Over at cleolinda's lj, there's been all kinds of discussion about The Avengers, specifically Loki's use of the word "quim" to describe Natasha, and Joss Whedon's supposed feminism and and words and intent and frankly I'm tired of the whole thing already.

Specifically, this one comment almost inspired me to participate:

I LOVE that movie, and that line ( Read more... )

I cannot talk anymore about my failed attempts at getting a Practicum, how no one is calling me back even, and how this makes me wonder about karma and relive all the shit I've fucked up in the past couple of years.  Talking about this right now makes me want to cry.

I will not talk about anything I've watched on TV this past week, how TV bores the ( Read more... )

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http://jezebel.com/5543919/the-problem-with-representations-of-women-in-comics

We've all seen, heard, gotten annoyed with the pedantic sophistry.  This article just says all those things that I want to say, but instead go "ARRRRGH!"

To Quote:
{In discussing how there are no unattractive female characters in comics}
It is because, far from being a ( Read more... )

This is the post I would write, if I were to write one.  In fact, I have tried to in the past, but it never sounded this good.

http://sparkymonster.livejournal.com/397466.html

You can ignore the stuff about Wincon, though that's an interesting story in and of itself, my main point here is to spread the fantastic wisdom that is sparkymonster discussing how ( Read more... )

Most of you know how much I value a good review/analysis of the way women are portrayed in the ever-expanding pop culture universe, so it should not surprise anyone I am encouraging everyone to read the below article.

Apparently, while I was seeing The Runaways, everyone else was going to see Kick-Ass.  I had already decided not to see it for ( Read more... )

I stopped watching Heroes somewhere last season when I realized if I had to listen to Zachary Quinto's voice for one more minute, someone was gonna end up dead.  But I keep up with what's happening through Annalee Newitz's brilliant and hilarious recaps on io9.  Personally, I find them more entertaining than the show ever was.  Also, io9 is one of ( Read more... )

All right, so I can't surprise you with the fun embedding feature, just go here and watch.

Link courtesy of that smart-ass gal from Keyser Soze is the Sled.

( Some things in here could be considered spoilers for Trek if you haven't read a thing about it or seen a trailer ever. )

I recently finished reading John Green's Paper Towns, which is, for the most part, highly enjoyable. Green is an intelligent and talented YA author who manages "boy voices" very well. His characters are realistic of what I know of teen boys today (having two of them as godsons), and his writing style instantly accessible ( Read more... )