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via thisgirl: Boys are great. Speaking of boys, there’s an interesting discussion over at BuzzMachine about what a “terrorist” really is… Are Chechens rebels, freedom fighters, or terrorists? What should our media be calling them? Who decides? I’ve dipped a toe in, but I’m not sure I want to dive.

My buddy and roomie, Jenn, and I were walking out to dinner the other night, and I was ranting about a paper one of my buddies and colleagues had just sent me (among many others) to review before his presentation at the Cultures of Violence seminar in England at the end of the month. I

So, my latest Realms story’s finally gotten through the slush pile, though it’ll be at least another month before I know whether or not it’s gotten through that round, or’ll be returned with a Blue Form of Death. Granted, it’s been a while since I got one of those: I graduated to Yellow Form of

Gblah gblah words & beer. I was such a writing slacker last month. I’ve got to catch up. Good music, good beer, piles and piles and piles of words. Gblah gblah. OK, I’ll take out my internet card now….

Matt Cheney over at the Mumpsimus has a conversation going on about the equation of fantasy fiction with escapism. Join us here. Other interesting things include, Why Young Women Reject the Lable “Feminist”, some coolish story links at Lithaven, they’re making a live-action movie of Aeon Flux with Charlize Theron and directed by Karyn Kusama

Anybody else want a gmail account? My brother’s already got one, and I just got more invites. Send me an e-mail, or post a comment (peeps get priority).

As a Homage to mymagro’s blog (where our protagonist was able to lost 9 lbs of water weight in a week by subsisting on fruit, not drinking enough water, and becoming dehydrated), here’s what my 5’9 200lb Brutal Woman self does so I can walk confidently down the street with the knowledge that my right

This is a bad, bad game. For the record, my model starved. “How do you expect to save a model, with those throws?” I am bad, bad, bad.

Just in time for the ramp up to election day, our Republican government is launching a National Preparedness Month, starting this month, right after that holy-of-holies: the Republican National Convention. I could rant, but why, when someone else has already done it for me. A whole month of fear propoganda. Wheeeeeeeeee!

Some interesting linkage: Tools for White Guys who are Working for Social Change … and other people socialized in a society based on domination Can Men Be Feminists? And some more Women’s Blogs: Pinko Feminist Hellcat (c’mon, how can you *not* check it out?) Culture Cat Willow Tree Wicked Muse The Secret Life of a