John Scalzi’s “Who Gets To Be a Geek? Anyone Who Wants to Be”
“Who Gets To Be a Geek? Anyone Who Wants to Be” is a blog entry by John Scalzi that beautifully …
Tag Archives: Culture Wars
War on Women, Illustrated with LEGOs
Is there a Republican “War on Women”? These illustrations, in LEGO bricks, prove it!
SYLLABUS: The Living Dead in “Mythology and the Movies”
Study The Living Dead: zombies, ghosts, vampires, cyborgs, ancestors, mummies, and other mythological creatures.
Speaking of LEGOs…
LEGOs are cool and not just for little kids. See our entry into the LEGO Harry Potter Building Challenge.
Penn Museum Nonsense
Why did China close down an exhibit at the Penn Museum? It’s probably not what you think….
Toy Story and Ms. Magazine: Where did we go wrong?
Charges of sexism in Toy Story 3 are not only using outdated notions of how media works, but also misses the wonders of visiting this magical, alternative universe.
AVATAR: Shock and Awe
I spent a great deal of effort avoiding the pre-release hype surrounding Avatar. I didn’t go to the Comic-Con session …
Why Halloween?
Halloween is an important ritual in American culture and is necessary for understanding how our world works.
Twilight takes on Comic-Con 2009
Comic-Con 09 opens with excited Twilight fans camping out.
Culture Wars and Comics
On the way to San Diego, I read David Hadju’s book on the history of comic book controversies in US …
