Fandom - that is to say, Alexander Siddig fandom - has found A Dangerous Man, and is at least on Tumblr all atwitter about it. You literally do not know how happy this makes me. There were almost tears, and I am not joking. Lawrence is one of the few subjects that I still go full-on, let-me-tell-you-everything-about-this-ever special interest ( Read more... )

I got library privileges! Reading room only, sadly, no access to the stacks or ordering from the satellite libraries - eg Tozzer (anthropology library) - but this none the less makes my research paper a lot less daunting, because Grossman suuuuuucks and the public library is a pain. I have to restrain myself from flopping all over the place and ( Read more... )

I picked up the current issue of Bitch magazine (one of my favorite things in the 'verse), and there was a rather interesting article about the declining use of the word "lesbian." Basically, they noted that fewer and fewer young people are identifying by it, instead using gay or queer. I had gotten this impression, but wasn't entirely sure - my ( Read more... )

Aforesaid friend's new interest in Velvet Goldmine lead me to re-watch the film, which lead me to the fandom, which lead me to the following observations ( Read more... )