Mini Board

Drive-in Magic

If you listened to the audio version of Issue 83 Vol. 12, then you might have caught how Betty suddenly needed a cardboard box turned into a car. It hadn’t made the to-do list when I was writing that issue because I didn’t know it yet. Luckily, we have a lot of boxes around here. She picked the smallest one she could fit inside to turn it into a unicorn. I wrapped it in white paper, drew some outlines, and then she painted it herself. I hope I can get away with more school projects like that.

Madeline Vega

Good Pieces

Boom said his favorite project that would be displayed in a recent school art show was his painting of streaky. While he might be very proud of his “Person i care the Most about,” i thought his collage for “My Favorite Move” was really strong. i wish my art was that effortlessly dynamic.

Ryne Vega

Big DepOsit

There have to be 20,000 cans in that pile before they see $1,000...

Madeline Vega

G-Rated, Obviously

While you might have seen a million memes of shakira and J. Lo in gold and silver at the end of their half time performance, shakira started in rubies. “The entire look, designed by Peter Dundas, featured 123,000 swarovski crystals,” according to Usa Today. That’s not what everyone was talking about. shakira looked like her character from Zootopia (2016). “This is why i have a twitter account and continue to be a forever stan of @shakira!!!!!!!,” Brie Larson tweeted. The movie is about defeating politicians who turn the population against each other. gazelle champions harmony in diversity. —MV

Giselle in Zootopia

Shakira at Super Bowl LIV

T&A in B.O.P.

Acclaimed writer Gail Simone currently has polls up to survey how people feel about tits and ass, but mostly an ongoing dialogue with comic fans who want to talk about women’s bodies. simone tweets how deeply invested she is in the characters she writes and how she knew going into the Birds of Prey movie that she needed to treat this version like they are all at the beginning of the journey to figuring out who they all are—they have experienced none of the history she and other writers created for them throughout the series. But the same way “fans” cried captain Marvel didn’t have enough sex appeal, they are angry about BoP. i say they should stay home with simone’s Red Sonja then. —MV