Books

Excerpts from the romantic novels of the year.

First hand accounts of mental illnesses.

British author banned from Dubai book festival because of gay character.

Book View Cafe – free reading.

Comics

Gender and sexuality in Manga.

Lesbian Batwoman to come back to the comics, with the right attitude:

“Yes, she’s a lesbian. She’s also a redhead. It is an element of her character. It is not her character. If people are going to have problems with it, that’s their issue,” [writer Greg Rucka] told Comic Book Resources. “Frankly, she should be judged on her merits.”

Sandman and the 90s.

Movies

On Ridley Scott’s Monopoly [it’s weird even typing that]:

Scott has not tackled science fiction or fantasy since 1985’s Legend (unless you count the fantasy that Orlando Bloom can carry a historical epic). Couldn’t he have at least gone for the imperialist undertones of Parcheesi? Maybe he’s just powered by the need for the Scottie Dog and the Top Hat to finally consummate the star-crossed love that has enthralled players of this character-study pastime for generations.

Mary, Mother of Christ has a very interesting cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers as both Gabriel and Lucifer? Gimme, gimme! Oh yeah, and Peter O’Toole, Jessica Lange and probably Al Pacino. ;)

You don’t say:

Hollywood heroines are being increasingly portrayed as neurotic, idiotic and obsessed by men, weight and weddings, a professor at Oxford University has claimed.

After Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, now Pride and Predator.

Completely Different Things

If I was in Maine, I’d definitely get one.

Drinking Games Wikipedia. Yay!

To save actual paper, use Instapaper! [If  you want to use this slogan, please contact me for the rights. ;)]

Happy Valentine’s Day. [Better late than never, right?!]

More  cursing Christian Bale (though nothing beats the club version):

Shakespeare answers the 25 things meme.

Holy fucking shit.

Obama slash. You knew it was out there, didn’t you?

Airport got closed down because of a bike with a sticker on it, proclaiming: This bike is a pipe bomb, which is a band, btw. But how stupid does anybody have to be to plant a bomb somewhere and write on it that it was a bomb?