This topic seems timely given the discovery of a full-length version of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis that had been disregarded for years in the archives of a museum in Buenos Aires.
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This topic seems timely given the discovery of a full-length version of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis that had been disregarded for years in the archives of a museum in Buenos Aires.
On the growing backlash against feminism. Today’s recommended reading.
A few things lately have got me thinking about two distinct strands of definitively “what-if?” speculative fiction which sometimes intertwine - the alternate history based narrative, and the utopian-dystopian narrative.
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There is a lot of discussion around the issue of marriage at the moment. Let’s get one SotBO said at the start: there should be no difference between same-sex and not-the-same-sex marriage or civil unions or registrations in any way at all.
One solution that has been proposed to The Problem Of Marriage is abolishing the concept of marriage or domestic partnership altogether. Read more »
From the section of the paper actually called Unusual Tales.
Court overturns father’s grounding of 12-year-old [link]
“At her age, children test their limits and it’s up to their parents to set boundaries.
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The threat: bone-chillingly radical feminist Girl Scouts.
Mississippi-based Christian “news” service One News Now claims to offer up “news without the liberal bias”. Read more »
Lad: “You know how I think it should go? Holiday - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. School - Saturday, Sunday.”
Me: “But then you wouldn’t ever have a day with Daddy! Because he would have to work while you were on your holiday days.”
Lad: “Nooo! He would have it the same way around. Everyone in our family would.”
Me: “Oh, so just our family? Who would be there at school with you on the weekend?” Read more »
Yet another forced-birther group:
If you were born after 1972, we challenge you to consider yourself a Survivor of the Abortion Holocaust. 1/3 of your generation has been killed by abortion in America!
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