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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
More or Less Random Links and Thoughts
I'm apparently fighting off a cold, and brain no like think tonight.
I don't think I ever specifically mentioned how much I enjoyed Dave Campbell's recent essay on fan entitlement and nerd rage, but I really, really did. And not just because it so eerily echoed many of my own opinions.
I recently finished Mark Gatiss's The Vesuvius Club. Gatiss is a performer/writer for the League of Gentlemen and has written for the new Doctor Who series as well. I enjoyed the book immensely and highly recommend it. Especially if you're at all curious as to what James Bond might have been like if he were a bisexual Edwardian.
I've begun reading Douglass Clegg's Mordred, Bastard Son, a retelling of the Arthurian legends from a decidedly non-historical point of view, and from the perspective of the traditional villain of the tales, Mordred. It's an interesting take so far, playing heavily on the Christian vs. Pagan elements of the tales. Casting Mordred as a gay man works here as well, especially as he's quite sympathetically portrayed as a victim of destiny, his mother's desire for vengeance and Arthur's ambition.
Bea Arthur and Madame argue over Rock Hudson
Oh, the jokes middle-America never quite understood...
And now, just because I can, a gratuitous picture of Jake Shears and Babydaddy:
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