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Hi Mr. Gaiman!
You recently answered a question about having to pay to use song lyrics in published work. I was wondering- does the same apply for quotes from other published literature? I see a lot of books and film quote other books and poems.
Thanks!
No, because one line of a song or poem is a substantial part of a song. One line from a book or film is probably going to be fair usage.
Hi Neil!
I am a Masters Research Fellow for the University of Texas at El Paso, and I am currently helping with the Orlando database. This database is meant to be a comprehensive digital humanities project which documents female authors from the British isles or associated with the British isles. My focus is the era of 1968-present. I was wondering if you have any author suggestions we could look into from that time period, especially women of color!
Thanks in advance.
Noelle <3
I'd put in a vote for Josephine Saxton, who is, I'd say, an overlooked and unfairly forgotten writer who is a woman of colour.
And actually, all of these women are important writers -- L to R Josephine Saxton, Gwyneth Jones and Lisa Tuttle (originally from Texas but UK from the late 70s). Photo circa 1985 at a Forbidden Planet signing.
And thinking of other people you might not run into on regular lists, let me point you at Jane Gaskell and Mary Gentle.
pride poll
extremely funny seeing the tags roll in that say shit like "say sike...." "this is a jumpscare" "q slur tw" "ofc people who like queer say they like mogai" i know this flavor of rancid personality so well
yall are so terfpilled <3
woah the transandrophobe is part of the q slur crowd? who could have predicted this (literally everyone who has compared ace discourse to anti-transmasc oppression discourse)
I think that if you want relationships depicted in your fiction – whether primary media or fan-work – to be emotionally compelling, there's really no getting around the fact that one of the most compelling relationship dynamics in fiction is "hey, wouldn't it be fucked up if".
And I don't just mean "one of them is clearly taking advantage of the other" type relationships, either. There's a whole spectrum of upfuckery to explore, including (but not limited to):
- Each of them thinks they can fix the other, but really they're just enabling each other's worst impulses
- Sticking together no matter what because no matter how bad they are for each other, the terror of the unknown is worse
- You're pretty sure staying in this relationship constitutes a form of wilful self-harm; for whom is genuinely unclear
- They actually just straight up hate each other, but each regards the other as the only one who Gets It
- They're perfectly happy together, but the way they play off of each other is harmful to literally everyone around them
💯🙏💛🟨👍
Worst part about this is I've only ever used that yellow square emoji once and it was just to see how it looked. This isn't who I am. However, in retrospect, I suppose it is
Reading through the notes is a surreal experience please keep adding more to fuel my effervescent consumption of non descriptive emojis
this doesn’t have a fake answer and i know earnest polls get reblogged less. but uh…… what if i ask nicely.
rb and put in the tags what celebrity (or character) people have said you look like
nice-worm-deactivated20200906
reblog the money pigeon for a financially stable future
I saw one similar to this but it got me curious so im doing the same thing but slightly shifted:
(ps: if the pfp has a lot of colors/a tertiary color, just chose the one that seems most obvious)
No Frith With Fascists means:
- Nonviolence is a tactic for enemies who have a conscience.
- An injury to one is an injury to all.
- We de-escalate conflicts that are not with our enemies.
All three. You do not get to mix and match. You do not get to skip steps.
"But--" Nope. I came up with the fucking slogan. Get with it or keep it out of your mouth.
