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What if you found the LACK of hunger in The Hunger Games hard to stomach? 24 Mar 2012 | 04:17 am
While reading the Hunger Games trilogy, I relished Suzanne Collins loving descriptions of food, especially given they were accompanied by a wider critique of the politics of hunger. As I read, I shook...
What if you found the LACK of hunger in The Hunger Games hard to stomach? 23 Mar 2012 | 11:17 pm
While reading the Hunger Games trilogy, I relished Suzanne Collins loving descriptions of food, especially given they were accompanied by a wider critique of the politics of hunger. As I read, I shook...
What if we refused to occupy Black Friday? Or, at least stopped shopping at Wal-Mart? 26 Nov 2011 | 09:38 am
One might think that Black Friday mania might be scaled-back this year, given the economic crisis and the rising awareness of socio-economic injustices evidenced by the Occupy movement. But, no, consu...
What if we refused to occupy Black Friday? Or, at least stopped shopping at Wal-Mart? 26 Nov 2011 | 03:38 am
One might think that Black Friday mania might be scaled-back this year, given the economic crisis and the rising awareness of socio-economic injustices evidenced by the Occupy movement. But, no, consu...
What if Those Nice Puritans You Learned about in K-12 Were Not So Nice? Or, Taking, Not Giving, and Without Thanks 24 Nov 2011 | 01:32 pm
(This post originally ran a few years back and was re-posed at Ms. Blog last year.) I would like to give a nod to my anthropology professor of years ago, who, when I was a sophomore in college, was t...
What if Those Nice Puritans You Learned about in K-12 Were Not So Nice? Or, Taking, Not Giving, and Without Thanks 24 Nov 2011 | 07:32 am
(This post originally ran a few years back and was re-posed at Ms. Blog last year.) I would like to give a nod to my anthropology professor of years ago, who, when I was a sophomore in college, was t...
What if you want a film that promotes “the egg as person” meme of recently proposed pro-life laws? Then Breaking Dawn: Part 1 is the Flick for You 18 Nov 2011 | 05:48 pm
This review was originally posted at Ms. Blog here. SPOILER ALERT: This review reveals major events in Breaking Dawn. As I sat watching the vampiric ode to white weddings that dominated the opening ...
What if you want a film that promotes “the egg as person” meme of recently proposed pro-life laws? Then Breaking Dawn: Part 1 is the Flick for You 18 Nov 2011 | 11:48 am
This review was originally posted at Ms. Blog here. SPOILER ALERT: This review reveals major events in Breaking Dawn. As I sat watching the vampiric ode to white weddings that dominated the opening ...
What if those bruises are just “decorations”? Thoughts on Breaking Dawn’s Morning-After Scene featuring a bruised (and feathered!) Bella Swan 17 Nov 2011 | 07:07 am
With the wide release of Breaking Dawn: Part 1 looming, what scene are you most anxious to see? If the stars and attendees at Comic-Con are any indication, most people name the wedding or the birth s...
What if those bruises are just “decorations”? Thoughts on Breaking Dawn’s Morning-After Scene featuring a bruised (and feathered!) Bella Swan 17 Nov 2011 | 01:07 am
With the wide release of Breaking Dawn: Part 1 looming, what scene are you most anxious to see? If the stars and attendees at Comic-Con are any indication, most people name the wedding or the birth s...