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effexOkay, so, this fanfic thing has turned out dozens of excellent posts (mmm, rampent meta on my rlist is my favorite):
* The original post on Fandom Wank - Diana Gabaldon, author of the wildly popular Outlander series, has an opinion on fan fiction: I think it’s immoral, I _know_ it’s illegal, and it makes me want to barf whenever I’ve inadvertently encountered some of it involving my characters.
* Frombookshop - I'm done explaining to people why fanfic is okay: Dear AotW. Fanfic is not about you. Fanfic is not about you. Fanfic is not about you.
*facetofcathy - Why I write fic...: But you see, her sex was approved by her corporate overlords, and she knew when she was writing it what she was allowed to write about and what she was not. Her porn has the publisher's stamp of approval while what fandom writes is unfettered by any higher authority. I rather expect that scares her a little, and I expect she doesn't think her porn is the same as our porn at all.
*kate_nepveu - An open letter to professionally-published authors who despise fanfic of their own works: You can be revolted by the idea of fanfic of your own works. But you are so unlikely to be able to stop it that you are better off saving your time and energy for other pursuits. Put your position on the record as above and then do your best to ignore it.
* On The Blotter Blog - If Stories Come to You, Care For Them: But I think, most of all, what people have forgotten is what I remember from being that six year-old writing a Star Trek story; adults are just kids all grown up. And we love to play. We love to pretend. We love to wrap ourselves into a world not of our making because, let's face it, sometimes this world really doesn't cut it.
And in other news:
* Wow, the situation in the Gulf of Mexico is even worse than I thought it was. 90 days to stop the damn leak?
* On Racialicious - Black and Asian (and Jewish?): But, you see – that’s what this post is about. In spite of all the claimed “differences” between the two groups, there are black Asian people. There are Asian black people. There are actually quite a lot of them. When I talk about my mixed background with my students, it never fails to bring a grin to my face (and give me hope) at how many of my “black” students tell me that they have Asian blood, as well. Filipino and black mixes are the most common, but there are so many other mixed-race black/Asian people out there. Because, get this – the communities are entwined.
* Dancers Among Us, 'a collection of NYC dance photographs featuring members of the Paul Taylor, Mark Morris and Martha Graham Dance Companies'. Incredibly amazing.
*the_future_modernes has an excellent roundup of women's voices in rock
* The original post on Fandom Wank - Diana Gabaldon, author of the wildly popular Outlander series, has an opinion on fan fiction: I think it’s immoral, I _know_ it’s illegal, and it makes me want to barf whenever I’ve inadvertently encountered some of it involving my characters.
* From
bookshop - I'm done explaining to people why fanfic is okay: Dear AotW. Fanfic is not about you. Fanfic is not about you. Fanfic is not about you.*
facetofcathy - Why I write fic...: But you see, her sex was approved by her corporate overlords, and she knew when she was writing it what she was allowed to write about and what she was not. Her porn has the publisher's stamp of approval while what fandom writes is unfettered by any higher authority. I rather expect that scares her a little, and I expect she doesn't think her porn is the same as our porn at all. *
kate_nepveu - An open letter to professionally-published authors who despise fanfic of their own works: You can be revolted by the idea of fanfic of your own works. But you are so unlikely to be able to stop it that you are better off saving your time and energy for other pursuits. Put your position on the record as above and then do your best to ignore it.* On The Blotter Blog - If Stories Come to You, Care For Them: But I think, most of all, what people have forgotten is what I remember from being that six year-old writing a Star Trek story; adults are just kids all grown up. And we love to play. We love to pretend. We love to wrap ourselves into a world not of our making because, let's face it, sometimes this world really doesn't cut it.
And in other news:
* Wow, the situation in the Gulf of Mexico is even worse than I thought it was. 90 days to stop the damn leak?
* On Racialicious - Black and Asian (and Jewish?): But, you see – that’s what this post is about. In spite of all the claimed “differences” between the two groups, there are black Asian people. There are Asian black people. There are actually quite a lot of them. When I talk about my mixed background with my students, it never fails to bring a grin to my face (and give me hope) at how many of my “black” students tell me that they have Asian blood, as well. Filipino and black mixes are the most common, but there are so many other mixed-race black/Asian people out there. Because, get this – the communities are entwined.
* Dancers Among Us, 'a collection of NYC dance photographs featuring members of the Paul Taylor, Mark Morris and Martha Graham Dance Companies'. Incredibly amazing.
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the_future_modernes has an excellent roundup of women's voices in rock
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Date: 2010-05-07 04:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-07 04:28 am (UTC)The post is here, looks like her name starts with *facet*, whoops. Thanks for the heads up!
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Date: 2010-05-07 03:37 pm (UTC)Also OMG those dance pictures. *stares and stares* &hearts
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Date: 2010-05-07 07:45 pm (UTC)The dance photos are amazing. Concept + dancers = A++++