Phantomas Studio

To get the fandom squee out first....



Introduction post HERE

What is that, you may ask?

It's a community for fans of the Point of Hopes and Point of Dreams books, by Lisa A. Barnett and Melissa Scott: "discussion and fanworks of all types (fic, art, icons, vids if you can work out how to vid a novel). Discussion and fanworks related to Melissa Scott's other novels are also welcome," as the userinfo page says.

Point of Hopes and Point of Dreams are two excellent fantasy books, whose main characters are losely avatars for Bodie and Doyle from The Professionals (it's really so clear there is no point denying it), but they are excellent because of the world-build up they do, the details, the plots...wonderful, wonderful books (and yes, absolutely NOT heterocentric and slash-friendly!!!).
You don't have to be a Pros fan to enjoy them, at all, that's just an added bonus. If you feel like reading something well plotted, intriguing and adventurous and imaginative, do pick the books up and give them a try, seriously.





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RACE09

I've been reading through the excellent links collection compiled by rydra_wong, HERE (kudos and bowing to rydra_wong for providing such a resource), and OHMY. There is a little I can say, really, the amount of FAIL is impressive, and as a white woman, I know that my place is to stand aside and listen and learn - as a woman, I know that I want to hear female voices, more and more - as an Italian, I want to make a little space for my own culture, a nieche, where not all Italians in films and books are gangsters/mafiosi, or catholics, or immigrants, or spaghetti-eaters, or have big families,...inasmuch as I find myself in the position of someone who has actually moved to an English-speaking country and partly embraced it, though, so, yes, controversial in my self of all places, but I did it because...my corner of the world felt so small...

Anyway, in between all the links, these jumped out at me:

by deepad:
I Didn't Dream of Dragons
White people, it's not all about you, but for this post it is
Reappropriating my man

by inalasahl
Because There Aren't Enough Spoons on the Planet

ETA:oh, and this! This!
For Clueless White People

The fandebate community has been created to offer a LJ space mirroring the discussions happening at Henry Jenkins' blog during the summer, about fan studies and gender and its reception/divide among academics.
I'm personally quite happy that a similar space has been opened, I hope many of you interested in the academic side of all things fandom will browse the community and partecipate in the discussions. I certainly will asap.

I'm not directly involved with the community in any way, just pimping

*passes the word around*

Brand new comm for JDM-centred fiction, for the RPF/RPS fans out there : jdm_rpf

For anyone going to Asylum and interested in watching the first part of the season finale on Friday evening with a bunch of
other fans (50 maximum, though) at the Britannia hotel, theatre-style seating and projector:
spnfest07

Derry, even if you and Hope have watched it already, please come anyway and DO NO SPOIL ME! *G*