Robert Levy's Blog, page 45
December 6, 2014
"The rape kit backlog sends two terrible messages. To victims, it says: You don’t matter. What..."
The rape kit backlog sends two terrible messages. To victims, it says: You don’t matter. What happened to you doesn’t matter. And to criminals, it says: What you did doesn’t matter.
Testing the kits reverses those messages.
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Mariska Hargitay, founder of the Joyful Heart Foundation, which has pledged $35 million to test rape kits nationwide in partnership with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
Read the RH Reality Check coverage by Nina Liss-Schultz here
(via rhrealitycheck)
December 3, 2014
Hey y’all, it’s time for a Goodreads giveaway of my...
Hey y’all, it’s time for a Goodreads giveaway of my novel The Glittering World! My publisher, Gallery Books, has provided 30 copies of my novel—the first finished copies anywhere—and all you have to do is click HERE to enter. So excited!
December 1, 2014
christopherbarzak:
I’m somewhat new to having fan art made for...
I’m somewhat new to having fan art made for things I’ve written, but more have been popping up for One for Sorrow because of the movie Jamie Marks is Dead. Here’s one that is absolutely AMAZING.
'I See You' © Xteve Abanto 2014
So Jamie Marks Is Dead happened the other day.
I usually look for warnings before I watch an LGBTQ film coz I want to avoid tragic endings like the plague. But I ended up watching it anyway coz it looked like this eerily gorgeous Potterslash!fic spawn that crawled out of the dark, deep, wonderful trenches of Fanfiction.net. Because, obviously. Anyone with eyes would see the eye candy connection. ANYWAY, now I can’t get it off my head, in a ‘JAMIE, YOU POOR, BEAUTIFUL, CREATURE. COME LIVE IN MY CLOSET FOR AS LONG AS YOU FUCKING WANT. COME BAAAACK!’ kinda way. I’d like to review it but my writing sucks (not like you couldn’t tell). I’ll just say it’s beautiful (and OMG the cinematography) and Utterly. Fucking. Sad. So in order for me to release some of the ‘tension’, I just need to fanart the shit out of it.
I understand the film is based on a novel, One For Sorrow, which I now NEED to read (I scoured the local shite bookstores and I couldn’t find a copy fml). I’m sure it’s brilliant (like the film) and still. fucking. sad. Christopher Barzak, you cruel, cruel human you. Thank you though.
SO YEAH. I’m fine now. I just need a hug. Again.
sniff.
November 29, 2014
"Imagine if DC had the courage to do to Wonder Woman what Marvel did with Thor, by heightening the..."
Imagine how much joy it would give audiences if, because she comes from a matriarchal culture, she didn’t know how to behave in traditionally feminine ways, and how much fun it would be to see how that challenges people. Hell, just imagine if she saw every bit of rude sexist behavior as a challenge to fight her, because she doesn’t have the framework to understand that’s just how it is.
Instead, we’ll probably get like one or two mildly feminist moments before she recedes into a character that is supposed to be strong but also non-threatening. In real life, a woman who has never known sexism in her life would be totally threatening to nearly everyone. There is no way they are going to have fun with that, though.”
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Amanda Marcotte, Don’t get too excited about a Wonder Woman Movie (via autisticbobsaginowski)
"a woman who has never known sexism in her life would be totally threatening to nearly everyone."
(via veliseraptor)
Things I Did Not Know I Needed Until Right This Second: this
(via thedatingfeminist)
Wouldn’t it be great if someone else made a faux WW movie along these exact lines? Or at the very least, wrote a book about a character raised in such a culture who comes to ours and the shock? I’d read it!
(via tamorapierce)
November 21, 2014
Kind words about my novel from the charitable and profoundly...
Kind words about my novel from the charitable and profoundly gifted writer Keith Donohue. I’m not worthy!
“The Glittering World is a stunning phantasmagoria drawn from the world just beneath the surface, aswarm with great and memorable characters and a plot that twists and turns as it hurtles forward. A grand debut. One taste, and you’ll be addicted.”
— Keith Donohue, author of The Boy Who Drew Monsters and The Stolen Child
November 11, 2014
Kind words about my novel—out February 10, 2015!—just came in...
Kind words about my novel—out February 10, 2015!—just came in from two very different and equally amazing writers. Feeling very lucky right now.
In The Glittering World, Robert Levy concocts a series of brilliant and terrifying images to describe the Other Kind, a sub-population of beings that have bizarre supernatural powers. They are as imaginative and frightening as a whole gallery of surrealist paintings come luridly to life.
— John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Robert Levy has written a luscious, compelling tangle of a thriller. The Glittering World maps the realms of friendship and identity, the mythic and the contemporary. I loved it.
— Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble and Magic for Beginners
November 10, 2014
I saw Nightcrawler today. It is a stellar film, impressively...
I saw Nightcrawler today. It is a stellar film, impressively written and directed and centering on an utterly convincing performance by Jake Gyllenhaal as the oleaginous Louis Bloom, an unholy hybrid of Richard Ramirez and Tracy Flick. Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, and Bill Paxton hit every single mark, and it’s all a joy to behold. Highly recommended for those who like it tense, and dark, and unsettling.
November 6, 2014
Love this blurb for my glittering baby from the exceedingly...
Love this blurb for my glittering baby from the exceedingly generous Scott Cheshire, whose own debut novel High as the Horses’ Bridles is an absolute must-read. I studied with Scott at the Sackett Street Workshop, and he is an inspired and inspiring instructor to boot. Thanks Scott!
"Imagine True Blood crossed with Margaret Atwood. Seductive, fantastical, and menacing as any modern supernatural classic, The Glittering World shines out like a mirror shard. You will see yourself in it. And it will cut you to the core.”
— Scott Cheshire, author of High as the Horses’ Bridles
November 4, 2014
wolfwindcollective:
A letter from Keith Haring, to a young...
A letter from Keith Haring, to a young Basquiat.
"Satisfy yourself. Don’t do it for anyone else."
One, two, Freddy’s coming for you… Oh. Oh wait, no....
One, two, Freddy’s coming for you… Oh. Oh wait, no. Actually, Freddy was already here, and left his sweater. Could you be a doll and return it to the PS 58 boiler room? Thanks love.
