handcrafted film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
Echoing a question that Jezebel asked earlier this week: Is geek culture female friendly? The answer, whatever it may be, goes well beyond whether there are lots of women at science fiction conventions (as was pointed out by commenters in this recent thread about how many men are astonished to learn that a woman likes … more…
A hard-hitting investigative report leaked to the Mirror recently revealed some outrageous aspects of female sexuality. Kinsey would be shocked: Facial stubble and a geeky personality are top in a list of women’s secret turn-ons, a survey out yesterday revealed. Truly, this is astonishing news. Other secret turn-ons to feature in the top 10 include … more…
…by how many men seem to think that a woman — a mere girl! — simply couldn’t possibly like science fiction, and how many men express utter amazement when a woman indicates such an interest. These guys need to meet more interesting women…
The current issue of Archaeology magazine has a fascinating article revealing that scientists are very close to sequencing the DNA of a Neanderthal woman who died in what is now Croatia 30,000 years ago. And then: The ability to use the genes of extinct hominins is going to force the field of paleoanthropology into some … more…
They did keep telling us, all through the four seasons of *Battlestar Galactica,* that the Cylons had ‘a plan,’ but we never really got the details. Sure, we assumed that the plan was to destroy humanity — that much was obvious — but was there more to it?
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
Just as those who don’t understand the appeal of Star Trek will never get it, the charm of Galaxy Quest is probably limited to those of us already within the geek realm. So, it’s one more bit of fun we’ll hog for ourselves.
