*coughArthurConanDoylecough*) you really want to show up on Doctor Who? Want to defend Anastasia? Get thee to the comments.

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This Exists... Because of A Lady

Incredible Joan of Arc Armor From Cardboard and Bicycle Tubes

by Susana Polo | 9:42 am, November 10th, 2011

Grace Duval, known as OBudah on the Craftster forums, has spent fifty hours using nothing but cardboard, brown paper, bicycle tubes, glue, spray paint, and various metal fastenings to make this truly impressive suit of armor based on the sort of design that Joan of Arc might have worn.

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This Makes Sense

Neil Gaiman Singing About Joan of Arc on Minnesota Public Radio

by Susana Polo | 2:45 pm, June 27th, 2011

Gaiman also wrote the song (it was performed on Wits), which should come as no surprise after the use of a rhyme on “bifurcated” in the chorus.

(va Boing Boing.)

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