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“Occupy Cinema” at USC

… Some of my favorite lyrics in, really, any song ever seem to apply here: “Our ambition will televise the revolution. And it’ll sell more fucking commercial spots than the Super Bowl, the Olympics,...

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I had the most curious dream.

Now– before you start clicking away, this isn’t your usual recounting of some bemusingly vivid decoupage of pop culture and personal psychology that usually accompanies someone’s desire to tell you...

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Crossovers are Magic

Me: To leave, they need to gather the seven Elements of Exploration. Friend: On their mission to the Horsehead Nebula. Me: Ambition! Authority! Empathy! Honor! Curiosity! Compassion! Geekiness!...

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So I’m watching Star Trek: First Contact and this turned up.

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Visions of sugar plums

I’ve been having trouble sleeping. There are a number of reasons for this. Chiefly: I still struggle at sticking to a mostly regular sleep schedule, so that one day I might turn in as soon as the sun...

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Happy Carl Sagan Day

Those who know me know that I tend to replace religious-themed cursewords with references to science and astronomy. I do this because when you have a religious upbringing, and more importantly, a...

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Men War Z

The so-called “War on Men” isn’t a war on men at all—it’s a war on inequality. Oh, you’re feeling marginalized and underrepresented? Complain to me after you’ve been marginalized and underrepresented...

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Beyond Complete Freedom of Movement

The title of this post refers to Henry Jenkins‘s “‘Complete Freedom of Movement’: Video Games as Gendered Play Spaces,” which itself references the 1998 game Die by the Sword. The article, as well as...

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Well played, Internet.

That’s it. The Internet is officially over. We can all go home now.

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Because if you can’t save yourself, how in the hell are you gonna save...

I’ve never been a big fan of male Commander Shepard for various reasons. He’s just not pretty enough! But if RuPaul’s Drag Race and Drag U have taught me anything, it’s there is no such thing as a face...

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