Look, before we get into anything else, here is a post about a lawsuit that hinges on whether this one romance author invented the omegaverse. It’s important to know that she did not. This case gives me pure joy. I wish every day could contain an omegaverse lawsuit. This piece on Netflix password-sharing is incredible, but also, it has such a good update at the end. Adam Serwer on the Jussie Smollett mess and the history of hate crime hoaxes. Zak Cheney-Rice on what this case does and doesn’t mean. The knitting community is grappling with racism. Carrie Ann Lucas,…
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Some very smart SF people talking about A People’s Future of the United States. The time Virgina Woolf wore blackface. Kat Eschner wonders if it’s time to put aside the Little House books. (It’s a strong yes from me, but I was also never that into them. So.) What does the nostalgia for old-school publishing actually want to return to? (Hint: white dudes.) What does it mean when studios embargo reviews on a movie? Emily Asher-Perrin rocks, and this take on gender fluidity and Steven Universe and She-Ra is very very good. Why do so many books include the tagline…
Leave a CommentI have not been diligent enough in hunting down links, friends, and that is why there has been a tragic hiatus in links round-ups. But I am back. It is Friday. This weekend, a small mystery: Will a long-anticipated package arrive despite very confusing FedEx notifications? Let’s hope so! What are you looking forward to this weekend, and do you fear it will elude you like an octopus inking you in the face as it squids away? A list of things I would actually like men to explain to me. LOLSOB TO ALL OF THIS. Charlie Jane Anders urges writers…
Leave a CommentOkay, none of these links have anything to do with my godchild. I am just high on love because the least cuddly child on earth not only gave me an enormous hug without prompting, but the hug also lasted ~75 seconds. It was the best. I love that kid so much. ANYWAY ON TO THE LINKS. Some of these are old because I have been getting lax with my links round-ups, but they’re still good, I think! The internet is not a shared space of equality. It’s as segregated as the real world. US vs UK book covers of 2018.…
Leave a CommentDespite what I may say about the Millions Book Preview (and I do love the Millions Book Preview), the NPR Book Concierge is the true most happiest time of my bookish year. They’ve produced another good one this year, with more books by native authors than maybe I’ve ever seen before. Good job, NPR! Disney princesses reimagined as cement mixers. Here’s what’s going on at Tumblr. Period-tracking apps benefit men, and marketers, and medical companies–not women. What it’s like hearing Anne Carson lecture. This journalist went to a Scholastic book fair and didn’t find it as magical as she remembered…
Leave a CommentOBViously I would not let y’all languish without Franzen content when I could furnish you with Franzen content. He has proposed ten rules for writers. They are so magnificently stupid, especially number five. My cup runneth over. Can ballet exist without hurting women? Couples develop their own private languages and verbal tics! (So do families.) (So do friends.) (But this article is about couples.) Friends featured lesbians and mocked them; does one of those things cancel out the other? An interview with amazing Saga artist slash genius Fiona Staples. Treat aromantic and asexual adults like adults! Grace Lavery points out…
1 CommentWELP I have gotten behind on my links, which means a bunch of these are old. On the other hand, the passage of time has lost all meaning and the news cycle is now 3.2 seconds, so the important thing is probably just that I included some snails in dollhouses for y’all’s Friday. Have a wonderful weekend! These are just some motherfucking snails inside some motherfucking dollhouses. Why casting Nagini as an Asian woman is so offensive. Ron Charles considers whether we still need Banned Books Week, and reaches no real conclusion. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, a writer I adore, talks about…
1 CommentWell, the end of August is finally here, and you know what that means: FOOTBALL IS COMING BACK. Admittedly I have mixed and complicated feelings about both college and professional football, but I also really love watching it. So, uh, yeah. I have reached no conclusions on this matter. Meanwhile, have some links; autumn is coming. This article on fanfiction’s rebranding in the past few years is excellent, and features Naomi Novik saying many intelligent things. What it’s like for women who flee North Korea. The librarians who track down the books their patrons only sort of remember. Since I…
Leave a CommentIt’s Friday! A day I used to not dread at all and now only slightly dread. Maybe this Friday nothing terrible will happen right at the very end of the day. Maybe if something terrible happens right at the very end of the day, I will already have gotten offline for the day. Aaaaaaaaaa. I thought we’d start this week’s links round-up with something heartening: An article about why the AskHistorians subreddit bans Holocaust denial on their platform. Here’s what’s been happening with the programming at WorldCon. For heaven’s sake. Mary Robinette Kowal and a team of other cool people…
Leave a CommentIt’s Friday! Hooray! I am participating in the 24in48 Readathon this weekend, and I could not be more excited for it. Are you participating too? Do you have all your snacks and books picked out? While we wait for its glorious commencement, have some links! THE MILLIONS BOOK PREVIEW for the second half of 2018 has dropped, bringing joy unto us all in these dark times. I was cranky when I read this and therefore only wrote down, like, six books on my TBR list. SUCCESS. “The idea that everyone involved is playing a game of three-dimensional chess at all…
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