Links o' Interest July 27

It was a great week for geek culture, riding on the heels of the SDCC. I live on the East Coast, and until I "make it", I'm pretty far off from attending. However, that doesn't stop me (or you!) from reaping the nerdy benefits. Did anyone see the Tetris cosplays?

1. This link is less time/con relevant than just general bad ass-ness: a premise of examining chauvinism in Tolkien. Tolkien and LotR, as you may guess, is my bread and butter. I'm excited for this series of articles to get underway.
1. http://news.mymiddleearth.com/2013/07/02/women-and-chauvinism-in-middle-earth-2/
2. I'm a happy lady when animators show how awesome lady warriors can be, and Power Rangers is no excuse. I loved the Yellow and Pink Ranger clips...Particularly as there is a picture of me as the Yellow Ranger from Halloween circa 1995. These clips reminded me of "Shanghai Batman", and that is always a win.
1. http://www.superpunch.net/2013/07/art-roundup_8.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SuperPunch+%28Super+Punch%29
3. If you haven't read or heard of The Mary Sue yet, get thee to their site! I love Disney crossovers.
1. http://www.themarysue.com/dc-marvel-disney-women/#0
4. Old school-esque pin ups and science is not much of a cognitive dissonance for me.
1. http://geekmom.com/2013/07/science-pin-ups/
5. I just started reading this. I feel out of the loop a little, but I know myself when I find webcomics: they're flipping addictive. Must. Read. The. Entire. Thing. Who needs sleep? I gotta say, I love Mr. Zane's so-called paranoia, because I get that way more than I'd like to admit. Lots of literary twists and turns, very Borges. Bring it on.
1. http://broodhollow.chainsawsuit.com/2012/10/08/broodhollow/
6. I'm kind of crazy about xoJane. As in, I check it at least once a day. My favorite contributor is Claire, but this article by Kate Conway is excellent. It's my only SDCC-related link (I'll share other links as the individual franchise news is released). If you've ever been curious as to what it's like living as a geek girl, here's some honest insight. A little secret: I don't particularly like Michelle Rodriguez as an actress (for one very good reason: Avatar), but I love her call to arms. Vive le geek girl revolution!
1. http://www.xojane.com/entertainment/michelle-rodriguez-women-who-rock-panel-comic-con