Tag Archives: queer

Supercontext: The Moomins and the Great Flood

This 1945 children’s book by Tove Jansson began a publishing empire in Finland that is worth millions of dollars. We look at Jansson’s beloved allegory about a world where a family survives turmoil and everyone is accepted for who they are.

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Supercontext: Exit, Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles


This 2018 comic series by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan reimagines the cartoon character as a gay playwright at odds with 1950s American politics. We examine Russell’s writing goals while considering a critical debate about the book: is it formulaic award-bait or character-driven commentary on our present circumstances?

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Lost in the Stacks, Episode 415: How To Write a Book II: Transformer


Guest: Ezra Furman

First broadcast March 1 2019.

Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/2019/03/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-from-friday-february-22nd-how-to-write-a-book-ii-transformer-episode-415/

Ambiguity is a major building block of queerness, and Lou Reed may be the most ambiguous rock star who ever lived.”

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