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On Monday, I sent G4 president Neal Tiles a link to my post and Feminist Fatale‘s post about Chris Gore’s conduct at the “Oh, You Sexy Geek” panel. On Tuesday, I was pleased to receive this response from him: Hey Jennifer, saw your tweet regarding Chris Gore’s reprehensible comments at Comic Con…Im disappointed at [...] I realized something this year, as I attended Comic-Con with my eighteen-year-old niece and eighteen-month-old son: Comic-Con is fun again. No booth duty means no stresses about changing out signing areas, answering questions, or finding time to eat. Now I have time to rekindle my love of comics. The booth was always on the [...] It’s too bad that the only panel I attended at Comic-Con this year was “Oh, You Sexy Geek.” I was, unfortunately, disappointed — and, at the end, disgusted. The discussion was dominated by America’s Next Top Model winner Adrianne Curry and actress Clare Grant, whose expressed opinions on feminism, the depiction of women in [...] ShopStyle is my new hobby. One of the groups I joined has a weekly challenged to create a look based on a book. Last week’s book was Wide Sargasso Sea, which imagines the story of Mr. Rochester’s doomed wife, Bertha. Her name is Antoinette, and she is a Creole in Jamaica, inhabiting an interstitial place [...] Is Sunday still family day at Comic-Con? I’m not sure. Last year, my family opted out of Sunday. We had a six-month old and we were a little tired, but later I regretted it. So none of that this year! Also, I’m bringing my niece with us as her graduation gift, so I don’t want [...] |
My Opium Den
After some thinking, I realized why I didn't finish this book (even as I racked up late fees from the library): I found the subject matter, the history of the region of England called Sunderland, interesting, but there was nothing about the...
Lovely art by Camilla D'Errico (who should be listed as a co-author) provide mood and texture for this story of a troubled young girl whose fantasy life becomes a bit too real when she visits a website called Make5wishes.com. The authors ar...
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