August 2010
34 posts
A Primer in SF Xenolinguistics →
If you’re the kind of person who read the Silmarillion just for the linguistic appendices (No? Oh, well, it’s only me then), you’d probably prefer your SF languages not to be quite like the ones lampooned above. So what’s the alternative? Well, I suppose you could use the Simpsons Manoeuvre—to quote Kang: “No, actually I’m speaking Rigellian. By an astonishing coincidence our two languages are...
“The objection, of course, is that fat is used as an insult, is used to tear...”
– “The Words We Learn To Read; Reclaiming Fat” at The Rotund
19th century Japanese tentacle porn →
You’re welcome.
Feminism And Romance Go Hand In Hand →
They found that having a feminist partner was linked to healthier heterosexual relationships for women. Men with feminist partners also reported both more stable relationships and greater sexual satisfaction.
“Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To...
25 Pickup Lines to Use on New Bookworm Dating Site... →
“I finished Infinite Jest. Wanna bone?”
“You’re sad because you’re sad.
It’s psychic. It’s the age. It’s chemical.
Go...”
– Margaret Atwood, “A Sad Child”
Claymation Monsters on Hawthorne Blvd. →
We’re taking to the outdoors in a collaboration with Movies in the Parks for a live silent film + Music bonanza at Sewallcrest park in Southeast Portland. The Lost World hails from 1925, a simpler time when claymation monsters ruled the earth and hunted unwitting saps in bowler hats. Our group of musicians and actors recreate this classic in the open air under the mega-screen for this...
Avenue Q, “There Is Life Outside Your...
