On AlterNet: fantasy

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "fantasy"

Progressive Fantasy Author Jane Yolen Under Attack by Tea Party

Ellid, Daily Kos. August 24, 2011.

The reason? She defended the existence of libraries. (Let's all check out her books now!)

Why I'm Through With "Game of Thrones"

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. July 26, 2011.

After reading the fifth book in the series--rife with degrading deaths, naked women, and most importantly, crappy writing--the author's calling it quits.

We're Living in a Theater State -- Plug in and Be Lit up by the American Hologram

Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com. May 16, 2010.

TV and movies keep us in an entertained stupor, awed, mislead, and most importantly, distracted.

The Mind-Boggling Variety of Sexual Experience

Liz Langley, Liz Langley's Blog. June 17, 2009.

The Best Sex Writing 2009 covers everything from virginity pledges to orgasming after a spinal chord injury.

The Great Porn Misunderstanding: Pornography Is Mostly About Fantasy, Not Reality

Michael Bader, AlterNet. October 28, 2008.

A response to Robert Jensen's recent AlterNet article, "Porn's Dirty, Dangerous Secret."

The Anti-Christian Mythology of Phillip Pullman

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 23, 2007.

His Dark Materials yields more religious propaganda than anti-religious content.