Heroes don’t just save the day by punching bad guys. In both real life and fantasy, heroes save the day ultimately through art, through putting together ideas in a way that connects us all, that builds bridges of all kinds. My favorite medium is writing – so here’s an ode to my favorite writers in…
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The Bad Ass Moms of Fandom
Why is it the word “motherhood” conjures up milquetoast, flowery, frilly images? It’s bonnets and aprons and saccharine adages. In reality, I find motherhood to be exactly the opposite. Sure, there’s joy and love, but in such terrifying concentrations that you can hardly conceive of them – they are awe-inspiring and fearful in their intensity….
A Handmaid’s Tale Flow
In honor of the infinitely powerful book and terrifyingly topical Hulu series… and the ever-amazing Elizabeth Moss! Nolite te bastardes carborundum!
The Handmaid’s Tale: The Most Pro-Faith Show of our Time?!
(Spoilers for Handmaid’s Tale Season 2, episodes 1-10) Religion is the backbone of the horrifying dystopia that is Gilead in the Handmaid’s Tale. Christianity, in particular, is used as justification for the most heinous of crimes and acts of subjugation. (As it has been, so tragically, in our own world lately.) So why, then, after…
Being a Belief Polyglot (But Not Letting the Bastardes Te Carborundum): High Lunge Twist
Choose two: Compassion. Knowledge. Truth. Freedom. Loyalty. Family. Friendship. Science. Faith. Bravery. Order. No, this isn’t a test to see which Hogwarts House you belong in, although it probably could be that too. (Ravenclaw FTW!) Rather, it just goes to show that out of all these values, which are all arguably good things, we all…
What’s in a Name? Defining people in the Handmaid’s Tale and Yoga
Defining new words is eminently satisfying: a new shared set of ideas and connotations is lodged in our brains. Defining scientific equations is likewise illuminating, providing a solid new stepping stone to understanding how the world works. Defining living creatures, however, that’s a bit more complex. Looking at my cat as…