Guest Post: How Illumicrate’s Platforming of "Rose in Chains" Betrays Their Values
Apr. 21st, 2025 02:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Di talks about science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction on her Booktube channel BookishDi and is one of the founders of the SFF book and fandom discussion show Stitch & Bitch. She can be found on BlueSky talking about books, politics, and women's sports.
On Wednesday, April 16, the UK Supreme Court issued a ruling on the legal definition of “woman” that excluded trans women. This case challenging the Equality Act was funded in large part by JK Rowling, and she celebrated the ruling with a series of disgusting, transphobic tweets. This is just her latest action to stigmatize trans women and destroy their ability to exist in public life in the UK. Coincidentally, the same day, UK based subscription box Illumicrate announced a special edition of the upcoming book, Rose in Chains by Julie Soto. This novel is based off of her hit Draco/Hermione fanfic, "The Auction", the premise of which is Voldermort winning the war and Hermione being sold into sexual slavery to Draco Malfoy. But don’t worry, he’s a good fascist and treats her well enough that she’s willing to defend the nice Nazis (I mean Death Eaters) when their actions come to trial. Plot points and names that directly identify it as HP have been changed for the trad pub release, but at its core it is still Harry Potter fanfiction.
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here for a good time not a long time by jemmacdraws (NSFW)
Apr. 21st, 2025 11:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Fandom: Stranger Things
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Eddie Munson
Content Notes/Warnings: a bit NSFW due to his partly naked chest
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: jemmacdraws on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: A gorgeous piece with rockstar Eddie under stage lighting. Very pretty and very sexy, toying with his spiked collar.
Link: here for a good time not a long time
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Eddie Munson
Content Notes/Warnings: a bit NSFW due to his partly naked chest
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: jemmacdraws on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: A gorgeous piece with rockstar Eddie under stage lighting. Very pretty and very sexy, toying with his spiked collar.
Link: here for a good time not a long time
That Ben Linus Glare by itsdoctorlinus (SFW)
Apr. 19th, 2025 04:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Fandom: Lost
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Benjamin Linus
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: pencil, I think
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery:
itsdoctorlinus
Why this piece is awesome: This slice of a portrait captures Ben's expression so well that my brain automatically draws the rest of the scene around it. Classic Ben.
Link: That Ben Linus Glare
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Benjamin Linus
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: pencil, I think
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery:
Why this piece is awesome: This slice of a portrait captures Ben's expression so well that my brain automatically draws the rest of the scene around it. Classic Ben.
Link: That Ben Linus Glare
Sidetracks - April 17, 2025
Apr. 17th, 2025 08:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Sidetracks is a collaborative project featuring various essays, videos, reviews, or other Internet content that we want to share with each other. All past and current links for the Sidetracks project can be found in our Sidetracks tag. You can also support Sidetracks and our other work on Patreon.
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ethereality by firefly-party (NSFW)
Apr. 17th, 2025 11:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Fandom: Stranger Things
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
Content Notes/Warnings: a bit NSFW - naked torsos
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: firefly-party's Stranger Things art on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: They're both in a pool, lit up in luminous torquoise - definitly ethereal, and gorgeous!
Link: ethereality
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
Content Notes/Warnings: a bit NSFW - naked torsos
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: firefly-party's Stranger Things art on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: They're both in a pool, lit up in luminous torquoise - definitly ethereal, and gorgeous!
Link: ethereality
Come get your drinks at QUARK’S! by Kao (SFW)
Apr. 15th, 2025 07:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Quark
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: Digital Art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery:
lt-kaollumn
Why this piece is awesome: The colours! The style! :D I'm so impressed that this works so well, given how busy and in-your-face colourful it is. Very shiny, too, and I love all the inventive, detailed drinks he's carrying around. (Artist's description: Unfortunately, Quark is understaffed this evening and has to run tables himself. He’s not happy, but at least he’s fabulous.)
Link: Quark
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Quark
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: Digital Art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery:
Why this piece is awesome: The colours! The style! :D I'm so impressed that this works so well, given how busy and in-your-face colourful it is. Very shiny, too, and I love all the inventive, detailed drinks he's carrying around. (Artist's description: Unfortunately, Quark is understaffed this evening and has to run tables himself. He’s not happy, but at least he’s fabulous.)
Link: Quark
Let's Get Literate! A Soft Apocalypse
Apr. 14th, 2025 11:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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As we watch the United States get rocked by authoritarian weirdos and must weather the consequences of their dire decisions, I've been thinking a lot about apocalypses.
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Steve and Eddie AU by littleststarfighter (SFW)
Apr. 12th, 2025 05:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Fandom: Stranger Things
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: littleststarfighter on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: Love the intensity and drama, the details and cool colours.
Link: Steve and Eddie AU
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: littleststarfighter on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: Love the intensity and drama, the details and cool colours.
Link: Steve and Eddie AU
Sidetracks - April 10, 2025
Apr. 10th, 2025 01:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Sidetracks is a collaborative project featuring various essays, videos, reviews, or other Internet content that we want to share with each other. All past and current links for the Sidetracks project can be found in our Sidetracks tag. You can also support Sidetracks and our other work on Patreon.
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