-- politics-fandom-fail: WTF PEOPLE ARE UPSET BECAUSE A BLACK CHARACTER IS PLAYED BY A BLACK ACTRESS? Are you kidding me with this shit, Internets? #thehungergames.

-- politics/fail: Of course in a world like this, where you can just shoot people in the street without the expectation that the police will, you know, care, I guess I shouldn't be ( Read more... )

If not, really, go take a look: a letter from a former slave to his old master who wanted him to come back and work for him after emancipation. And here's the scan of the original newspaper account. tl;dr? (well, really you should), but basically: kiss my ass.

Dayton, Ohio ( Read more... )

In Bengali, shor (pronounced like 'short' but without the 't') is the word for the clotted cream that rises to the top of heated, unpasteurized milk. You skim it off the top, and it's used in the milky sweets that Bengalis traditionally prefer. As well, it is devoured merrily on its own, a fabulous treat for all and sundry. That is, so long as ( Read more... )

~ I love mlawski over on Overthinking It more than words could possibly convey. Her analysis of Doctor Who S5, for instance, sent me into full on, air punching, something is RIGHT on the internet joy. And this female character flowchart (click to embiggen) is a thing of beauty. Don't just look at it, run any of your favorite (or un-favorite) female ( Read more... )

~ I am deathly ill. This could stop any time now, kthanxbai!

~NOT SAFE FOR WORK. From the world of sex toys, we have The Vamp. It... sparkles. In sunlight. Also "toss in the fridge for that authentic effect." AHHHHHHHHH. I am scarred for life ( Read more... )

OMG, so happy to be out of the hospital. AND on the internets again ( Read more... )

Wow. Step away from the internets to go see a play... and BOOM. It's all runes and nazis and what??? Yeah. I'll try not to be away so long next time. =D

In other news, the play: Architecting by The TEAM. faris_nallaneen and I deeply enjoyed it, with one caveat. First of all, it was crazy in a worlds-collide-y sort of way. I read & post about race and fiction, ( Read more... )

Check out deepad's post, I Didn't Dream of Dragons, a thoughtful, lucid, poignant essay on race and reading fantasy.

Excerpt from my comment:

But here is my problem, and that problem is love. Brought up on a steady diet of white fantasy and British boarding school novels, now, even when I can identify the alienation imposed by them -- these are ( Read more... )

If you know me in person, you know I am mostly on time for things. Not always, not every day, but I spend a lot of time on street corners, waiting for people to meet me ( Read more... )

Warning: Ahead you will find, whinging, ranting, angst-which-should-be-teen-but-sadly-isn't, fury, sadness and moments of tres gothique, and also talk of racism. Approach with caution. You have been warned ( Read more... )