Holy Shit Internets! Lorna Freeman finally has a fucking blog!!!!

And her third book is actually coming out in February!!!!!



*FANGIRLS*



*SQUEES*


Her books are your typical European fantasy, up to and including the occasional mention of the ominous Arabian-based empire that is among one of the threats to your standard Middle Ages kingdom. I should note however, that a running theme of the story is that said Middle Ages kingdom is a product of colonization and war. And the effects are still being felt. But the writing style!!! HILARIOUS. And characters! Deliciously wry and sarcastic! People, I have reread the damn books at least 7 times each. You do NOT get me to reread most book until a couple of years have passed. Much more that many times at all. And did I mention that sh now has a blog? Marvelous! We can now communicate with her and not wonder whether she'll ever publish again!!!


(Now please god, please make her a nice woman who will refrain from being a protagonist of anything even remotely resembling racefail. my heartbreak will be truly and absolutely EPIC if that happens. I will CRY, you all!!! I will bawl, scream and wear sackcloth and ashes. I am serious.)

In other news, I got a swine flu shot today. It amuses me that I psyched myself up for it and it was over before I even registered the needle prick. Twas free. Which was a very good thing for my wallet.


Also? Someone recced me a few books by Elizabeth Moon. Her name sounds familiar. Do you all have any info on her?

On afghanistan

How the US funds the Taliban

Why Afghanistan really fell apart

Why Afghans Dig Empire Graveyards


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Featuring Mira Nair

Fabulous Picture Show - A master class with Mira Nair - 3 Dec 09 - Part 1

The Indian-born director of 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'Mississippi Masala' talks to FPS about how her film-making was born out of feeling like an outsider, the difference between working on Hollywood blockbusters and independent films, and her views on censorship.

Fabulous Picture Show -A master class with Mira Nair - 3 Dec 09 - Part 2

DED.

Cease and Desist Notice to Mr. George Lucas.

Dear Mr. Lucas:

It has come to our attention that your actions over the past decade in the production of the films Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode 3: Return of the Sith (hereafter referred to as "Star Bores") as well as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (hereafter referred to as "Grandpa Jones") infringes upon the rights of millions of moviegoers to preserve their childhood memories unscathed. This is a clear violation of your contract with the public to create films worthy of the legacy that you, yourself, began in 1977. Your recent actions have been grossly negligent, displaying a complete lack of regard for taste and artistic merit. Star Bores and Grandpa Jones represent a failure to satisfy the duty of care mandated for a filmmaker of your status.

A partial list of the infringing acts are enumerated herein:MORE

hmm

Have You Seen a Woman Director Lately? 2008



via nextian La Maupin One more La Maupin linkBADASS.

If you wanna get me a Christmas present?

Women Filmmakers of the African & Asian Diaspora: Decolonizing the Gaze, Locating Subjectivity

Buy it used, its cheaper and thats how I buy books anyway.




*WANTS WITH A LONGING FLAME*


*Eyes this*

Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary (Hardcover)