Welcome back to Wednesday Links! I am sick, everyone! Sore throat, aches, the whole nine. Gotta say, I don’t recommend it. In the meantime, my old cat and I had a sleepover at my partner’s place because they have amazing heat and it was in the negatives this past weekend. It went well, all things considered (namely monitoring Linus around a ton of new plants he definitely wants to eat). It’s since warmed up, thank … Continue reading Links: Weddings, Science, & More →
Christmas is next week and Hanukkah begins this weekend. What? When did that happen. If you’re celebrating any holiday traditions, we hope they leave you fulfilled and happy. Eat all the food. Enjoy all the things. … Sil is at Frolic recommending some 2020 enemies-to-lovers romance titles! This is one of my favorite tropes, so I’m all about this list! … The holiday season hasn’t begun until I’ve seen the Folgers incest ad on television. … Continue reading Book Recs, Bisexuals of the Blade, & More →
Welcome to Wednesday Links! Hope you’re all having a lovely week and, if not, maybe these links will help! … Professor Eleanor Ty at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario studied the importance of Outlander and the romance genre: What fascinates Ty about the series is the juxtaposition between the 18th-century era and a “modern” female heroine. “The costumes and scenery evoke a period where men were masculine and strong and women were delicate,” says Ty. “However, as … Continue reading Links: Football, Jilly Cooper, & Outlander →
Happy Hump Day, everyone! Sometimes, you need a few things to get you through the rest of the week. Hopefully, these links will help! Reader Bethany sent us a link to an Ideas episode, a Canadian podcast/radio show, on romantic love in literature and how it relates to consent. It has some great discussion with some awesome women: PhD student Elissa Gurman draws out the roots of a very powerful narrative, the Crazy Woman In Love, as … Continue reading Links: Love, WoC Romances, & Marginalia →
We here at the Hot Pink Palace of Bitchery are thrilled about yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling regarding marriage equality. The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. In the words of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy: No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As … Continue reading The Bitches Celebrate Marriage Equality! →
