Doin' it rong since... well, let's not go there

[petronia]

1) I ain't dead!

2) Notes on those last two Doctor Who eps to come! Too late for fandom-at-large purposes I know; see subject line etc. Um... painters are good! I like painters. My top three picks for historical cameos on Doctor Who are William Blake (it would explain a lot), Charles Darwin (Doctor: "Don't say Silurian don't say Silurian... that was out loud wasn't it"), and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (epic fanfiction). Also they need to pony up and actually show Ole Lennie da Vinci, not just talk about him. Who are yours?

3) U.S., Japanese Publishers Unite Against Manga Scan Sites. I complained to rusalkaz regarding my unattainable dream of a simultaneous digital edition of major manga phonebooks via iPad app (global translation with the push of a button... but really, even in J-only or E-only this would be a buy-hardware-nao killer app for me, in fact the only killer ebook app as far as I'm concerned), and she directed me here. Sigh, why does no one enjoy making money. So much would be different if Steve Jobs were a Narutard.

4) I may be getting media accreditation for Nuits d'Afrique? This is exciting. I know enough about African music not to feel fraudulent, but not enough that I wouldn't gladly take pointers - who are the artists I should pay close attention to and/or attempt to score an interview with?

5a) Kink Bingo (see subject line, again):

Donna Haraway, "A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century"

LOL Oshii. I like how Togusa is like, I have a heterosexual nuclear family unit, lady. My stay-at-home Japanese wife calls me "anata". Would you like to speak to my transhuman colleague over there.

5b) Hey, while we're at it, why not: Nebraska, by samdonne [Iron Man, R - author considers this to be original fiction "on aesthetic and socio-psychological grounds" and I'm inclined to agree]

It turns out the first Iron Man movie inspired some great thinking-fic, which is perhaps unsurprising as its catnip trails all lead in the direction of meta (I noticed this in Wal-Mart: it is not a bad trick on Marvel's part, to enforce branding within the fictional sphere so that the merchandise outside of it extends rather than breaks immersion). Grosso modo the best stuff deconstructs Pepper Potts, or makes use of the Vanity Fair reporter, or both - samdonne also wrote the hyperreal The Kids Aren't All Right, regarding which what surprises me most is that there was no official, "viral marketing" attempt at same. XD; Too much politics, perhaps.

Anyway. "Nebraska" is an unpackable suitcase about reproduction (genetic, memetic) and AI and transhumanism and... you guys know me. There is a version of Tony Stark out there in the multiverse who would inevitably stumble on the Kusanagi Motoko of "Man-Machine Interface" (in particular, rather than she of the anime adaptations or original comic), which would be hilarious on so, so many different levels.

Comments

[cherrypark.livejournal.com]

sabina! OT, but I went to the clothing swap and met Aleece and told her hello from you! she was super nice and convinced me to sign up to volunteer for next time :)

[woodburner.livejournal.com]

"Sigh, why does no one enjoy making money." - I wonder this all the time. It doesn't make sense! IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

[petronia.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! :D (Volunteers get a great deal, srsly - you get to pre-shop. XD)

[incandescens]

The Doctor (Tom Baker) does actually visit da Vinci in the City of Death story, but we never actually see da Vinci on screen -- the Doctor just shows up in his studio, and leaves him a note for when he gets back.

However, City of Death is a magnificent story, simply one of the best, and should totally be watched anyhow.

[petronia.livejournal.com]

City of Death was what I meant in fact; a lot of buildup XD (although I get that wasn't the point of the series).

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

When the video asks why humans are obsessed with creating robots in the image of ourselves, it's because humans are super narcissistic! Thanks for the link; it's really interesting~

[petronia.livejournal.com]

I suspect not only narcissism, but failure of imagination. XD (And you're welcome!)