Jem and the Holograms

Oct 25 2015

Weekend Reading List: Ghosts, ghouls, and gays

I hadn’t visited Adrienne Keene’s Native Appropriations in a while, so I was really pleased to stumble upon her letter to JK Rowling, where she expresses concern about the upcoming American wizarding school and the inclusion of indigenous magics.
13 homoerotic horror films! [Out]
Bitch also delves into the queerness of horror films, going over some of the heavy hitters like Rebecca and The Haunting, and also the long, long list of lesbian-tinged vampire flicks.
“The feminist power of female ghosts.” [Bitch]
Jezebel’s Kitchenette section does these great illustrated cocktail recipes, and the two most recent are the Dark Incantation and the Graveyard Tryst.
Over at Quirk, I put together some book recommendations for Jem and her Holograms, you know, to read while they’re on their outrageous tour.
“Learning the controls: how Nintendo helped me live with Asperger’s Syndrome.” [The Toast]
Also from the Toast, a wonderful piece on Star Trek, academic sexual harassment, the Hugo Awards, entitlement, and space babes.
Relevant to your interests: 11 witch costumes that skip the pointy hat. [Autostraddle]

Tagged Adrienne Keene, Autostraddle, Bitch, Bitch magazine, Bitch Media, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Hugo Award, Jem and the Holograms, Jezebel, JK Rowling, Kitchenette, Native Appropriations, Nintendo, Out, Quirk Books, Star Trek, The Toast

Oct 02 2015

Weekend Reading List: horror heroines and lovey-dovey vampires

THERE IS A LESBIAN VAMPIRE WEB SERIES BASED ON CARMILLA AND I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. Some things just make no sense in the world. Also, you know how you learn about a thing for the first time, and immediately after you hear about it everywhere? That is happening to me so hard right now. Anyway, Carmilla is great, season two just ended, go watch it.
“29 signs you’re actually a witch.” Never felt so much like a muggle tbh. [Buzzfeed]
The UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development Working Group on Broadband and Gender (hey mouthful) issued an in-depth report on cyber violence against women and girls and it’s definitely worth a look.
Kate Beaton’s new book, Step Aside, Pops, recently came out! It’s great and here she talks about it with Vulture. (Full disclosure I work for the publisher, Drawn & Quarterly, but also the book is fantastic, Kate Beaton is always a good time, and you should be a fan of hers.)
You know how there’s an upcoming Jem and the Holograms live-action movie, and people are worried it won’t stay true to the animated series? Well the real Jem watched the trailer and she is PISSED.
If you would like to listen to me talk about Star Trek for 45 minutes, then have I got the Random Trek episode for you! Scott McNulty invited me to be the guest in this week’s episode of his podcast, and it was very good fun.
And last thing, read this thing from the Toast. I can’t do it justice, so here: “Here at the Final Girl Groves Retirement Home, we provide top-quality live-in care, recreational activities, and social opportunities for Final Girls in their senior years. If you’re a smart, resourceful, pretty-but-not-too-slutty woman who has survived brutal serial killers, zombie attacks, vengeful spirits, and the return of secrets from your own dark past, we believe you deserve to spend your golden years in peace and tranquility.”

Top image from Kate Beaton’s The Princess and the Pony.

Tagged Buzzfeed, Carmilla, Hark! A Vagrant, Jem and the Holograms, Kate Beaton, Pops, Random Trek, Scott McNulty, Star Trek, Step Aside, The Princess and the Pony, The Toast, United Nations, Vulture

Jul 04 2015

Weekend Reading List: editing, emotions, electric ladies

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“The most metal deaths in Middle Earth, ranked.” [The Toast]
Do you have feelings about season three of Orphan Black? Autostraddle’s got you covered with a roundtable discussion of feminism, queerness, and how wonderful Tatiana Maslany is.
If you’ve ever wanted a comprehensive analysis of Janelle Monae’s amazing science fictional discography, you’re in luck. Here is all the information you’ll need about the time-travelling, cyber-messiah android named Cindi Mayweather, and the talented, afrofuturism-inspired musician behind her. [Philip Sandifer]
“11 great songs that prove The Misfits were better a girl power than Jem.” [io9]
Hey look the scientific consultants for Pixar’s Inside Out wrote about their experience in the New York Times! It’s really great (as is the movie) and teases out how important sadness is in shaping post-childhood experiences.
And if you needed more reasons to take everyone you know out to see Inside Out, The Maykazine explores the value of letting children engage with material they haven’t lived through yet.
I haven’t watched Sense8 (and frankly have been getting rather mixed reviews) and the Nerds of Color make a compelling case for the show’s failure to place all its characters in their cultural context, and how it brought down a project that still did a few things very, very right.
And lastly, if you are a geek with a disability, the Disability Visibility Project wants you to take to your favourite comic book’s wiki, and update it to remove information that is ableist, inaccurate, or devoid of a disability perspective.

Tagged afrofuturism, Autostraddle, Cindi Mayweather, Inside Out, io9, Janelle Monáe, Jem and the Holograms, Orphan Black, Philip Sandifer, Pixar, Sense8, Tatiana Maslany, The Disability Visibility Project, The Lord of the Rings, The Maykazine, The Misfits, The Nerds of Color, The New York Times, The Toast

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Weekend Reading List: Ghosts, ghouls, and gays

Weekend Reading List: horror heroines and lovey-dovey vampires

Weekend Reading List: editing, emotions, electric ladies