Utilitarian Review 9/27/14

On HU
Featured Archive Post: Caroline Small on why David Lowery is a lousy spokesman for the future of music.

Chris Gavaler on Superman in France.

A list of 10 books that have stayed with me (or possibly more than 10.

Kim O’Connor on Gabrielle Bell and how men and women’s autobio comics are treated differently by critics.

Ng Suat Tong on how to read Luke Pearson’s Hilda, for adults.

Chris Gavaler on how Watchmen lowered the number of words per page in superhero comics.

Qiana Whitted talks about how she self-censored the comics she taught to elementary school students.

James Romberger reviews comics he found at SPX.
 
Utilitarians Everywhere

At Pacific Standard I wrote about stigma against sex workers and stigma against black women and how the two affect each other. N’jalie Rhee and Pia Glenn have a discussion about the article on TWIB Nation.

At the Atlantic I wrote about J. Lo and Nicky Minaj and lesbian eroticism.

I was on CNN talking about Emma Watson and misogyny; the Daily Caller made fun of my hair.

At Splice Today I write about:

—why people are more worried about inflation than unemployment.

— gamersgate and knowing the critics you review.

At the Chicago Reader I have a brief review of Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives.
 
Other Links

Alexis Coe interviews Karen Abbott on historical nonfiction and the differences in the way that historical nonfiction by women is treated.

Russ Smith on the greatest hippie song ever.

Jillian Keenan on how spanking should be for sex, not for kids.
 

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2 thoughts on “Utilitarian Review 9/27/14

  1. Jesus, Noah, they sure do have a point about your hair. We need Vidal Sassoon to do an intervention, by force if necessary.

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