May 2013
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April 2013
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Phonogram 2: The Breakfast Club →
Tis my article on the second volume of Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s Phonogram. Technically it’s a part of HU’s comics and music roundtable, which is my excuse for taking two whole months to write the follow-up I promised when I reviewed the first volume all the way back in February.
Some other “comics and music” articles I’ve enjoyed from the roundtable...
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Book #39: Illustrator sign-up
imaginarybeasts:
Is this way.
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Spring Arrives 2013 →
I made Koganbot a list of my top singles of 2013, and then I made a playlist. It’s mostly K-hip hop, with some pop and RnB. Lots of triumphant piano, strings and horns combined with modern pulse-raising music technologies for a spring-like feeling… or something like that, XD.
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Book #38: Urban Fantasy
imaginarybeasts:
chapters;
triptych by flamebyrd
running from shadows by joyce chng
no fantasy for you! by d.m.jewelle
on the prowl by cracklikeabone
eight ways to view the brown hill by sharikqah
art;
modern myths by speedtribes
Editor: sub_divided
This was a pain-free issue, at least from an editorial standpoint!
Next theme up is Regency Romance. If that’s your thing, you...
March 2013
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Kpop Hearts the 80s II: Nonstop Exercise Mix →
Not entirely Kpop, not entirely 80s, and there are a couple stops and starts. I do use it for exercise, though!
Nine Muses should probably be something else with a faster tempo, and it does get very cheesy and distraught-boyband-y in the middle. But, well…
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It scores better on the Turing test than most of... →
Can’t get enough of the thrill of talking to an inattentive friend via instant message? Awkward Chatbot will have a halfhearted conversation with you at any time of the day!
I would like to apologize to all my friends for every time I have been distracted or half-present in chat. I’m sorry, guys.
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Oh yeah, and I'm writing for The Singles Jukebox
Over here, under the name “Sonya Nicholson” (not my real name), because they accepted my application, for whatever bizarre reasons of their own. ^^
Am still finding my feet over there - I want to write shorter, more honest blurbs. Less running through all the details of the production, more “I like these dudes because they are old, poor, and there are only two of them in the...
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Follow-up to story about possible HIV cure →
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SXSW
Oh yeah, I’m at SXSW. ^^ There were these $99 tickets from Trenton to New Orleeans, you see, and from NO to TX is only 4-5 hours… Was in Houston and San Antonio, got into Austin earlier today, saw The Welcome who were very good, got dinner and am listening to Tall Ships at the waterfront now. Have not paid for beer all day. If any of you guys are here or there is a band you think I...
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your passport has just been stamped for entry into... →
embassytown:
I am viciously glad that the experts are with me on this one, and the next time I see this come across my dash I will simply reblog while adding YOUR PASSPORT HAS JUST BEEN STAMPED FOR ENTRY INTO THE LAND OF BULLSHIT I have no patience for this crap absolutely NONE.
A couple of years ago, Geoff Pullum put it this way:
Long-time Language Log readers will recall that we...
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Scientists Report First Cure of HIV In A Child,... →
February 2013
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Phonogram: Journey to the Past →
Tis my essay on the first volume of Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s comic about Britpop. The author RT’d it with a nice note! Now I’m really feeling the pressure to write something good about the second volume, haha.
Extra shout-out to Minimoonstar for most of the discussion points!
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Django, in chains →
tobia:
by JESSE WILLIAMS CNN Opinion 19 Feb 2013
(CNN) — Films such as “Django Unchained” carry with them an uncommonly high concentration of influence and opportunity. Due to the scarcity of diverse and inspiring representations on screen, Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie casts a longer shadow than many are willing to acknowledge.
Meanwhile, in the land of people who watched the same movie...
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Django: Back to Basics →
Oh yeah, and I wrote this article for The Hooded Utilitarian about the sound theoretical underpinnings of Quentin Tarantino’s anti-slavery genre flick.
I’m currently writing an article about Phonogram as it’s the only non-manga comic I read this year and feel moderately-qualified to talk about, aha (thanks Sabina!).
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Book #37: Erase and Rewind
imaginarybeasts:
by llyse
chapters;
spring by niimi nankichi, translation by yumiyoshi
the unbearable hotness of being by d.m. jewelle
falling out of love at this volume: there are tales of things in the lake by untrainedviolin
breathing underwater by mina li
the demon’s bride by jsg, art by mene
red candle by niimi nankichi, translation by yumiyoshi
art;
road trip (4 versions) by...
January 2013
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The Woman in the Red Dress (mix) →
Just a spur of the moment thing. It’s a mix of Kpop singles ft. women in red dresses. Plus a couple boyband songs that prominently feature the color red, just because.
Was tempted to also include Roh Ji Hoon - Punishment, but the woman in the video doesn’t wear a red dress, and in the live performance where Roh Ji Hoon is wearing a red suit, he’s off-key.
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My 2012 in Review →
Happy 2013, everyone!
December 2012
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On Django
Quentin Tarantino finally finds a subject so evil that every second of lovingly rendered filmic violence is justified.
