I enjoyed reading this, which includes the fabulous Maurissa Tancharoen (Joss Whedon's sister-in-law). At first, however, I was perusing the list, wondering where Aseem Batra and Mindy Kaling were (see icon!). But now, rather than feeling like they were left out, I feel that this is kind of a good thing--there were so many successful women of color ( Read more... )

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Having just seen the end of Young Frankenstein last night, I have to ask: in this post-smoking age, what has succeeded the smoking of cigarettes as a signal, in films, plays and on television, that two people have just had sex? This is parodied in YF, of course, but it seems that in many films over the years the impression that we are given, ( Read more... )