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Rap Stars File a Supreme Court Brief:
An array of leading hip-hop artists, including T.I., Big Boi and Killer Mike, filed a Supreme Court brief in support of a high school student punished for posting a rap song that drew attention to complaints about sexual harassment.
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Peter Dickinson, 1927-2015
I've been reading through my old Peter Dickinson posts* trying to figure out what to say, or at least what to recommend. He was a remarkably prolific and remarkably varied writer; he wrote mysteries for adults and fantasies, science fiction, historical fiction, thrillers, and otherwise uncategorizable books for children. His language is precise ( Read more... ) -
Jessica Jones and addiction
I'm trying to finish a more general Jessica Jones post, but my patience has snapped. I have now read two separate articles on Jessica Jones and addiction that don't mention that the protagonist is an alcoholic and that make the same strained argument that Kilgrave is addicted to his powers. People, male privilege is not an addiction ( Read more... ) -
Jessica Jones links
These are all spoilery. It's probably a good idea to just assume trigger warnings for sexual violence, abuse, gas lighting, and trauma for Jessica Jones in general.
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Leckie and Cherryh
Ann Leckie's always acknowledged a debt to the work of C.J. Cherryh, but the influence is especially strong in Ancillary Mercy.
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US TV and diversity
Maureen Ryan, one of my favorite TV critics, has just published an extensive series of articles on Peak Inequality: Investigating the Lack of Diversity Among TV Directors. The main article is supplemented with several in-depth interviews with showrunners, directors, and the ACLU director who asked the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to ( Read more... ) -
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There's a fundraiser for writer Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, who's written some lovely short fiction and is well-known for her courageous activism and thoughtful and generous support of other writers and artists.
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Every time I see this commercial for American Horror Story: Hotel with Lady Gaga, I mistake it for a perfume commercial.
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PSA
The Best of C.L. Moore is currently free at Amazon, and you should get it if for "Vintage Season" alone.
C.L. = Catherine Lucille. First publication "Shambleau," 1933.
But we all know women didn't write sf before like 2010, right.
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