here's a random word generator--whatever word it gives you is now the thing you are the deity of
hm. ok
I'll take it 🌿🍀🌱🪴
reblog to send your mutuals a hug. maybe just the thought is enough to cheer them up 🥺
🗣️THIS IS WHAT INCLUSIVE, COMPASSIONATE DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
Minnesota Dems enacted a raft of laws to make the state a trans refuge, and ensure people receiving trans care here can't be reached by far-right governments in places like Florida and Texas. (link)
Minnesota Dems ensured that everyone, including undocumented immigrants, can get drivers' licenses. (link)
They made public college free for the majority of Minnesota families. (link)
Minnesota Dems dropped a billion dollars into a bevy of affordable housing programs, including by creating a new state housing voucher program. (link)
Minnesota Dems massively increased funding for the state's perpetually-underfunded public defenders, which lets more public defenders be hired and existing public defenders get a salary increase. (link)
Dems raised Minnesota education spending by 10%, or about 2.3 billion. (link)
Minnesota Dems created an energy standard for 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. (link)
Minnesota already has some of the strongest election infrastructure (and highest voter participation) in the country, but the legislature just made it stronger, with automatic registration, preregistration for minors, and easier access to absentee ballots. (link)
Minnesota Dems expanded the publicly subsidized health insurance program to undocumented immigrants. This one's interesting because it's the sort of things Dems often balk at. The governor opposed it! The legislature rolled over him and passed it anyway. (link)
Minnesota Dems expanded background checks and enacted red-flag laws, passing gun safety measures that the GOP has thwarted for years. (link)
Minnesota Dems gave the state AG the power to block the huge healthcare mergers that have slowly gobbled up the state's medical system. (link)
Minnesota Dems restored voting rights to convicted felons as soon as they leave prison. (link)
Minnesota Dems made prison phone calls free. (link)
Minnesota Dems passed new wage protection rules for the construction industry, against industry resistance. (link)
Minnesota Dems created a new sales tax to fund bus and train lines, an enormous victory for the sustainability and quality of public transit. Transit be more pleasant to ride, more frequent, and have better shelters, along more lines. (link)
They passed strict new regulations on PFAS ("forever chemicals"). (link)
Minnesota Dems passed the largest bonding bill in state history! Funding improvements to parks, colleges, water infrastructure, bridges, etc. etc. etc. (link)
They're going to build a passenger train from the Twin Cities to Duluth. (link)
I can't even find a news story about it but there's tens of millions in funding for new BRT lines, too. (link)
A wonky-but-important change: Minnesota Dems indexed the state gas tax to inflation, effectively increasing the gas tax. (link)
They actually indexed a bunch of stuff to inflation, including the state's education funding formula, which helps ensure that school spending doesn't decline over time. (link)
Minnesota Dems made hourly school workers (e.g., bus drivers and paraprofessionals) eligible for unemployment during summer break, when they're not working or getting paid. (link)
Minnesota Dems passed a bunch of labor protections for teachers, including requiring school districts to negotiate class sizes as part of union contracts. (Yet another @SydneyJordanMN special here. (link)
Minnesota Dems created a state board to govern labor standards at nursing homes. (link)
Minnesota Dems created a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, which would set price caps for high-cost pharmaceuticals. (link)
Minnesota Dems created new worker protections for Amazon warehouse workers and refinery workers. (link)
Minnesota Dems passed a digital fair repair law, which requires electronics manufacturers to make tools and parts available so that consumers can repair their electronics rather than purchase new items. (link)
Minnesota Dems made Juneteenth a state holiday. (link)
Minnesota Dems banned conversion therapy. (link)
They spent nearly a billion dollars on a variety of environmental programs, from heat pumps to reforestation. (link)
Minnesota Dems expanded protections for pregnant and nursing workers - already in place for larger employers - to almost everyone in the state. (link)
Minnesota Dems created a new child tax credit that will cut child poverty by about a quarter. (link)
Minnesota Democrats dropped a quick $50 million into homelessness prevention programs. (link)
And because the small stuff didn't get lost in the big stuff, they passed a law to prevent catalytic converter thefts. (link)
Minnesota Dems increased child care assistance. (link)
Minnesota Dems banned "captive audience meetings," where employers force employees to watch anti-union presentations. (link)
No news story yet, but Minnesota Dems forced signal priority changes to Twin Cities transit. Right now the trains have to wait at intersections for cars, which, I can say from experience, is terrible. Soon that will change.
Minnesota Dems provided the largest increase to nursing home funding in state history. (link)
They also bumped up salaries for home health workers, to help address the shortage of in-home nurses. (link)
Minnesota Dems legalized drug paraphernalia, which allows social service providers to conduct needle exchanges and address substance abuse with reduced fear of incurring legal action. (link)
Minnesota Dems banned white supremacists and extremists from police forces, capped probation at 5 years for most crimes, improved clemency, and mostly banned no-knock warrants. (link)
Minnesota Dems also laid the groundwork for a public health insurance option. (link)
I’m happy for the people of Minnesota, but as a Floridian living under Ron DeSantis & hateful Republicans, I’m also very envious tbh. We know that democracy can work, and this is a shining example of what government could be like in the hands of legislators who actually care about helping people in need, and not pursuing the GOP’s “culture wars” and suppressing the votes of BIPOC, and inflicting maximum harm on those who aren’t cis/het, white, wealthy, Christian males. BRAVO MINNESOTA. This is how you do it! And the Minnesota Dems did it with a one seat majority, so no excuses. Forget about the next election and focus on doing as much good as you can, while you still can. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
It's a good day for News...
Just as Agnes Nutter prophesied, Good Omens, the official (and ineffable) graphic novel, adapted by @colleendoran, launches exclusively via @kickstarter this summer.
Sign up for the launch here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dunmanifestin/good-omens
Another weekend ends, and another dragon emerges…
Custom leather dragon gauntlets
It's been a while since I've taken Latin, but doesn't "Nonagesimus" roughly translate as "the ninthiest"?
She is
what color do I remind you of... we could make a tag game... reblog w/ the color the person you reblogged from reminds you of