The New Zombie Paradigm?
One of my old TAs from the University of California, Santa Cruz had this interesting thing to say about zombies: When we’re as sick of zombies as they are of being alive, when the total overextension of the metaphor shades all things blankly and uniformly under the prospect of undeadness, a fantasy bright spark I’ve […]
Dear Authors: Please Don’t Stand Up For What’s Right (Make Profit Instead)
There’s been a lot of talk about whitewashing covers lately. I haven’t brought it up here yet because I didn’t think there was much else to say that hadn’t already been said elsewhere, and to greater effect. Then someone wrote the following: But there was one response from people who were justifiably angry that I […]
Things You’d Think Female Movie Characters Would Have Learned
…or why having key chains full to the teeth with keys and knickknacks for things no human being can possibly need for every moment of the day is really a bad idea. First things first, a disclaimer: I am talking very specifically about female characters in movies. I am not talking about real women (though […]
Two Quick Things: A Story and A Movie
Two big things to discuss about what is happening this week and today. First, as you undoubtedly know there was a massive earthquake in Haiti and all sorts of bad things are happening there. Crossed Genres is asking people to help acquire donations by posting stories online for free with a donation button pointing to […]
Haiti and Pat Robertson: Slavery is A-OK
There are only a few things to say, but you have to watch the video first. Now, having seen that, let me translate:Pat Robertson is saying that the Haitian slaves who revolted against the French colonists all those years back made a deal with the devil to do just that, which means that Robertson is […]
What I Learned Today: the Nook, Taco Bell, and Google
I have a few quick things to say about some experiences I had today (one of them was actually from earlier in the week, but it was too small to devote a post to). First — The NookI had the opportunity to fiddle with Barnes and Noble’s Nook today while I was running errands. I […]