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Artist Ganzeer said nice things about my ebook Fecund Horror.
And a print version of the book is now available on Amazon.
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I write about the 1922 film Nosferatu and why Loki from the Avengers is a vampire. (also why he’s Jewish.)
Next week I’m going to post a piece on the wonderful 1988 film Lair of the White Worm and why obvious penises symbolize vampires, or maybe the other way around. I put up the beginning of the essay here. pledge $2/month and you’ll get the whole thing delivered to your inbox on Monday.
Utilitarians Everywhere
Al Fanar Media translated my article on poor academic writing into Arabic.
At the Guardian I wrote about
—the crappy new Killing Joke cartoon and the perils of updating old comics or movies.
—why violence against women is different from violence against men in pop culture. Not that it’s worse; it’s complementary.
At Quartz I talked about lessons that progressives can take from Sanders’ successes and failures.
At Splice Today I wrote about
—My Son John, and why paranoid anti communism is a relief after Frank Capra.
—why concerns about desistance seem overblown (there’s a good criticism of my piece in comments on the site, so you should read that too.)
Other Links
Gabriel Sherman has a terrifying article about Ailes’ long history of sexual abuse.
Bridget Phetasy says sexually liberated women deserve respect.
Interesitng and nuanced interview with a woman who is detransitioning.
‘Lair of the White Worm’? That title reminded me of something … oh yes: This movie is based on this notoriously shitty novel by Bram Stoker! Various review excepts:
“This book was forgotten for good reason.”
“This has to be one of the worst books I have ever read.”
“Frankly, not a very good book by any standards.”
“Works of this kind contribute to the shaping of a meek future with little hope. If you want to learn about WASP entitlement, read this book.”
“My brain hurts….”
“The movie version of Lair of the White Worm was much better than the book, mostly because they have so little in common.”
I think (?) I read the book, but I have no recollection of anything about it.
Somehow, whenever I read that a certain book/movie/game is truly worthless, with no redeeming value at at all, those kinds of reviews makes me want to check it out.
“Works of this kind contribute to the shaping of a meek future with little hope.”
I mean, just look at this sentence – this is not just an average negative review. The crappiness it descripes is epic!
Not sure I’ll actually bother reading it, but this seems like the best ebook version:
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219654