The Nerd Must Flow: A Geek Woman's Musings on All Things Nerd and Beyond
This weekend will mark my seventh C2E2 (the only year I missed was 2011), and I only (ha!) have four panels this year, so hopefully I’ll have more time to wander Artists’ Alley and catch up with friends. Continue Reading →
Before I hit C2E2 this weekend, I’ll be taking part on a panel exploring the cultural and technological themes in the film adaptation of Ready Player One, this Thursday, April 5, 7pm. The panel has been organized by the Museum of Science and Industry and will take place at the ArcLight Cinema in Lincoln Park, following a screening of the film. Continue Reading →
April’s shaping up to be a busy month! I’ve got several events coming up in the Chicago area, including a post-screening panel on the technological and cultural themes in the Ready Player One film, panels at C2E2, and the next 20×2 readings and performance series… Continue Reading →
Thank you so much to Soleil Ho for inviting me to be a guest on her Bitch Media podcast Popaganda episode about the idea of “imposters”! Continue Reading →
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month! Given the recent intense spate of conversations about Orientalism, whitewashing, and white saviorism in pop culture, I thought it would be useful to collect the Continue Reading →
Because I never do things in half-measures, next week, April 20-23 is going to be filled with panel appearances, comics, and con shenanigans! Continue Reading →
In honor of Star Trek’s 50th anniversary, this month’s event “Adler After Dark: Boldly Go” on Thursday, September 15th, celebrates all things Star Trek, and I’m pleased to share that I will be on a panel at the event, talking about the cultural legacy of the show. Continue Reading →
I’m inexplicably awake after less than 5 hours of sleep so I will put together some more coherent thoughts on this incredible honor and my experience at my very first WorldCon later. But I’ve received so many touching responses to my portion of Uncanny Magazine’s acceptance speech that I wanted to put the text up to share. Continue Reading →
I’ll be discussing the finer points of building a healthy, inclusive nerd community at the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, taking place at Stage 773 in Lakeview, this coming Sunday, August 14, from 6-7pm. Continue Reading →
(Mild SPOILERS ahead) I’m definitely going to see Captain America: Civil War again so I can dig into the story and themes more (and really, a compare/contrast with Batman vs Superman is probably inevitable), but I wanted to jot down a few quick thoughts… Continue Reading →