I'm sitting here giggling about the FanLib thing - isn't this about the only issue on which assorted groups are pretty much unified?
Buckle up, kids! Daddy's puttin' the hammer down.
Spike ,'Touched'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Toddson - May 21, 2007 11:17:15 am PDT #8520 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
beth b - May 21, 2007 11:23:36 am PDT #8521 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I sort of boggle at the idea that they have that live journal is for profit fanfic site. Yes, live journal is for profit. But it is 1) not just a fan fic site and 2) their profit model is - iffy at best. ( DH interviewed there)
Topic!Cindy - May 21, 2007 11:32:28 am PDT #8522 of 10001
What is even happening?
Is learning the definition of "cosplay" going to have me reaching for the brain bleach?
Volans - May 21, 2007 11:34:20 am PDT #8523 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Interesting link, Plei, thanks (reading it now).
Probably not, Cindy, within reason: cosplay is costume play. Used to be nurses and French maids and stuff, now it's frequently anime/manga.
Now, if you go looking at photos of older, larger men cosplaying as Sailor Moon, you will need to BYOBB.
Ailleann - May 21, 2007 11:34:39 am PDT #8524 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Cindy, it's a terrible word, but no. From Wikipedia:
a portmanteau of the English words "costume" and "play", is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands. However, in some circles, "cosplay" has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume.
I'm not sure if it's used to refer to anything sexual. The word alone is bad enough as it is.
Kathy A - May 21, 2007 11:36:07 am PDT #8525 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Raq's suggestion of the Flick Filosopher is a great one--she's a huuuuuge fan of Serenity/Firefly, so she'd definitely be interested in your book! (She's also an author herself, even though her publisher went belly-up right before her first book was going to be published, so she had to self-publish it--it's a great book on The Princess Bride. She's working on another book now, this one about Doctor Who.)
Jessica - May 21, 2007 11:37:05 am PDT #8526 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Has LJ gone all splody for anyone else?
Connie Neil - May 21, 2007 11:38:00 am PDT #8527 of 10001
brillig
I hied myself to Wikipedia (my source for all things straightforward on kink) to look up cosplay. I think the author of the article was reaching for things to include--though putting in a link to the Society for Creative Anachronism would send several people I know into the stratosphere of offended dignity. "Hey, Duchess! You're being lumped in with people who dress up as anime characters! And terrific work on that recreation of Elizabeth I's coronation gown."
sj - May 21, 2007 11:38:37 am PDT #8528 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I can't get in to lj, Jessica.
Allyson - May 21, 2007 11:40:02 am PDT #8529 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
I'm LJ-free for a month.
Flick Filosopher looks film related.