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Ghost in the Shell the Live: Our Fancasting

September 11, 2014

I hate the idea of a liveaction Ghost in the Shell! It has no business being live or using human actors; it’s about augmented bodies of the future. They don’t exist yet, so they can’t be filmed — and if they did the concept art would have to push things further. ...

Manga, Opinion

“Oh Japan”: Let’s Talk About Criminalising Anime

September 8, 2014

ITS DEAD NASTY BUT ITS LEGAL, DO YOU GET IT??? When I’d read Chobits in the Upper Sixth common room, my friends would call it “your porno”. I was like “uuh, NO”, because I was committed to being more beatnik than thou and knowing that, scoff, obviously not all (or ...

Con Diaries, Opinion

Ladies Only: the Problem with Gender & Diversity Focused Panels

August 28, 2014

It’s time to change the way we do panels at conventions. Right now women, LGBTQ, and people of color are invited to speak on panels such as: GMing as Women Gaming as Other Diversity in Gaming Race in the Gaming Industry Queer as a Three-Sided Die I love the titles of these panels. They’re fun, ...

Comics, Opinion

Dear Milo Manara…

August 26, 2014

Dear Mr. Manara, You remember the Spider-Woman variant cover you drew that’s being discussed all over Twitter and the news sites, right? No? Here’s a refresher: This is the solo Spider-Woman comic that Marvel announced at the Women Of Marvel Panel at San Diego Comic Con and Marvel ...

Opinion

Hey, Be A Buddy & Don’t Do That: The Surprise Dick Pic

August 20, 2014

Dudes, a tip (pun definitely intended): It is exceedingly unlikely that someone will enjoy a surprise picture of your penis. It is a rarity that one hears their phone buzz, picks it up, sees a photo of just some junk (usually not even artfully staged—give me a decorative fern, a pedestal, a ...

Opinion

(Before GamerGate Was Called GamerGate) My Ex Broke My Heart (and Also She’s a Vampire So Let’s Form a Mob)

August 19, 2014

Okay! Personal vs Institutional. The difference between hurting someone personally, and hurting them institutionally. This is an important aspect of interpersonal relations which is hard to begin to understand, but if you try…! It actually becomes fairly easy. It’s a matter of ...

Opinion

Fail Better: Trigger Warnings — Use Them, Believe in Them

August 15, 2014

Trigger Warning: This post discusses sexual abuse, depression, and state violence. When I was younger and a much bigger asshole than I am now, I used to scratch my head at trigger warnings. I don’t now. It’s not a complicated issue — be kind, use trigger warnings; no downside.

Manga, Opinion

Ghost in the Shell: The Major’s Body (4)

August 14, 2014

The Major, or Motoko Kusanagi, is the protagonist of each incarnation of the Ghost in the Shell manga-anime-merchadise franchise. If you care to google, Motoko Kusanagi is autocompletes to “a man” and “is hot,” then “in bed with a boy” and “in bed.” For a science-fiction philosophy character ...

Opinion

Ghost in the Shell the Live: Our Fancasting

“Oh Japan”: Let’s Talk About Criminalising Anime

Ladies Only: the Problem with Gender & Diversity Focused Panels

Dear Milo Manara…

Hey, Be A Buddy & Don’t Do That: The Surprise Dick Pic

(Before GamerGate Was Called GamerGate) My Ex Broke My Heart (and Also She’s a Vampire So Let’s Form a Mob)

Fail Better: Trigger Warnings — Use Them, Believe in Them

Ghost in the Shell: The Major’s Body (4)

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