I’m still exhausted from the week that was, so I’m not going to be very chatty today.
Links
Kelly J. Baker’s piece about exploitative working conditions in academia is eye-opening.
POUND THE ALARM: John Boyega will be the lead in Pacific Rim 2, playing Stacker Pentecost’s son.
Aja Romano’s tired of defending fandom—she wants to celebrate it instead. All last week, with that Birth Movies Death article doing the hideous rounds, I was kind of already at this point. I’ve been in fandom for sixteen years at this point, and I no longer really have the time, energy, or inclination to defend it to people who seem already bent on hating it. Perhaps I’m suffering from a severe aversion to confrontation, but I’ll be here in my corner, kids, doing what I please.
One Look Reverse Dictionary lets you look up words by definition. Useful!
Carrie Fisher is now writing an advice column for The Guardian, which is kind of a dream come true.
Acquisitions
Books
Purchased: None
Added: None
Films
Purchased: None
Added: Space Camp (via io9)
The cast for the Ocean’s Eleven remake is looking really promising!
It looks like so much fun!
Cate Blanchett: Good or just tall? (I think she’s good actually! But the above was perhaps my favorite running gag in the new season of Kimmy Schmidt, and I could not resist repeating it. :p)
Also, I’m sorry you’ve had a lousy week! I hope your upcoming one is better — sending love and good vibes!
Haha, that’s a cute joke.
Thanks so much!