Monthly Archives: February 2010

gender trouble

“think through the possibility of subverting and displacing those naturalized and reified notions of gender that support masculine hegemony and heterosexist power, to make gender trouble…through the mobilization, subversive confusion and proliferation of precisely those constitutive categories that seek to keep gender in its place.” -  judith butler I remember first reading those words by Judith

The Pain of Being Pure at Heart

Also blame the complicated relationship we few, proud FNL fans have with our favorite show: the reason we love it is because of its unflinching honesty and respect for the truth of its characters. And yet because we love it so much we hide our eyes when terrible things happen and we wish desperately for

Oscar To-Do List

I knew I was behind in my Awards season movie viewing, but yesterday the Oscar nominations really confirmed that. So my goal in the next few weeks? To tackle as many of these as possible. Nominees I have seen in bold – and I left out a lot of categories. Actor in a Leading Role