... I think this just made my head explode. And I'm terrified that, in a matter of minutes, insanity shall strike and I'll decide that I ABSOLUTELY MUST READ IT. Minutes, people.


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Guys. Guys. This article is just ... I need to talk about it; it touches so many things that are important and relevant and fascinating, about sexuality and identity and community and history and media and fandoms and everything. But I'm still processing my thoughts, so for now I'm typing it up here in its fullness (which is a true labor of love ( Read more... )

Ugh, nothing puts me in a worse mood than having to list my books on Half.com to make much-needed money. (Stupid economy. I'd much rather work the graveyard shift at a gas station, but no one's hiring. And I was told by the second book store in a row that I'm 'over qualified' to work there. I have so much education I can no longer get a job. ( Read more... )

You know, Clive Barker is such an extraordinary fantasy/horror writer that I sometimes forget how deeply religious he is. Not that he adheres to any kind of standardized religion, or rather, if he does it's not evident in his works; but everything he writes is so deeply imbued with a sense of spiritual awareness, this sort of metaphysical ( Read more... )

Just finished watching True Grit (the 1969 version, with John Wayne); Dad lent the VHS to me last time I was home. Damn, do I love old Westerns. ♥ I had to laugh, though -- the summary Dad gave me of the movie was completely wrong. He said this was always one of his favorites, but it's clear that he's mixed it up with some other movie. At any ( Read more... )

Hey, Medievalists (and anyone else interested in the subject):

I'm currently reading the most fascinating book: The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Medieval Political Theology by Ernst H. Kantorowicz. It's a bit old, as far as the scholarship's concerned -- originally published in 1957 -- and the the author (a non-practicing Jew who fought with the ( Read more... )

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