What Time Is It?
It is hard for something to be good forever, as much as when I am in it, I want it to last forever. I have gotten to the point where I would rather something end while I still feel like I want it to last forever than that […]
“Ten Examples of Great Dressing-Gown Acting”
At Multiglom, Anne Billson share excellent dressing-gown acting. “Dressing-gowns are more versatile than you might think. They can signify both soigné upper-class superiority and unkempt low-life sleaze – sometimes both at once. They can be effete, artistic or slatternly – sometimes all at once. In films, the writer or […]
“In Defense of Villainesses”
“Why is it that I can easily remember the faces and voices of female cartoon villains, but if asked about female cartoon heroes, all I can remember is the clothes?” More on cartoon villainesses from Sarah Gailey at Tor.com. (Thanks, Adele!)
Never smile at a crocodile: Khoon Bhari Mang
In the real world, I generally think vigilante justice and conceptually literal revenge are a bad idea. So why does Khoon Bhari Maang, a 1988 Bollywood remake of (and improvement on) the 1983 Australian miniseries Return to Eden, make me abandon my own moral code? Why is it so fun […]
“Triangulating Looks: Fashion, Beauty and Style in Comics”
At Women Write About Comics, Véronique Emma Houxbois and Alejandra “Effy” Gutierrez talk about style, styling, fashion, beauty and character in a new series, “Triangulating Looks.” “In fashion we’ll cover originality, innovation and taste, design choices and how they help build a character. Beauty will focus a bit […]
10 Comics I Liked In 2016
It’s the end of December, that time of year when I share ten comics I like and haven’t written about (much) and think you might like, too. Once again, my list is full of Dynamite and Image comics. But this year, I didn’t notice till I was making […]
The Cultural Gutter 