tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:10:47 +0000http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/isablog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)Blogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-6516393461586450708Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:06:00 +00002008-07-03T21:08:28.123-07:00SwedingNight of the CometTarantinofilm makingVia The Onion--a Documentary on a "Historic" Blockbuster. Historic Blockbuster Store Offers Glimpse Of How Movies Were Rented In The Past Years ago I, like many teenagers, worked in a local video store (Video Monde, in Larkspur, California) and while the Onion gets most of this right, they forgot to include the most common, most subjective, and most annoying customer question: "What's new, http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/07/video-rentals-thing-of-past.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-6763866644220677066Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:05:00 +00002008-07-01T18:18:51.720-07:00gender discriminationSuperheroesGirl Wonderwomen in comicspop cultureFeminist IssuesFemale HeroesSuperwomenfeminism "Girl-Wonder.org is calling for submissions to our brand-new online newsletter, which will mix focused discussions of feminism (and other forms of -isms) in the comics genre with a fun-loving celebration of comic geekdom. This newsletter will be our ongoing love letter to comics - sharing all the serious and not so serious aspects of comics that keep us coming back for more." This is a http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/07/girl-wonder-is-launching-newsletter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-8465390103078315144Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:55:00 +00002008-07-01T10:01:49.478-07:00knittingBuffy the Vampire Slayer This knit Mr. Pointy, as a baby gift no less, is too cool! (Found via Whedonesque.)http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/07/mr-pointy-knitting-pattern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-7711594229811463113Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:07:00 +00002008-06-30T09:12:32.270-07:00James BondEspionageMoviesSpiesFrom Wired According to a press release from Sony and Eon Productions, the Quantum of Solace trailer will debut on online today on AOL.com in the U.S. and MSN.com worldwide during a two-hour window from 9- 11:00 a.m., PDT. While it's unlikely most fans will rearrange their day around that two-hour glimpse, it's more than long enough for some Q impersonator to snag it and put it up on YouTube. http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/06/quantum-of-solace-trailer-is-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-3405173624212453339Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:37:00 +00002008-06-28T10:06:55.056-07:00Dr. HorribleJoss WhedonThis new Whedon project looks like so much fun! Teaser from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo. Joss blogs about it at Whedonesque. The fan-site can be found here and the official site is here.http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/06/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-232172417831677713Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:28:00 +00002008-06-28T10:05:46.673-07:00women in filmwomen in comicswomen on televisionWomen of color in popular cultureFeminist IssuesSuperwomenfeminismThis came to me through the Comics Scholars List-Serve and the deadline is fast approaching (July 1st!). It's for junior tenure-track faculty, but I thought I should post it in the hopes that at least one person gets a great opportunity out of it. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: ESSAYS OR BOOK CHAPTERS ON Women of Color in Popular Culture JR. FACULTY PUBLICATION WORKSHOP Thurs. Sept. 18-Sat. Sept. 20, http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/06/post-call-for-proposals-on-women-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-8081812197903949085Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:07:00 +00002008-06-28T10:04:39.466-07:00women in filmIndustry Sexismgender discriminationSuperheroesWonder Womanwomen in comicswomen on televisionFeminist IssuesFemale HeroesSuperwomenSexismModesty BlaiseOn the subject of female heroes in movies and television I wanted to link to a couple of thought-provoking posts & sites. The first is by Cindy Cooper of Blog Spot "The Bad Genious" who passionately writes about the need for women and girls to see positive heroic representations of their sex/gender to be able to grow up believing in themselves. In fact, she relates a story about spinning with http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/06/superwomen-in-movies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-1793170485485121617Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:23:00 +00002008-06-28T10:03:22.978-07:00women in filmSuperheroeswomen in comicsred sonjapop cultureFeminist IssuesFemale HeroesSuperwomenSexismUSA Today reports that Robert Rodriguez will be producing a new Red Sonja film, with an estimated release