[UPDATE] Cassandra Clare sued for copyright infringement over Shadowhunter series – Cassandra Clare’s attorney has responded to Kenyon’s suit for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and false advertising. Note that his commentary focuses primarily on the copyright claim, even though, as Jane’s comment here points out, there is a lot of action around the trademark ... more >
[Note: I put the quoted portions in bold in the hope that it would make them easier to read. Please let me know if this is the case – thanks!] Why ‘Deadpool’ May Not Open Many Doors For R-Rated Comic Book Movies – An interesting argument that basically views Deadpool as an outlier ... more >
The Uses Of History in Hamilton: An American Musical – Sumana Harihareswara’s contemplation of the musical Hamilton as “a fantasy of political agency and of changing the world,” and of using — and intentionally misusing — history in much the same way as “much science fiction.” I’ve heard a lot of good things ... more >