Tag: fandom

Kirk and Spock, Tristan and Iseult

At Teach Me Tonight, Kate Laity writes about Joanna Russ’ 1985 essay, “Pornography by Women for Women With Love”:  “While the entire collection makes fascinating reading, I want to focus on the chapter “Pornography By Women For Women, With Love” as it provides some interesting roots for the […]

Interview with Jim Sterling

At Gaming As Women, Wundergeek interviews Jim Sterling (Destructoid / The Escapist) about sexism in game culture and Sterling’s own evolving views. “Making jokes about feminist, being ‘satirical,’ calling someone a ‘feminazi slut,’ it was all fine and dandy, because I ‘obviously’ didn’t mean it, and ‘obviously’ didn’t […]

Pondering The Red Wedding

The AV Club consider the emotional impact of Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding episode.  Gus Mustrapa considers pranks, punchlines,  Schadenfreude and the Red Wedding: “This weekend a booby-trap three years in the making was sprung. Millions of TV viewers watching A Game of Thrones took the proverbial blow. A […]