Tag Archives: feminism

Nine Worlds: A Thank You

Posted on August 13, 2013 by

This has been a con not quite like any other, and it is deserving of a post-con post not quite like any other. I don’t just want to give a shout out to the people I met whose names I … Continue reading →

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We need to talk about America’s Next Top Model

Posted on July 9, 2013 by

This post is going to seem wildly off topic. I’m sure it will garner easy trolls, as well as people who don’t think they’re trolling but feel I’ve made a Serious Lapse In Taste of which I’ll need to be … Continue reading →

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Review: Doctor Who: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

Well, that was the best episode of Doctor Who we have seen in a very long time. It was near perfect in execution, nodded to a past that charts back before 2005, and had some deep, troubling and interestingly explored … Continue reading →

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Review: Doctor Who, ‘The Bells of Saint John’

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

I rather enjoyed this episode. Have I surprised you? I’ve seen a lot of disappointment on Twitter, contrasted with a bunch of other people shouting about how it was PERFECT and haters are gonna hate. Given my feelings about recent … Continue reading →

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Reviewing through the Time Machine: The Count of Monte Cristo

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

Title: The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) Author: Alexandre Dumas Series/Standalone: Standalone Genre: Adventure/Revenge/Historical First Published: 1844-1845 (serialised in Journal des Débats) Edition Reviewed: Project Gutenberg ebook (released 1998, accessed 2012) and the 1997 Wordsworth Classics edition … Continue reading →

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On Subjectivity: Wild Swans, Escher Girls, and Mansplaining

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

I heard something on Radio 4 this morning that set a fire in my brain. It connected with all kinds of things that have been bubbling beneath the surface for the last few weeks – a bunch of ideas and … Continue reading →

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Gender Stats in Reviews 2

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Some of you may remember that earlier this year I was inspired by Warpcore SF to track statistics on the gender of lead characters in the things I review. A lot of talk is bandied about regarding the gender of … Continue reading →

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Read Along with Rhube #28: Chapters 55 and 56

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

(Index of previous ADwD posts here.) I know, I know, it’s been an age, but I haven’t forgotten you, you mad cap fools who for some reason are interested in what I have to say about every single chapter of … Continue reading →

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Review: Looper, AKA ‘It would have been so easy not to be sexist: WHY?!’

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

Title: Looper Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Jeff Daniels, and Pierce Gagnon Written by: Rian Johnson Directed by: Rian Johnson So. This was the film that everybody loved. I have literally not heard a single person say a … Continue reading →

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Review: Game of Thrones, Season 2

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

I really meant to review this ages ago, but it had the misfortune of airing at pretty much exactly the start of the shittiest part of my year, and I didn’t really review much of anything (or do much of … Continue reading →

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