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I was working with a film crew today, and after the day’s shooting, we were hanging out to eat. The conversation turned to gender discrimination in Hollywood and the barriers against female leads, and the reaction to recent examples of strong female leads. I put forward my continued struggle to identify what constitutes, or should […]
I learned the Pascal programming language in high school, during the 80’s. I could have learned it on my own before that, but since my school was offering it, I figured I would learn it there. The class was thorough, I caught on quickly, and I still remember most of it. Later I bought a […]
The more I reflect on the apparently duality of feminism, I am beginning to realize my comparison a week ago of feminism and Christianity is quite apt. It’s not that there are two different kinds of feminism. It’s simply that that feminism has earned, through the words and actions of feminists, a reputation for being […]
My favorite science fiction author is apparently gay, and she mentions her significant other frequently when she blogs. I don’t know what she looks like, but I just realized that the image in my head is confused with the SO of another woman, a local photographer I know. I don’t think the connection is simply […]
If you stand for equality, you’re a feminist. I’m sorry to tell you. —Emma Watson I guess this means I’m a feminist. Which is weird, because I’ve been having a lot of trouble swallowing the notion of feminism. And perhaps more importantly the behavior of feminists. There was a big dramatic blow-out recently within my […]
Feminism is much like Christianity. If you are one, I’m sure it offers a lot to help you feel better about the awful things that happen in the world. And many nice people are undoubtedly feminists and Christians. However, if you’re not one, and you’re just on the outside looking in, it’s difficult to see […]
I have reached the point of being able to make a decent pizza crust from scratch. The trick hasn’t really been a matter of mixing a good dough recipe or spreading it out properly, but how to bake it properly. A crust that is baked all the way through is hard and too crunchy. But […]
This year was the most un-Christmas-like holiday I’ve ever had. We did nothing at all for Christmas, most of the family not arriving until later, and all of us too broke to buy gifts for anyone other than the kids. Then when the kids were here, all of my effort was directed toward feeding, entertaining, […]
When I was young, I was insulated from “rock and roll” music. My father strongly disliked it (and still does). More importantly, I grew up in a fundamentalist religion, and I was lead to believe that it was sinful. I just wasn’t exposed to it, and I was less-than-subtly discouraged from embracing it. However, I […]
Allow me to present the formula for creating a bad-ass film superhero (or super-villain). Step 1: Design a bad-ass costume, one that seems faintly suited to combat, one that tightly fits and augments the figure, and has a few high-tech gizmos. Add boots. Add a minimal mask that hides or obscures the area around the […]
