On HU
Featured Archive Post: Ng Suat Tong criticizes Dan Clowes on criticism.
Caroline Drennen on Turkish Airlines’ flights to Metropolis.
Ng Suat Tong on the theological confusion of Chester Brown’s May Wept.
Jimmy Johnson on what Aquaman’s ancestors were doing during the Middle Passage (and how slavery doesn’t exist in the DC/Marvel universes.)
Me on why it’s okay for artists and critics to know each other.
Chris Gavaler on Hamlet, superhero.
Utilitarians Everywhere
At the Daily Dot I wrote about
—how doxxing is abuse, not invasion of privacy.
—the upside of Google controlling everything.
At The Establishment I wrote about the virulent racism in Marston’s original Wonder Woman comics.
At PLayboy
—I interviewed Sara Benincasa about her new book, sex, art, and puppies.
—how Beyoncé is the most important pop musician ever.
At Splice I started a series on the Hammer Dracula films! I’ll be writing about all nine in chronological order; for this first one, I talked about how narrative sinks its teeth into you—with your help.
Also at Splice Today I wrote about
—how fame and money go together for writers less and less.
—being old and seeing old rockstars rock loudly.
At the Reader I wrote about La Sera, a band that’s a little bit country, a little bit the Smiths.
Other Links
Katherine Cross on male dreams of subservient female robots.
Nice Pitchfork write up of the new Dawn Richard track.
Andrew Wheeler explains that Frank Cho is an idiot.
