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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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Saturday has a lot of great panels, which is perfect because Saturday is also the day that the convention floor becomes a terrifying, writhing mass of bodies inching along toward some unspecified goal. Going upstairs to get away from it is a good way to avoid burnout and exhaustion. Some of the panels I’ve chosen [...] There were only a couple of panels that caught my eye for Friday at Comic-Con.
6:00-7:00 Girls Gone Genre— Come talk with women who write, read, game, and perform in arenas that are statistically dominated by men. What happens when traditionally “male” genres are reinvented by female writers and embraced by female fans? Sex and the [...] |
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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