date of 2010. The script, he says, was brought to him by his girlfriend, actress Rose McGowan. As he told the paper, "I was surprised when Rose brought me a script of Red Sonja that she liked,” adding, "I found it very entertaining. Sonja was strong, smart, cunning — just about everything http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/06/red-sonja-redux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-2358174961416114314Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:18:00 +00002008-06-06T10:21:23.322-07:00women on televisionKristen SchaalFeminist Issues"They're called 'Underoos'--all women wear them when they're fighting injustice." http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/06/senior-womens-issues-correspondent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-4733131510025508838Fri, 30 May 2008 20:43:00 +00002008-05-30T14:11:03.344-07:00Venture Bros. The Boys are back in town over at Adult Swim starting this Sunday night at 11:30, but starting tonight you can watch the premiere episode two days early online at Adultswim.com. According to co-creator Jackson Publick on his blog Publick Nuisance: Season 3 of The Venture Bros. premieres online this evening at over at ADULT SWIM.COM with our first episode, "Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/05/venture-brothers-season-premiere.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-2647336663647793508Tue, 20 May 2008 15:49:00 +00002008-05-21T10:35:36.888-07:00SNLSteve CarrellThe OfficeThis was just forwarded to me, and it was too hilarious not to share. http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/05/original-office.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-1989149191168389280Tue, 13 May 2008 16:44:00 +00002008-05-13T11:00:03.574-07:00Art "Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. I try to act in the gap between the two."-Robert Rauschenberg in The Bride & the Bachelors Thinking of Deborah Loft today. She was my art history teacher at College of Marin, an amazing woman who pushed my perspective by introducing me to art and philosophy I'd yet to be exposed to, but at nineteen was perfectly ripe for. She http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/05/rauschenberg-dies-at-82.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-6370774940959148929Thu, 01 May 2008 21:20:00 +00002008-05-01T15:04:20.009-07:00fandomSci Fiscience fictionfeminismI'm honored to be included in the 21st Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans hosted over at Heroine Content. Check out the many thoughtful posts on gender, sexuality, and race in science fiction and fantasy.http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/05/21st-carnival-of-feminist-science.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-5568514152465681268Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:14:00 +00002008-04-20T13:04:58.447-07:00Sarah Jane AdventuresMy BookFeminist IssuesFemale HeroesSuperwomenfeminism "I saw amazing things, out there in space--but there is strangeness to be found, wherever you turn. Life on Earth can be an adventure too... you just need to know where to look!"-Sarah Jane Smith The Sarah Jane Adventures couldn’t have come at a better time for me, as this month I’m researching and writing my chapters on parents. As I've mentioned before one of the http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/04/women-mentoring-women-and-introduction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-4879227662764458425Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:50:00 +00002008-04-17T13:39:07.728-07:00bloggersFeminist IssuesSexismfeminismI thought this column by sex educator and writer Violet Blue for the San Francisco Chronicle was worth posting here, considering how many blog postings I've read where women, particularly self-proclaimed feminists, describe instances in which they have been the victims of sexist and/or misogynistic trollers who either bait writers on said writer's site (which should be a safe space for free http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/04/violet-blue-on-internet-sexism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-3167116794435436365Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:26:00 +00002008-04-17T17:04:44.382-07:00gender discriminationpresidential campaignwomen on televisionHillary ClintonKristen Schaalwomen's rightsCaught this fabulous, scathing, poignant, and funny commentary on gender discrimination presented by Kristen Schaal on The Daily Show. One of those daring pieces that you could tell made the audience really uncomfortable (as it should have) and ended so brilliantly I actually clapped at the television! Hurray for The New Progressive Mascots of the Olympics! Success! Power! Possibility! http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/04/female-mascotitude-kristen-schaal-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-4575587760561683448Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:07:00 +00002008-04-14T12:27:08.849-07:00Tina Feywomen on televisionwomen in televisionfeminismNot long ago our