Peter Dinklage says he “dreams about” the show. I used to work a job delivering ice to gas stations and supermarkets. I used to dream about that job, too. I’d dream I was trapped in an ice box or throwing ten pound bags of ice over and over again. I’d rather dream about being on […]
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HBO’s second season of Game of Thrones may be even better than the first, if this trailer is any indication. This makes me more impatient then ever for the second season of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones.’ The first season was easily the best adaptation of a beloved fantasy novel that I’ve ever seen, adding new […]
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Long-time commenter davidlosangeles has a smart comment on the nature of sexism and racism in society in the thread to the last post on Star Wars: The Old Republic and the violence toward women found in that game: Sexism is like racism, it is not principally about the thought inside of someone’s head, whether they […]
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Update: I wrote this whole post and then it turns out that I’m actually responding to a parody. So when I say “reads like a parody” that’s because it is, in fact, a parody. But yes, as Alex says in the comments, it’s tough for parody to keep up with reality these days. It was […]
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Alyssa Rosenberg astutely observes that the “idea that it’s elitist, or high-horsey, to want entertainment that’s high-quality and not dreadfully racist, sexist, homophobic, or demeaningly stupid says everything you need to know about why Hollywood gets to keep doing what it’s doing.” This is in the middle of an excellent response to critics of hers […]
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The first time I interviewed writer Lev Grossman I had just finished reading his excellent fantasy novel, The Magicians, the story of a group of teenage students at Brakebills, an elite private school for magicians. Think Harry Potter meets The Dead Poet’s Society. Following the lead of fantasy-obsessed Quentin Coldwater, the young magicians wrestle with […]
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