Some people in tumblr fandom have declared July 1 polyshipping day, a celebration of all sorts of ships involving more than two people.  I wrote some meta to post over there, but I thought I'd post it here too to take advantage of LJ's ability to have a conversation in the comments.

( My favorite underutilized polyshipping trope: sedoretu marriage! )

Just before the 50th anniversary special last week, I re-watched a few of Clara's episodes to remind myself of the recent plot arcs, and I also watched "School Reunion" from S2 because it's among my favorite Ten and Rose episodes and because of the theme of connecting this show's past and future.  In "School Reunion," there's an exchange that I ( Read more... )

Tonight I went to a concert of old-time music by Evie Ladin and her band, part of a local concert series in an old barn converted into a community center.  The music was excellent, able to set feet stomping or move my heart.  In addition to the usual bluegrass instruments like her banjo, the group also did body percussion, and at one point the ( Read more... )

I thought The Beast Below was an excellent and thought-provoking episode.

( SPOILERS BELOW. Some random reactions, plus some meta comparisons with other DW and TW:CoE )

I just read an article about females in fandom that brings up some interesting points but also frustrated me.  Media powers are now realizing that women are sometimes interested in geeky things too!  Wow, girl geeks!  Who could have guessed?  *eye roll*

Some people in the article talk intelligently about things that we in fandom generally already ( Read more... )