dear friend brought his children over for a late afternoon visit, and to play with our doggie, Giles. They had spent the day at their grandmother’s house, and the three-year-old and younger of the two, proceeded to share with us the wondrous details of her adventure, as only a child can. “I had hot chocolate. I ate a cookie. And I pooped.” I relate this story because this http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/04/chocolate-and-poop-ode-to-ms-tina-fey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-5868437874394125241Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:35:00 +00002008-03-23T08:36:55.420-07:00pop cultureSuperfriendsHubby sent me this brilliant mash-up! http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/03/superfriends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-519021912848356241Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:51:00 +00002008-03-23T08:33:08.117-07:00Bionic WomanBionic Woman had so much potential and it just completely failed. I have several episodes on the DVR and I just can't bring myself to watch them--even for research. I guess I can go ahead and erase them now. Scifi Wire has the story. http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/03/bionic-woman-cancelled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-662230644843372999Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:50:00 +00002008-03-23T10:21:30.446-07:00nonfictionSuperheroes Roz's book has finally been released in the U.S. Modern myths, cheap trash or the objects of fetishist desire? Most people know something about Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and Wonder Woman, even if what they know is heavily filtered through film and television versions, rather than the comics in which they first appeared. Yet, even though the continuity of the DC and Marvel Comics universes http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/03/superheroes-capes-and-crusaders-in-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-3169059527502871565Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:50:00 +00002008-03-23T08:31:21.607-07:00TelevisionReaperLOSTHaven't posted in awhile so just some random thoughts: Reaper --I'd really missed Reaper and am glad to have new episodes of this band of Xander Harris' sending demons back to hell. Though I hope they give Valarie Rae Miller more to so than show up as the ex-girlfriend/best friend. She has too much presence to stay on the sidelines. My hope is that she (reluctantly) ends up assisting Sam et.alhttp://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/03/random-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-4528939607151606450Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:56:00 +00002008-02-10T20:02:21.918-08:00Simpsons"Mr. Moore, will you sign my DVD of Watchmen Babies?" This most fabulous episode of The Simpsons is on tonight!http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/02/simpsons-repeat-walan-moore-on-tonight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-1674575072184796294Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:49:00 +00002008-02-10T12:57:43.481-08:00Comic Arts ConferenceWonderConModesty Blaise I will be presenting on Modesty Blaise at this year's Comic Arts Conference at Wonder Con. I'm scheduled for Sunday. 1:00-2:30 Comic Arts Conference Session 8: Forebearers and Survivors— Doug Highsmith (California Sate University, East Bay) focuses on the changes and revamps made to post-World War II comic books in an effort to reverse flagging sales. Jennifer Stuller (Ink-Stained Amazons andhttp://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/02/modesty-blaise-presentation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-5269053840993060037Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:50:00 +00002008-01-15T17:04:05.360-08:00Wonder WomanFeminist IssuesSuperwomenI don't quite know why, but this calendar bothers me more than the Wonder Woman thing. "In the tradition of the best-selling 2007 Nerdcore™ calendar, this 2008 edition reunites famed photographer Cherie Roberts and designer/artist Jason Adam, and features tasteful, giant photography of nude girls in heroic and villainous settings. Featuring geek goddess Justine Joli, former Playboy "Cyber http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/01/superwomen-exploited-again-nsfw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532325850220418231.post-2951612546880050053Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:58:00 +00002008-01-14T12:29:13.149-08:00Wonder Woman This recent Playboy magazine cover has already been commented on all over the net with varying degrees of righteous scorn, insight, and “What’s the big deal/are you really so suprised-ness?” so while I doubt I have anything insightful to add I feel like should say something. It’s distressing that the character who originated as a role model for girls (regardless of the problematic ideology http://www.ink-stainedamazon.com/blog/2008/01/wonder-woman-porn-star-feminist-icon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennifer K. Stuller)