Wonder Woman News
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela reviews a bunch of Wonder Woman books, including mine, at Public Books.
The Dartmouth student newspaper is confused about the subject of the talk I gave there.
On HU
Janell Hobson and the context of global racism.
I am bitter that Paul Krugman gets to write pop culture crit at the NYT.
Should I try to run a patreon to write my book?
Kim O’Connor writes an open letter to Art Spiegelman about the PEN awards and Charlie Hebdo.
James Lamb with a long post on why diverse superheroes are an impossibility.
Chris Gavaler on how the KKK fit the definition of superheroes.
Phillip Smith on Saga and trauma.
Donovan Grant on the possibility of black superheroes.
Utilitarians Everywhere
At the Guardian I wrote about Wonder Woman, A-Force, and how super sexy may be better than super violent.
At Urban Faith I reviewed Robert Marovich’s history of Chicago gospel.
Jordannah Elizabeth interviewed me to ask me what I think I’m doing, anyway.
At Raivshly I made a list of lesser known torch singers.
At the Reader a little review of Jason Eady, the best country singer out there now.
Other Links
Nicole Cliff with a list of books all white men own.
Dianne Anderson on the demand that Christian bloggers be nice.
Tressie McMillan Cottom on how if academic institutions want their scholars to be public intellectuals, they need to support them when the social media firestorm erupts.
I found the Cliff link to be largely off-base. Just to name one title: who are all these white guys fawning over “Marley and Me”? Is this some stereotype I’ve missed? My ex-wife owned far more of those books than I did; I scored a rather pathetic 5 out of 80. I do believe that bars me from ever joining a country club…
I think the Cliff article (which I believe has other authors as well) is intended to be a joke, and to prompt exactly the sort of questions you bring up. That’s my take, anyway.