Jeannette Ng·May 25, 2021Quick Review: Natsu Hyūga’s The Apothecary DiariesThe Apothecary Diaries is set in the inner chambers of the Emperor’s vast palace with its bickering, scheming ladies and eunuchs. The story…
Jeannette Ng·May 25, 2021Quick Review of Miya Kazuki’s Ascendance of the Bookworm: I’ll Stop at Nothing to Become a…Ascendance of the Bookworm is a love letter to the book itself, not just its contents of word and stories, but the physical object. After a…A response icon1A response icon1
Jeannette Ng·May 25, 2021Quick Review of Nozomu Mochitsuki’s Tearmoon EmpireJapanese culture has long had something of a love affair with France, in particular with the gilded, frilly excesses of Rococo fashions…
Jeannette Ng·Sep 17, 2020Cultural Appropriation: Some More Practical AdviceYou’ve been inspired to write something about another culture that isn’t your own. Or perhaps you’re a speculative fiction writer looking…A response icon1A response icon1
Jeannette Ng·Sep 11, 2020Beyond Authenticity: the Spectre of Han HegemonyNo article about Mulan (2020) can open without mentioning the cultural genocide happening in China right now. The Chinese and Asian…A response icon4A response icon4
Jeannette Ng·Jul 25, 2020Korra’s Defining Villains and What Does it Mean to be The AvatarThe Legend of Korra is defined by its villains.A response icon6A response icon6
Jeannette Ng·Jul 25, 2020The Inescapable Whiteness of AVATAR: THE LEGEND OF KORRA, and its Uncomfortable Implications“Why is Aang now the Statue of Liberty? Is this show set in New York now?”A response icon81A response icon81
Jeannette Ng·Jan 26, 2020On Identity, Performing Marginalisations and the Limitations of OwnVoices; or “Why I can’t just…Every time I show my uncle a photo of my dogs[1], he’d unfailing make a jokey threat about eating Twist and Moo. Regular as clockwork.
Jeannette Ng·Jan 23, 2020Confessions of a Hate Reader, or Bad Writing Habits I Picked up from Bad CriticismInstead of a harsh teacher or a discouraging parent, the Critical Voice I’ve internalised is that of the nitpicking internet hate-reader.
Jeannette Ng·Dec 21, 2019The Rise of Skywalker: Memorabilia without Memory, a Misunderstanding of HopeNote: this contains basically all the spoilersA response icon6A response icon6
