Category Archives: Links

Backlashery

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Cora

In case you’ve been living somewhere without regular internet access, it seems backlash season is in full swing. Exhibit 1: Steampunk With the steadily growing popularity of Steampunk, it was only a matter of time before the inevitable backlash appeared. … Continue reading →

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Links – mainly TV-related

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Cora

I’m still playing around with the appearance of the site and added a few plugins. Hereby, I have found the plugins developed by fellow German Nicolas Kuttler very useful and easy to customise. What is more, I have also added … Continue reading →

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Quick Drive-By Posting

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Cora

I’m currently suffering from fatigue and a really nasty headache, both of which I suspect were brought on by the really nasty weather we’ve been experiencing of late. And talking of the weather, why exactly did the drizzle we’d been … Continue reading →

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Star Wars, Gender and Kids

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Cora

Now that my troublesome class decided to behave for once, one of my not-troublesome classes decided to act up instead. I guess just one relatively quiet week is too much to hope for. What is more, tonight was the monthly … Continue reading →

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Links and Miscellany

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Cora

I still have some prep work to do for school, so here are some miscellaneous links in lieu of a proper post: Here is a nice post on fiction written by fictional characters from the All About Romance blog. Quite … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Urban Fantasy

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Cora

Fantasy author Daniel Abraham a.k.a. MLN Hanover has some interesting observations on rape in urban fantasy. I don’t fully agree with him, because there is a lot of rape in urban fantasy. Aside from Mercy Thompson, there’s also Charlaine Harris’ … Continue reading →

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Reflections on writing, teaching and TV

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Cora

Found via Jay Lake: Jim van Pelt reflects on the similarities between writing and teaching and how both can eat your brain. I totally agree with this. Most of time, my brain is either engaged in plotting and character development … Continue reading →

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Sapir-Whorf making a comeback?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Cora

It looks as if the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which has been largely discredited, is making a comeback of late. A few weeks, there was a lengthy article in the New York Times, excerpt from a new book. And now there is … Continue reading →

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The War on Long Hair

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Cora

The New York Times asks the question Why can’t middle-aged women have long hair? As a long-haired person myself (mine goes down to my hip), I agree with the author. Though the pressure on women to cut long hair doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The gothic roots of urban fantasy

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Cora

Romantic suspense writer Gennita Low muses about the connection between Wuthering Heights and today’s urban fantasy and paranormal romance genres. Gennita Low does have a point there. Today’s urban fantasy and paranormal romance genres are clearly descendants of the gothic … Continue reading →

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