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Have some short stories from Arizona State University’s 2016 Climate Fiction Short Story Contest .
Head over to Atlas Obscura for the history of the vampire Carmilla .
And for a more contemporary perspective, Autostraddle reviewed part three of Carmilla ‘s third season , and the Mary Sue is very on board for the relationship between Laura and Carmilla.
Also, also, looks like there’s going to be a Carmilla movie
“Hayao Miyazaki and the art of being a woman .” [The Atlantic]
The BBC pays tribute to Michiyo Yasuda, the genius behind the colour in some of your favourite Studio Ghibli films , who passed away recently.
Looks like the Rocky Horror Picture Show reboot is getting panned pretty universally, including at the Mary Sue , who are disappointed with how the remake excised almost all of the film’s queerness.
Meanwhile, Bitch questions some of the issuesRocky .
Also from the Mary Sue, how Stranger Things subverts disability tropes and does better by its outsider characters.
Want to watch The Northlander , a Drumheller-filmed Indigenous science fiction movie ? It’ll be screening across Canada. [CBC]
Someone who saw an early screenplay for Disney’s live-action Mulan remake had serious reservations about its white-man-centric plot, and asks Disney to do better in an anonymous open letter . Disney has denied that this is what the plot will look like , but only time will tell if they do justice to the amazing original. [Angry Asian Man/The Mary Sue]
“The world’s first bullet-proof Black man is here whether you like it or not .” [Buzzfeed]
Give the trailer for Jordan Peele’s Get Out a look, it looks like the Stepford Wives for racial discrimination , in the best way possible.
Autostraddle gives us a list of the ten best trans women in comics .
“Witches allegedly stole penises and kept them as pets in the Middle Ages .” [Broadly]
Broadly also explores why people dealing with anxiety sometimes find comfort in horror movies .
“How America’s leading science fiction authors are shaping our future .” [Smithsonian magazine]
Tim Burton explained why his cast for Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is predominantly white, and I for one remain unconvinced . [Bustle]
The Black List is on year two of their #31DaysofFeministHorrorFilms, and here are all their selections so far .
Have a comic! It’s called Dykes in Print: the evolution of a lesbian literary character
Aaaand finally, you absolutely must read Ursula K. Le Guin’s New Yorker profile .
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