Content Warning: This article discusses sexual assault, racism and antisemitism. In July 2010, two women filed a $2m lawsuit against actor Casey Affleck, alleging repeated instances of sexual harassment from Affleck as they worked together on his directorial debut. The allegations included accusations of verbal abuse and physical intimidation, including one instance where a plaintiff…
Reading: Challenge Yourself
This is my bookshelf. It is filled with many books. Many books that I have not yet read. My ebook and audiobook shelves are similarly filled with promises of “I’ll read you next.” The reality is, like many a bibliophile, my to-read list is legion. I’m currently sitting at 745, and that’s after a recent culling. This is…
Wildcats, Superheroes and the True Female Power Fantasy
When Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster invented Superman in 1938, they created a new kind of power fantasy. Yes, Superman stood for the oppressed and downtrodden, but what excited readers most was his ability to do what normal people could not. His super strength and endurance, his ability to leap from place to place (his…
