Mary Shelley: Geek Girl Extraordinaire
If any 19th-century woman can claim a place as quintessential geek girl, it is surely Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Not only is...
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Anime Review & Ramble: Aku no Hana
Aku no Hana (Flowers of Evil) (2013) is a truly different anime. This 13-episode Zexcs production, based on the manga by Shuzo Oshimi, is...
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The Wolverine: Let’s Look at the Women
The latest X-Men film, The Wolverine, has recently opened in theaters. As you might guess, it’s about Wolverine–but I need to...
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Anime Review & Ramble: Glass Fleet
The best thing I can say about the anime, Glass Fleet (2006), is it does interesting work with gender. If subverting gender stereotypes...
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More on The Hour Before Morning
A murderer seeks redemption in an oppressive future. This is the premise of the independent speculative film, The Hour before Morning...
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