Her Story Arc
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Feminist Blog
In the last few weeks a fantastic article written by Tasha Robinson entitled “We’re Losing all Our Strong Female Characters Trinity Syndrome” has made the rounds on the internet. She does a really good job explaining how the “strong female characters” we have seen in the latest movies are still failing female watchers. She cited… Read More
Photo by mconnors Composting is second nature in my family. We have always had a compost and a garden, so I’ve gotten pretty used to it over the years. If I’m at my mom’s house and eat a banana, I know I better throw the peel in the compost. If I forget, she will dig through… Read More
The moment is nigh. We have waited with bated breath for all these years, watching and rewatching our favorite grainy (or digitally remastered for some lucky ducks) episodes. Starting July 5th at 3 am Pacific Time our wishes will be filled. That is only 9 DAYS AWAY PEOPLE. You can stream episodes on Hulu or CrunchyRoll for FREE.… Read More
So I was a little bit skeptical at first when I learned about HerUniverse.com and the new women’s clothing line that they would be selling. The original ads I saw seemed to emphasize the male heroes morphed into feminine clothing. Not that there is anything necessarily wrong with that – there are lots of ladies out… Read More
I had NO idea that there was an underground movement to bring Xena back via movie. Apparently, last year in an interview BAD ASS actress Lucy Lawless even detailed how she would want it to go. I have suddenly come down with Xena fever and nothing will cure it except seeing her on the… Read More
I was inspired to read “the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” after hearing the title repeated over and over again at this year’s WisCon. The tipping point for me was N.K. Jemisin’s guest of honor speech (which you need to read). She is a powerful speaker and a powerful woman, and I knew I had to get my hands on… Read More
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