Margaret Atwood at Cambridge, MA, 1963 ^ via "Margaret Atwood: Interview"
I wonder what she's reading...
I must be in an orange mood, in these January days: I have nothing in particular to say about Atwood, it's just that her dress caught my eye.
I did think her Handmaid's Tale was all too frighteningly believable--if I were, say, to teach a political/philosophy literature class, I'd definitely include it. But I haven't read (or, rather, finished) much else by her.
A couple years ago, I took a photo of a young woman's tattoo of the famous quote from that book:
Nolite te bastardes carbonrundorum, "Don't let the bastards grind you down."
(Googling it, I see it's a popular tattoo.)
Here's a bit of M.A. on Science Fiction.
II. Marz's new Star Trek fanvid:
"A tribute to Kirk's strange life.
Song: 'Sigourney Weaver' by John Grant"
________________________________Song: 'Sigourney Weaver' by John Grant"
Despite Sigourney Weaver starring in the parody of Star Trek fandom, Galaxy Quest, one of my Top 10 favorite movies, I can't find anything that direct links her and Star Trek.
She voices a computer in the movie, which is another one of my favorites, and one of the only movies I own.
So I was happy to read her say, "I have to say Wall-E is damn near close to a perfect movie. It's such a strong powerful context -- scary actually -- and yet within it, there's such a really endearing story and romance."
Don't let January grind you down, I say. Find your orange!
