Wonder Woman News

I am reading at the Urbana Free Library today! At 4:00; hope to see you there if you are an Urbana-ite.

On HU

Featured Archive Post: Jeet Heer on Shakespeare hate.

My list of best women comics creators.

Caroline Small on how women challenge the comics canon.

Kim O’Connor on Mahou Shounen Breakfast Club, the Times Literary Supplement, and the limits of awareness.

Chris Gavaler with a time travel adventure, and the real Kennedy assassination plot.

Kristian Williams on Alan Turing, superhero.

Me on how OITNB’s focus on Piper’s privilege is confused.

Stephan Gray on tabletop roleplaying vs. computer roleplaying (i.e., violence vs. sex.)
 
Utilitarians Everywhere

My first piece for UrbanFaith.com, I interviewed the amazing anti-prison and anti-police brutality activist Mariame Kaba.

At Salon I wrote about Miranda Lambert and doing bro country better than the bros.

At the Atlantic I wrote about Books of Magic the little known predecessor of Harry Potter.

At Pacific Standard I wrote about how racism has damaged job recovery.

At Ravishly I wrote about:

—why progressives need conservatism.

— how my dog’s butt is ruining my marriage and my life.

—Jane Austen hate and why popularism doesn’t include romance.

At Splice Today I wrote about Hillary Clinton’s email scandal and why I will be voting for her without any enthusiasm.
 
Other Links

Jason Thompson on manga by folks outside of Japan.

Stoya on revenge porn and the importance of consent in the porn industry.

Kelis doing Smells Like Teen Spirit is pretty fun.

Ijeoma Oluo on the unberable whiteness of Kimmy Schmidt.

Nick Baumann on how the Free Beacon is actually doing conservative journalism.