Here’s the Curie to your sexism.
by allancarreon on Nov.07, 2016, under Society
When assholes tell women to “go back to the kitchen,” and yes, I still see some neanderthals making such misogynistic comments even against accomplished women such as doctors, lawyers, and presidential candidates, send the idiots a box of radioactive material with a regards from Marie Curie and hope they lose their hair and become sterile so as not to further contaminate the gene pool. (Don’t worry about brain damage; they don’t have brains to begin with.)
Playing with Legends
by allancarreon on Nov.06, 2016, under Geeky
It’s been a good week for a DC fan, what with the latest Wonder Woman trailer being released on the same day that the new DC Legends was launched. I’m still getting used to the gameplay, with some areas I’m still trying to fully understand, but over-all it looks promising.
For one thing, this game has Cheetah, Bizarro, Star Sapphire, Mirror Master, Dr. Fate, Black Canary, Huntress, and friggin’ Chemo on the roster. Yaaaasss!
Chameleon
by allancarreon on Nov.05, 2016, under Film & TV, Geeky
We’ve all been so busy admiring Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep for being such acting chameleons that another chameleon rarely gets the praise she so deserves beyond cineastes.
Of course, those in the know do know how wonderful Tilda Swinton is, who at the age of 56 not only looks much younger but has also accomplished much in her career that spans artsy indie films and huge cinematic blockbusters.
Wonder. Power. Courage.
by allancarreon on Nov.04, 2016, under Film & TV, Geeky
So they just dropped the latest Wonder Woman trailer, and it is awesome!
Not only do we get more Wondie goodness, we also get to see more of Elena Anaya…
… and I’m pretty positive that, yes, she is classic WW baddie Dr. Poison. The gender-bending villain might seem odd to the casual viewer, but long-time Wonder Woman fans would know that Dr. Poison is actually a very appropriate choice; if I recall correctly, she was the first costumed Man’s World villain at WW faced in the Golden Age, initially appearing in Sensation Comics #2. With the film set in World War I instead of World War II, Dr. Poison also fits right in because modern chemical warfare became widely utilized during the first war.
Historic Leaders of Modern Times
by allancarreon on Nov.04, 2016, under Society
On this day in 2008, Barack Obama made history by being the first black person to be elected as the President of the United States of America. This was most certainly quite a victory, given the long history of racial tensions in the USA that stretches back to the days of slavery.
Science Fiction, Double Feature
by allancarreon on Nov.03, 2016, under Film & TV, Geeky, Literature
I’ve always been more of a Star Wars fan than a Trekkie. This doesn’t mean I dislike Star Trek; I love the latter, too.
It just so happens that Star Wars was more of a fixture in my formative years: not only was I born on the same year that A New Hope was released, but Return of the Jedi was the first ever movie that I saw in a theater (to my recollection).
My oldest brother also had a collection of Star Wars action figures housed in a Darth Vader case, which I loved and was envious of – particularly since he rarely let me touch them. Moreover, I was extremely fascinated with the fantastic worlds that the “galaxy far, far away” presented: heroic Luke, sexy Leia, and dashing Han fighting their way out of Jabba the Hutt’s control as Boba Fett got consumed by the Sarlacc will always be etched in my mind as one of the most epic things, ever.
Oh, The Real Horror!
by allancarreon on Nov.02, 2016, under Film & TV, Music & Theater, Queer
To wash the ugly taste of the 2016 Fox remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show out of my violated mouth, I had to rewatch some of my favorites from the original film version.
Enjoy Rocky Horror as it was meant to be enjoyed, darlings: vodka, not milk.
Oh, The Horror!
by allancarreon on Nov.01, 2016, under Film & TV, Music & Theater, Queer
“Horror” is perhaps indeed the most appropriate term to describe what I felt when I finally saw several clips and performances of the 2016 Fox remake of the iconic and groundbreaking musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Not a transvestite.
I was quite wary of this remake when I read about it months ago. For one thing, they cast Laverne Cox as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and while I’m happy we’re providing our trans sisters more opportunities in Hollywood given how shabbily they’ve been treated by the industry, this is one situation where the casting completely misunderstands the material. The character is established as a transvestite, not a transwoman – and the lyrics and story clearly delineate the good doctor as a cisgender bisexual male who happens to love cross-dressing. Casting a transwoman in the role could even be viewed as being detrimental to the trans cause, as it can propagate the incorrect notion that transwomen are not women but are just gay men who cross-dress.
The Walking Ghost of the Diplomat
by allancarreon on Oct.31, 2016, under My Life, Travel & Culture
The Diplomat Hotel, Baguio City, 03 August 2015
Since it’s Halloween, I thought it would be apt to share a little throwback ghost experience we had in 2015. It was my birthday weekend, and as a huge fan of horror and the supernatural, I decided my friends and I would do a ghost tour on my exact birthday.
A Strange Doctor
by allancarreon on Oct.30, 2016, under Film & TV, Geeky
Doctor Strange is the best Marvel movie since Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
I know it seems anathema to think Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War (i.e. Avengers 2.5, let’s not pretened), and the much-revered Guardians of the Galaxy aren’t as good as the general populace would opine. However, while I did like all these latest films and think they’re good enough, I also feel they’re over-rated – especially Guardians. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become fairly one-note, and in my opinion they’re dragging the entire arc much longer than they should be doing. The formula has become repetitive.
Not so with Doctor Strange, and I feel the film is the one that has finally breathed fresh air into the MCU and not Guardians of the Galaxy.
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