July 2011
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Gender Imbalance, Again. Mansplaining, Again.... →
But, you see, the editors knows whole gender imbalance thing is a problem. This is why his other anthologies have more women in them!
The thing is, as an editor, it’s almost inevitable (given the aforementioned imbalance) that you’re going to fall foul of somebody’s opinion somewhere. I’ve just released the TOC for Solaris Rising, an anthology I’ve been commissioned to produce for (you guessed...
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“In the early stages of writing the episode, the production team briefly...”
– the Memory Alpha page for Second Chances (via fuckyeahtng)
Jesus that would have been beautiful! But I had heard that they considered just killing Thomas. I always thought it was a bit of a cheat in the end when one of them didn’t die. I love the idea of Thomas taking Will’s place....
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The Story Lavie Tidhar Couldn't Get Published... →
So Lavie Tidhar wrote a story called “The School” and he knew that the story would prove so controversial that he had doubts of it getting published. He tried, anyway. One editor accepted it, but then the publisher said no. Another editor accepted it on condition of something being changed, but Lavie didn’t want to change it. So, he posted the story on his blog. No point trying...
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So Tablesaw made me aware of a train wreck.
moniquill:
Tablesaw made me aware of the story Household Spirits by C. S. E. Cooney
It is a story published in November of 2010 by Strange Horizons.
Strange Horizons has this in their mission statement:
“We’d like to help make the field of speculative fiction more inclusive, more welcoming to both authors and readers from traditionally underrepresented groups, so we’re interested in seeing...
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CFP: Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality in the Works... →
jaded16india:
planetesauvage:
Editors: Mary Ellen Iatropoulos and Lowery Woodall Deadline: July 1st, 2011 Description: “Not exactly a haven for the brothers, strictly the Caucasian persuasion here in the ‘Dale’,” wryly muses Mr. Trick during his first moments in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Indeed, with the majority of characters in of each of Joss Whedon’s televisual works being Caucasian and of...
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Watchiheartchaos:
“Nuts for Nintendo”, an ABC News 20/20 special from 1988
John Stossel and his mustache take an in depth look at this “Nintendo” craze that all the kids were about in the 1980s.
You know, there really should be a word for that stupid, condescending tone that reporters and newscasters like to use whenever talking about anything newfangled or related to science, technology, video...
I'm bursting into tears.
smithss:
Reblogging because I need to write a long post about this.
FFS
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“Fan fiction is a way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system where...”
– Henry Jenkins, director of media studies at MIT (via baroquechemistry)
MY ACADEMIC BOYFRIEND.
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Exactly.
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This.
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Watchemilytheslayer:
nothingplaces:
emmyc:
andells:
OH MY GOD
GOD DAMNIT I thought Kenan was gonna be like “WE’RE REBOOTING ALL THAT WITH THE SAME CAST”
reruns are cool I guess
OMG
My generation is FINALLY getting our own Nick at Night! I’m laughing so hard there are tears streaming down my face! DYING RIGHT NOW TBH.
What about those of us who grew up on 80’s Nick? I mean, you...
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See these two guys?
jmrooker:
nothingmorebadass:
This is Neil Patrick Harris:
And this is David Burtka:
They’ve been a couple since 2004.
They love each other an incredible amount.
On October 12, 2010, via surrogate, they had twins. Harper Grace and Gideon Scott:
And tonight, June 24, 2011, after New York passed the Marriage Equality Bill, they proposed to each other. They are now engaged.
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Lighter Skin Reduces Prison Time Among Black Women →
zuky:
A recent study, “The Impact of Light Skin on Prison Time for Black Female Offenders,” by Jill Viglione, Lance Hannon, and Robert DeFina of Villanova University assesses how perceived skin tone is related to the maximum prison sentence and time served for a sample of over 12,158 black women imprisoned in North Carolina between 1995 and 2009. The authors controlled for factors such as prior...
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Evidence Of Alien Encounters
For those who found that anthology eyeroll-worthy, here’s something awesome, instead:
The cold, brutal, impoverished nations of Christian Europe have little to offer the Mayan traders. When, in the third katun of the twelfth baktun, the green trimarans finally enter the Mediterranean, they find a continent depopulated by famine, pestilence and war, where barefoot peasants in low thatched...
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I'm out of pride, so please reblog.
emilytheslayer:
maevele:
I made my abusive husband leave because it finally got undeniably physical, but am still dependent on him to pay rent and bills until I can get more freelance work. he keeps using how broke we are as an excuse for why I should let him stay in the home with me and the kids until he gets better, instead of making him leave until he does. So I’m begging for help from...
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Blogspot for author, Eric J. Guignard.: NOW... →
jhameia:
moniquill:
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THIS SHIT?
“What is the real reason for the MOAI statues standing on Easter Island? Is it a landing strip for invading aliens, or perhaps each statue is really a living creature simply in slumber?”
Hey assface? The rise and fall of indigenous civilization on Rapa Nui hasn’t been a mystery for quite a fucking while now.
“Some of the most ...
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“20. While we recognise the Aboriginal people as the first people of Australia,...”
– Welcome to Rise Up Australia Party – Keep Australia Australian!
I am disgusted and horrified and… I just have no words.
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AHHHHHHHHHH DDDDD: NO WORDS CAN EXPRESS THE FAIL
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FUCK. YOU.
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You mean like extinctions, invasive species, institutional racism,... 