On 111 Male Characters Of British Literature, In Order Of Bangability
It has taken me days to get to the bottom of this list because I keep getting so indignant. One scrap: why is brave Captain Wentworth below Captain Hook who has only one freakin' hand and an eye for the boys? Why is passionate George Emerson below frigid St. John Rivers who is missionary all the way?
Also, why is this list so white? How about Hari Kumar (Jewel in the Crown) or Dr. Aziz (Passage to India)?
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On I'm Permalance No More! "Thank You Very Much for Your Contributions to AOL"
Thank you for making this public! Discouraging to think that even a long-term, fully dedicated writer like you got the same backhanded treatment as newer folks. Can only hope that their content streams somehow dry up entirely. How can we sow that proverbial Huff-earth with salt?
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On Two Nights in Madison's Capitol: The Great Class War Sleepover
A word of thanks to Abe and to Awl for running stories like this, your coverage of Egypt, and other challenging situations. When I started reading the Awl, I liked its cultural reach and sense of humor. Now I'm devoted to the Awl for adding on-the-ground reports from these politically fraught places. I appreciate things like legwork! Just reading that Abe is visiting places, talking to people, getting things on the record, is hopeful.
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On The 126th MLA Convention: Invite Us All In!
I so envy the writer's ability to be a fly on the wall! I too, though far from an academic, would love to at least hear some of the talks. Terrific descriptions of the panels, the criticism/marketing issue and the fashion... Thank you for posting this and for making it a long and satisfying story!
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On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
Does anyone remember the name of the older house servant who stays with Scarlett and her family after the war? In the novel (not the movie, which I wish they included) there's a kind of insane scene where she and the servant are riding together and some Yankee women make some condescending comments and she says "he's our family" and rides off because they were bruising his dignity. And they shriek over "what does she mean family [sotto voce miscengenation freakout]?" That was always a weirdly redeeming moment for me, that Scarlett for one moment stuck by someone who had stuck by her.