Wow, I need to lay off the coffee.  So, anamie_me posted a really fascinating post over in generation_kill  (locked entry now) about the idealization of war.  It was prompted, in part, by this post on the changes in military training to focus on more effectively humanizing enemies for soldiers.  So the question was posed, do you think that Generation Kill idealizes ( Read more... )

It seems there has been a preponderance of race and gender fail all over my internets the past few weeks.  I pulled up livejournal several times to write about the various incidents and gave up each time in frustration.  Tonight I sat down and thought about exactly why it is I have failed to post on any of these issues thus far.  Largely, I am just ( Read more... )

Since the Oscars I have found myself in several conversations about the movie Avatar. Specifically, when other people have bemoaned the fact that the movie didn't win best picture and I scoffed because I hated the movie. In every single one of these conversations someone has expressed shock that I disliked the movie and demanded to know why, then ( Read more... )

So, recently, mcg50908 has been on a pimping spree, re: me. First, after many months of reminders about how much I needed to check out her "TV boyfriend" Alexander Skarsgard, I finally rented the first season True Blood. Then proceeded to watch the entire thing and all of season 2 in rapid succession. Then I read all of the Sookie Stackhouse novels at ( Read more... )