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Hapshepsut: the one and only female pharaoh in an... →
It’s my review of the two-shot manga by Year 24 artist Ryouko Yamagishi!
Too many scans, not enough analysis, aha It’s an interesting (bonkers) manga, though.
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"Christmas" "RnB" "2012" →
I fixed my “Christmas” RnB playlist. It’s easier listening now, though still not as easy as a playlist made up of only actual Christmas songs would have been.
It’s also kind of long (32 songs and 2 hours) and there’s lots of stuff I could have cut out, but I figured it was okay to keep them in since it’s meant to play mostly in the background anyway.
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Sign-up: Book #37
imaginarybeasts:
The sign-up post for Book #37, Erase and Rewind, is open! It’s a public entry too, so non-members can also sign up. Please help spread the word!
What Eve said! ”Erase and Rewind” is the issue where we allow stories that match any of the zine’s previous themes. There might be something you can work with there, so please take a look!
Everyone who reblogs this will have their url...
blindwillows:
aesawinterfell:
And I do mean everyone.
hepl
… why not, I test hypotheses for a living after all.
38,000+ reblogs in just under 24 hours! Wow! And still 2 more to go. Good luck, OP!
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November 2012
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Optimal →
blindwillows:
subdee:
Princess Celestia lay down. Lars was now face to face with her. “Morality is a human concept. All humans have largely the same brain architecture, and they largely agree about what’s moral and not. But for me, what is right is what satisfies values through friendship and ponies. Don’t anthropomorphize me if you want to make accurate predictions about my...
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Optimal →
Princess Celestia lay down. Lars was now face to face with her. “Morality is a human concept. All humans have largely the same brain architecture, and they largely agree about what’s moral and not. But for me, what is right is what satisfies values through friendship and ponies. Don’t anthropomorphize me if you want to make accurate predictions about my behaviour.
“But I think that even in...
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Traditional IB Bleg
Sending out the call for last-minute submissions to my and Eve Shi’s webzine, Imaginary Beasts. Not *all* of you are doing NaNoWriMo or Yuletide, right? Right??
The theme for this issue is “Historical Asia” and stories - or artwork - are due in approximately a week. Although looking at the submission pile, some extra time could likely be arranged…aha…
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'Scott Pilgrim' Guy Interviews 'Homestuck' Guy:... →
Catching up on the archives and found this. Best part: when Andrew Hussie admits that “for some characters I really quickly took to using a fan-made troll text conversion app.”
ALSO:
O’MALLEY: OK, so you have a work ethic that borders on (or brazenly charges into) crazytown. What portion of your day/week/month breaks down into note-making, writing, drawing, revising?
HUSSIE:...
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My Saiunkoku Monogatari article for HU →
Is up! I think I picked the most boring parts of the series to talk about, but oh well. If you could please leave comments over there, that’d be awesome, so far no one seems to have much to say about this one ^^.
Any suggestions for comics I should write about next?
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Grimes, Perfume, La Roux and T-ara Soundtrack the... →
Otherwise known as Kpop Hearts the 80s II: Indie Eighties Strike Back.
In other news, I was at the Big Bang concert at the Prudential Center last night. Chrissie’s account is here, mine is still on paper but I’ll probably type it up soon. It wasn’t a transformative event or anything, but it was a very good, very professional show, and the crowd was i-n-s-a-n-e. As Chrissie...
October 2012
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Watch
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012) Opening
AWESOME.
Going to Istanbul!
By way of Hamburg/Berlin, and then to Glasgow before heading back to York. :) If you want a postcard from any of these places, leave your address in the ask box and let me know which place!
“One of the reasons J.K. Rowling’s books exerted such an appeal over every...”
– Brian Phillips, “Computer Love”
September 2012
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Book #35: Spring
imaginarybeasts:
chapters;
yesteryear’s tree by tongari (illustrated)
the king’s daughter’s wedding by bratfarrar
the year of 500 springs by d.m.jewelle
installation into spring by kara
huixin sees a ghost by eve
art;
the first sign of spring by magi
lady spring by noctisette
Editor: sub-divided
Spring edition of IB! We have three illustrations this time, so check those out even...
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My contribution to HU's "Festival of Hate" →
I wrote about Death Note, Bakuman, sexism, and misogyny.
Here’s the index of hate. Other “hate” articles I’ve really liked are this one and this one on Euro comics; this one and this one on indie comics; this one and this one on mainstream superhero comics; this one and this one on niche superhero comics; this one and this one on autobiographical comics; this one and...
What I have been doing recently →
Short version: I turned in my thesis! Yeah!!!
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Imaginary Beasts needs you!
Since I’m not doing school stuff anymore, this time I am going to be a good editor and ask if anyone has a Spring story they want to contribute to the Spring issue? For the good of the ‘zine? The deadline would be in about two weeks, i.e. around the 28th.
The theme is “Spring” because 1) it will be spring in the Southern hemisphere when the issue comes out, and 2) last...
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