A cool discussion of my girl Octavia and the exclusion of women and authors of color in speculative fiction. Political science fiction is real and important, and sci-fi nerds need to join forces with social justice ideologies and actively advocate for non-white, non-male authors and narratives. Afrofuturism, y’all. Octavia Butler and the Question of Diversity…… Continue reading Octavia Butler and Diversity in Sci-Fi | Tokyo Jupiter
Category: Politics
“50 Books” – Flavorwire
50 Books That Define the Past Five Years in Literature – Flavorwire. Another interesting list from Flavorwire on literature. This one includes my writer-crush Kate Zambreno’s Heroines and Sheila Heti’s How Should A Person Be? (which I obsessively gobbled up in two days, but everyone in the universe still loves to hate), so I forgive some of their…… Continue reading “50 Books” – Flavorwire
IRAs
Not the Irish Republican Army, but an Individual Retirement Account. Any tips on finding an IRA management agency that is not an ALEC member? And doesn’t profit from illegal prison labor? And is accessible from more than one state?
Thoughts on Indigenous Peoples Day
If any of y’all Americans are still celebrating Columbus Day, you need to get a grip and go read a book. Howard Zinn, “Lies My Teacher Told Me,” the internet. Here’s a good start: Christopher Columbus was awful (but this other guy was not) – The Oatmeal.
Woman Photographs Herself Receiving Strange Looks in Public
An amazing collection capturing the bias against people of size in everyday life: Woman Photographs Herself Receiving Strange Looks in Public.
Fab With A Conscience | THE FAB DISASTER
Smart, funny, and insightful. Cool people discussing necessary politics: Fab With A Conscience | THE FAB DISASTER.
Jesse Rice-Evans 