Spicest Soup in the Universe
I made it, I did. Also, I am back from a weeklong vacation, which was very nice. And now I have a whole lot of work to do.
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My First Podcast Interview!
Podcast interview with me at Buena Vista U! (oh man, I had no idea she was going to use *all* this stuff) Listen in!
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Quote of the Day
“Tarantino, I think, gets a lot of pleasure out of demonstrating over and over again that you can get the 18-45 male audience that Hollywood desires into seats, and you can give them a story about a hyper-competent female hero who kicks ass in every way, and they won’t run screaming out of the theater
Boxers, Before & After Fights
Before and after. (via Tyim)
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Perspective
“He bested the heroes, killed the defenders, overtook the world. Then he killed the narrator and he was the villain no more.”– Vijayendra Mohanty
How (not ) to Write About Africa
I’ve read Binyavanga Wainaina’s essay How (not) to Write About Africa a few times, but here’s a great spin on it: How (not) to Write About Africa read by Djimon Hounsou. (via deadbrowalking)
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You can bet this is showing up in a GW book or two….
Moscowitz is founder of the International Security Coalition of Clergy, whose mission is to train Jews in self-defense and advance fighting techniques in the event of a terrorist attack on a synagogue. He says business was slow for his Coalition until May, when the FBI arrested a group accused of plotting to blow up synagogues
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Squee
Lena Headey, my favorite Spartan (and second fav Sarah Conner) is playing Cersei. OMG. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!
The Importance of Tragedy
One of the things I always thought odd about American taste in fiction and cinema is our aversion to tragedy. Filmmakers, in particular, are constantly changing movie endings for American audiences to “lighten” them up. Many British books just aren’t carted over the ocean for the simple fact that they’re just “too depressing.” I had
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