On HU
Featured Archive Post: Allan Haverholm on comics definitions.
A few of us talked about the best music of the year so far.
Me on Nick Cave’s The Boatman’s Call.
Nicholas Labarre on the history of the history of meta-Godzilla.
Me on Alexis Coe’s book about a lesbian murder in Memphis, Alice and Freda Forever.
Ng Suat Tong on the crappiness of the Dishonorable Woman.
Christopher Lehman on warnings about racist content on Tom and Jerry episodes.
Chris Gavaler on Les Mis, superheroes, and the closet.
Utilitarians Everywhere
At Reason I wrote about how Internet activism helps sex workers.
At Pacific Standard I wrote about
—Emma Watson being wrong about Beyoncé performing for the male gaze
— Steven Salaita and how the university doesn’t care about teaching
At Splice Today:
— I finally saw the Avengers and it sucked.
— I finally saw the Game of Thrones pilot and it wasn’t so great either.Center for Digital Ethics I argued that it’s unethical to look at stolen celebrity nudes.
At the Chicago Reader, a brief review of Marketa Irglova.
A short music mix for Publik Private.
Other Links
A comic on stripping and stigma.
Samantha Field on Buffy and Riley’s abusive relationship.
Jamie Nesbitt Golden on grieving for her mom.
Olga Khazan on Nickelodeon and white guys.
There can never be too much Avengers and Game of Thrones (We call it Dungeons & Dragons & Dynasty) hate. Keep up the good work.
From Noah’s Avengers review:
“You’re supposed to give a super cheer at the end when Tony Stark dumps an atomic bomb on some distant city of twisted nightmarish alien others who attacked the homeland. Did he hit a military target? A civilian one? Are there noncombatants over there? Eh, who cares as long as Downey gets back safely for the next installment.”
Come on, Noah, that’s not what happens. The missile is targeted at a space warship, an entirely justified military target.
I think it’s unclear what it is. Is it a warship? A colony? How can you tell? How can Stark?
The point is you’re not supposed to care what it is.