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susanreads) wrote2009-12-07 05:21 pm
susanreads) wrote2009-12-07 05:21 pm
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Some links of interest
The F Word has an article on trans issues by Laurie Penny, Moving towards solidarity.
Roz Kaveney has details of a masterclass next year provided by the SFF, at Science Fiction Foundation: SF Criticism Masterclass for 2010.
There's a new blog reviewing new-reader-friendly comics at New readers...start here!
I was watching last week's episode of Life (available on the BBC iPlayer if they think your location is acceptable), there was this crowd of jellyfish, and the narration mentioned a predator. Here comes this huge jellyfish (though I couldn't tell how huge from that shot, maybe the others were tiny), and I'm just thinking "Wow, that looks just like a fried egg" when David Attenborough introduced it. The fried egg jellyfish - the second picture shows the bright yellow effect from the camera lights, and more of an impression of the size. Sometimes critter names are unexpectedly obvious!
Feminists - even prominent ones with big platforms to shout from - do not get to be the gatekeepers of what is and is not female, what is and is not feminine, any more than patriarchal apologists do.
Roz Kaveney has details of a masterclass next year provided by the SFF, at Science Fiction Foundation: SF Criticism Masterclass for 2010.
There's a new blog reviewing new-reader-friendly comics at New readers...start here!
This blog will avoid comics with sexist, racist, homophobic or ableist overtones or intent.
I was watching last week's episode of Life (available on the BBC iPlayer if they think your location is acceptable), there was this crowd of jellyfish, and the narration mentioned a predator. Here comes this huge jellyfish (though I couldn't tell how huge from that shot, maybe the others were tiny), and I'm just thinking "Wow, that looks just like a fried egg" when David Attenborough introduced it. The fried egg jellyfish - the second picture shows the bright yellow effect from the camera lights, and more of an impression of the size. Sometimes critter names are unexpectedly obvious!