Tag Archives: gender

The Last Hurray of Winter and a Linkdump

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Cora

On the cusp of spring, winter returned with a vengeance this weekend for one last hurray. I don’t know how long it will lastm but for now we have approx. five centimeters of snow. I took a bunch of photos, … Continue reading →

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More on Grimdark Fantasy

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Cora

The latest reiteration of the debate about grimdark epic fantasy is happily chugging along. You can read my take (with lots of links) here. And now for a roundup of the latest responses: Foz Meadows offers her take on the … Continue reading →

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More on the 2013 Oscars and the ugliness exemplified thereby

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Cora

I finally found the interview with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek that I briefly mentioned in yesterday’s Oscar post. A German text version is here and the full interview (in English) is here. Žižek echoes a concern I have had for … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the 2013 Oscars

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Cora

By popular demand, here is the annual Oscar reflections post. I wasn’t actually sure whether I would be watching live this year or not, because of the time differences the Oscars tend to start in the middle of the night … Continue reading →

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Controversy, Romance, Translation and Sex – It’s a Valentine’s Day Linkdump

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Cora

Controversy (or not): The New York Times has an interview with Jodi Picoult, which apparently caused some stir in certain circles. Honestly, I went into the interview thinking I was about to read something incredibly controversial and offensive, but the … Continue reading →

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The New York Times is Stupid on Plagiarism

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Cora

The New York Times has an article on the Annette Schavan case and the other political plagiarism affairs in Germany and completely manages to miss the point once again. Because according to the author, one Nicholas Kulish*, apparently it is … Continue reading →

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Twilight, Religion and Misogyny

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Cora

At The Hooded Utilitarian, there is a fascinating essay by Mette Ivie Harrison, herself a Mormon writer of YA fantasy, about how Twilight relates to Mormon beliefs. Found via Sherwood Smith, where she also shares some observations made during a … Continue reading →

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The First Gender Debate of the Year

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Cora

2013 is not even three weeks old and we’re already having the first gender balance in speculative fiction debate of the year. The debate was inadvertedly kicked off by Aidan Moher, when he posted about his reading goals for 2013 … Continue reading →

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Links for a Snow Day

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Cora

First of all, I added a few new haiku to The Haiku Zone in the top left corner of the page. There are now 23 rotating haiku featured. Meanwhile, I’ve also got a bunch of links to share: The Golden … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Lower Saxony State Elections and some SF Links

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Cora

First of all, my internet still works. Well, sort of, at any rate. For at the moment I can only access the Internet via my laptop and netbook and not via my dsktop PC. That requires a fix that will … Continue reading →

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