The Philosophy of Hayao Miyazaki
A five page comic illustrating Hayao Miyazaki’s thoughts on good, evil and heroism. (Thanks, Paul!)
Plague Inc.
At the Center for Disease Control’s Public Health Matters blog, Ali S. Khan talks to James Vaughan about his app, Plague Inc. “Within the game, players select a pathogen and strategize how to evolve symptoms, transmit the disease, and counter actions taken by world governments and scientists. With […]
Shirley Jackson and the Witchcraft of Writing
“In 1962, when Shirley Jackson published her acknowledged masterpiece, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, she was at the height of her fame. She ranked among the most highly regarded writers in America, required reading on literature courses and the recipient of literary prizes, her work regularly […]
At Play on the Planet of Men
“His mother had often said, when you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized the corollary of this axiom even more vehemently: when you desired a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.” — Lois McMaster […]
Paraphilia, Issues I-V
Paraphilia Magazine has their first five issues available for your perusal here.
“100 Great Sci-Fi Stories By Women Writers”
Ian Sales has created a list of one hundred great science fiction stories written by women. Open Culture has links to twenty of them for your (free) online reading pleasure. (Via Broad Universe)
The Cultural Gutter 