Glory Road is NOT one of the juvenile novels. It has sex and guns and stuff. Also, adventure! Romance!
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Betsy HP - Jun 19, 2004 7:37:58 am PDT #615 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
SailAweigh - Jun 19, 2004 9:03:53 am PDT #616 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Hoo-boy, the Heinlein debate is raging amok! I've read nearly all his books and he happens to be one of my favorite sci-fi writers. I'm not sure why, because I can see a lot of the things that people are complaining about, but there's something in me that just allows me to gloss right over that and enjoy the story. Sure, most of his women are frail and ditzy, but not all. In Farnham's Freehold he presents both weak and strong women. His daughter is a pampered pussycat, his wife is the prototypical 50's housefrau, but the son's girlfriend is presented as pretty self-sufficient, she just doesn't play that big a role in the book other than the protagonist ditches his wife for her, presumably because she is the stronger woman. Personally, I suspect Heinlein was just one of those people who couldn't get inside the head of a female character. Not that he was unwilling to, because he did write books with female protagonists (Friday), but he just couldn't. Most probably because of his generational upbringing and some because he was just a plain old chauvinist pig. But for me, I actually took a lot away from a few of his short stories. One in particular, told from a female perspective, was "The Menace from Earth." Strong girl discovers she doesn't have to be a girly-girl to get the boy. It impressed me, still does. Which is why I've always thought he could have done better with characters like Wyoh. It wouldn't bother me a bit if Tim made Wyoh more participatory in his movie than she was in the book. And I'd rather see Kate Beckinsale in the part than Jennifer Connelly. So there.
AllAroundPsycho - Jun 19, 2004 9:17:00 am PDT #617 of 10001
If wishes were horses we'd all be eating steak.
And I'd rather see Kate Beckinsale in the part than Jennifer Connelly.Aye, aye.
onecoldcanadian - Jun 19, 2004 11:12:46 am PDT #618 of 10001
Interrupting Heinlein talk to mention for other Hamilton/Niagara region folk, CHTV is airing "Pink Flamingos" right now.
thegrommit - Jun 19, 2004 11:57:18 am PDT #619 of 10001
Um.
CHTV is airing "Pink Flamingos" right now.
Unfortunately it seems it's just a filler. PGA golf is on next saturday.
In case anyone is in the mood for some letter writing, their contact page is here
Sue - Jun 19, 2004 3:27:09 pm PDT #620 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Interrupting Heinlein talk to mention for other Hamilton/Niagara region folk, CHTV is airing "Pink Flamingos" right now.
Imagine my surprise when I found this during a family barbeque. I was so excited and there was noone around, except my crazy family.
sumi - Jun 19, 2004 3:36:02 pm PDT #621 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Over on the lj Wonderfalls community somebody posted that at the viewing in LA they announced December 7th as the release date for the dvds.
sumi - Jun 19, 2004 3:43:26 pm PDT #622 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
By LA -- I meant at the Knitting Factory viewing. . . although it strikes me now that the Knitting Factory might be in NYC. (The poster said the Knitting Factory and I leaped to a conclusion.)
Jon B. - Jun 19, 2004 9:09:26 pm PDT #623 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
There are Knitting Factory clubs in both NYC and LA. The NYC one predates the LA one by many years.
Allyson - Jun 19, 2004 11:16:40 pm PDT #624 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Maceo is hanging at Camp Allyson for a couple of weeks. He taught Ruby how to jump up on my vanity to mess up all the make-up and haircare items.
I wish he would just put a rubber band in a water bowl, like a normal cat.
Other than Ruby's nose being all bent out of shape when I scratch Maceo's ears, the kitties are now playing, "No, YOU chase ME" and having a grand time.