Author Archives: Maia

Political Anti-Semitism in New Zealand

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Maia

I had vaguely heard of Uncensored; I knew they were not my sort of people. But I didn’t realise just how much not my people until Scott Hamilton wrote about them. Here’s his summary: The January-March issue of Uncensored offers … Continue reading →

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Battlestar Galactica: Almost done

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Maia

So I thought I’d open up a BSG thread, just so we can talk about the last two episodes and what we want/expect/dread from the finale. A few bullet-points to start us off: I’ve been on the fence about Helo … Continue reading →

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Dollhouse Episode Five

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Maia

Congratulations Dollhouse writers, you very almost got through an entire episode without any sexual violence. Unfortunately, this episode fails because you couldn’t think of any way to make the cult leader a ‘Very Bad Man’. Please, please, please, either write … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc. | 9 Comments

Workers' Bodies

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Maia

Today the Standard had a guest post on ACC (ACC is NZ’s workers compensation scheme -a lthough it covers much more than workers compensation): The investment losses have been a big part of it but there is also a rising … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat | 9 Comments

Dollhouse Episode 3: Stage Fright

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Maia

If anyone ever asks me when I started loving Dollhouse, I’ll tell them “When Eliza Dushku hit a singer with a chair and said “Friends help each other” I don’t feel like Dollhouse is great TV yet, but I do … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc. | 6 Comments

BSG thread: Ask and you shall receive

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Maia

In the comments on this thread there was a request for more posts on BSG. I don’t really have a full post in my head, but I’ve got some bullet points from the last couple of episodes (here be spoilers … Continue reading →

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Dollhouse Episode Two: Ridiculously Long Review

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Maia

I am so excited about having a new Joss Whedon TV show (even though I haven’t been able to write anything else, because I’ve been planning this epic review. I may need to make the reviews a little less epic, … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc. | 6 Comments

Just because it made my cry

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Maia

I haven’t seen Milk, or any of the other films that were nominated for Oscars. But everyone should watch the speech that Dustin Lance Black gave when he won the best original screenplay for Milk: Via Yes Means Yes

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Same-Sex Marriage | 7 Comments