So tonight's episode of Boardwalk Empire made me feel a lot of things about race and gender. Like A LOT of things. I'm putting my analysis under a cut just in case but I needed to articulate it a little. First, because I love the show and want to wrap my head around how to feel about this weirdly ambiguous thing I've watched and second, because it' ( Read more... )

Alright guys! Legend of Korra has arrived and if you haven't caught up on your Avatar: The Last Airbender yet, you has better because this is going to be epic! And AWESOME! And remember how I was talking about the Hunger Games and Katniss and whatever? Fuck her and fuck that shit. Korra is Katniss times 50. Why? Katniss is saving her district. ( Read more... )

Because I am a poser (saw that C. did this) and also, hey, never will there be too much praise and attention heaped on the one known as Martin Luther King, Jr.


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So if you haven't heard by now, Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 and it's great news for America and bad news for Terror ( Read more... )

So 2011 has been a crazy year guys. No seriously ( Read more... )

I'm totally interested in whatever is happening here, here being a mini series based on the fabulous Haseki Hurrem Sultan, or Roxelana. Go read her wiki page. It's awesome. I'm interested to see what Starz does with this since all they appear to know how to do is show titties and extreme violence. I'm not going to expect a whole lot of historical ( Read more... )

So I'm browsing the magical world of Hollywood and some interesting stuff floated to the surface, or at least stuff I found interesting.

Joss Whedon's directing an adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing and it's featuring all his regulars, including Nathan Fillion, Amy Acker, Sean Maher, Alexis Denisof, and Fran Kanz. How exciting. Fillion and ( Read more... )

Let's take a breather from depressing breaking world news to talk about depressing things that happened a long time ago. Like the Japanese occupation of Nanking, something that also involved violent military men putting their penises in people.

I know right?

It's ridiculous.

China's submission this year for the foreign language Oscar is Flowers ( Read more... )