Not everyone can say they watch television for homework, read novels for inspiration, and are paid to follow what’s trending. For Alicia Pack, it is all part of life as a writer and media enthusiast. When she isn't lost in the world she is trying to create, you can find her with her nose in a book or catching up on her favorite supernatural shows. She has a Master’s degree in Mass Communications and a Bachelor’s degree in Radio, Television, and Film. Her nine years of diverse media experience include news writing, copywriting, website content management, social media, promotions, television production, and teaching.
Few works of arts reach the level of highbrow comedy heights as the prestigious pun. While reading this might be a novel idea, we promise you’ll want to check this story out. Authors Timothy Zahn, D.R. Perry, Dakota Kraut, and Chris Jackson had the write stuff in the “Take Thee to the Punnery” panel on Sunday in the Hyatt Embassy… Read more →
“Were you tired or old coming out here?” Ruth Connell asked Mark Sheppard after he ambled up the stairs and out onto the stage. “Old, but not as old as you,” Sheppard quipped. “True. I’m 379 years old.” Looking to the actor on his left, Sheppard asked, “Who are you?” “I came on the show later,” Alexander Calvert replied seriously…. Read more →
On Saturday, the sounds of metal clanging and cheering emanated loudly from the Sheraton Grand Ballroom A–F for most of the afternoon. The Dragon’s Cup, an armored combat tournament, was in full swing with teams from all over the South invading Dragon Con, including Nashville Armored Combat. After rounds of brutal sword fighting, The Daily Dragon caught up with Nashville… Read more →
It’s been several years since the original Charmed went off the air, but you wouldn’t know that by the full house in the Westin Peachtree Ballroom on Saturday at 1PM. Brian Krause, Drew Fuller, and Holly Marie Combs (via the magic of the internet and hi-def cameras) joined Dragon Con to reminisce about their favorite moments from the show. Fans… Read more →
Here at Dragon Con (especially the Daily Dragon), we have a longstanding love for all things sharp and stabby. So much so that the High Fantasy track hosted a panel dedicated to our favorite stabbity object, the sword, Friday at 11:30AM in the Marriott L401–403 with authors Brian D. Anderson, Mac Edelheit, Cat Rambo, and Constance G.J. Wagner. According to… Read more →
Much like lines for the velociraptors on Isla Nublar, the line for the “Jurassic Park is a Terrible Zoo” panel wrapped around the Hilton Crystal Ballroom (and beyond) on Friday at 4:30PM. Paleontologists Will Harris and David Moscato along with Lucas Hernandez, animal educator at the South Carolina Aquarium, discussed all the reasons why, as a zoo, Jurassic Park is… Read more →
Come on. Admit it. You’ve wondered how a werebananaslug, werekangaroo, or werepossum would work. Scientists Mohamed Noor, Emily A. Finke, and Leighann Lord along with comedian Lali DeRosier talked about the science of making werecreatures Sunday in Hilton 209–211 at 4PM. Wanna be a werebug? There’s a science-y thing to remember. If you made a fruit fly human-size, it’d collapse… Read more →
If you follow superhero canon and lore at all, you’re one of us and you know that superheroes have a long history of having something traumatic happen in their past, which is often during childhood. This goes on to shape their motivations and often drives them to change an unjust world. After all, part of being a hero is overcoming… Read more →
