“How Patriarchy Screwed The Starks”
There are spoilers in this interesting discussion: “Game of Thrones is about how patriarchal systems damage men as much as they damage women.”
Cat Armor
Armor for your cats by Jeff de Boer!
Sex and SF/F
Kate Elliott asks, “How much sex is too much sex in your science fiction and fantasy?” (Thanks, James!)
“Essential Epic Fantasies: Wrap-Up”
Pornokitsch finishes determining essential epic fantasy, with statistics, graphs and lists of their selections. Nice to see Homer in there.
Xanadu’s Persistence of Memory
I watched Xanadu on HBO dozens of times in the early 1980s. My obsession also included the soundtrack, which I listened to on a Walkman while attired in scarves, leotards, ruffled skirts, and legwarmers. Sadly, my skills at ballet, tap, and jazz did not translate into roller skating, […]
RIP, Iain Banks
Writer Iain Banks has died. The Guardian has an obituary. Neil Gaiman remembers Banks and the BBC gathers remembrances. Here, Banks talks with University Lecturer in Creative Writing Derek Neale.
The Cultural Gutter 