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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Rant I've been Holding in for weeks
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Reason's I'm Uncomfortable that Borderland Ranger is Hot
1: I'm uncomfortable because I'm sharing this specifically because so much of the gendered discussion around Magic and gaming in general is because it's all geared "for men(boys)" with the assumption that objectified versions of powerful women are enough to get the girls along for the ride. So we never really get to see anything made with the idea of being attractive to us, some women MTG players I know find Jace or Sorin kinda hot but in a traditionally tropey way - we're supposed to like the emo looking thin MU and the metrosexual eurotrash looking vampire. I don't find either of them to be my cup of tea, but I respect the girls who do. But I'm genuinely surprised that there is a guy who is an illustration that engenders that reaction from me because it's literally the only one, not just in the set but in my entire experience with Magic.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The History Project for Baby with the Bathwater
A mobile phone from 1983
This place to find out everything you never wanted to know about parenting in the 80's and Christopher Durrang's Baby and the Bathwater.
· The time and place of the scene (i.e.: New Orleans, 1936)
The writer himself says that the piece is slightly out of time but still references the 80's pop culture and a general northeastern urban type of playground with particular types of parents and buses.
The play itself is about the anxieties of parenting and the types of changes the generation was facing in a post 60's and 70's world.
Here is some sociological information about parenting during the societal transitions of the 80's
http://parenthood.library.wisc.edu/Bumpass/Bumpass.html
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200309/the-permaparent-trap
There was just starting to be legal movements recognizing children as independent legal entities entitled to special protections under the law while there was simultaneously a move to hold children who committed crimes accountable in the same manner as adults
Parenting for the 80s: Key Elements of a Parent Support Program
· The world and life of the playwright (i.e.: Tennessee Williams)
http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc59.html
http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsD/durang-christopher.html
· The physical world of the play (i.e.: What would a tenement apartment have looked like at the time? Costuming?)
- Return of the Jedi ($309.1m*) - Luke finally becomes a full-fledged Jedi, but the dark side is stronger than ever. (#8 all-time)
- Terms of Endearment ($108.4m) - Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger live life to its fullest.
- Flashdance ($94.9m) - Alex, a welder and exotic dancer, wants to become a ballet dancer.
- Trading Places ($90.4m) - Dan Akyroyd and Eddie Murphy find out how the other half lives.
- WarGames ($79.6m) - Young Matthew Broderick unwittingly hacks NORAD's computers and poises the world on the brink of WW III.
- Octopussy ($67.9m) - Bond tracks a fake Faberge egg and a dead 00 agent to a plot to instigate world war.
- Sudden Impact ($67.6m) - Dirty Harry on the trail of a vicious serial killer (is there any other kind?)
- Mr. Mom ($64.8m) - Michael Keaton loses his job and becomes an utterly clueless stay-at-home dad.
- Staying Alive ($63.8m) - Saturday Night Fever's Tony returns in this sequel directed by Sylvester Stallone!
- Risky Business ($63.5m) - Stressed about college and trashing his father's Porsche, Joel does the logical thing... turns his house into a brothel!
Grammy Awards for 1983 |
Album of the Year: Thriller by Michael Jackson Record of the Year: "Beat It," by Michael Jackson Song of the Year: "Every Breath You Take," by Sting Pop Vocal - Male: MIchael Jackson, Thriller Pop Vocal - Female: Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What A Feeling" Pop Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal: The Police, "Every Breath You Take" Rock Vocal - Male: Michael Jackson, "Beat It" Rock Vocal - Female: Pat Benatar, "Love Is A Battlefield" Rock Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal: The Police, Synchronicity New Artist: Culture Club |