Meta links, and a meme

Thanks to everyone, especially karabair and smashsc, who linked me Serenity-related meta or fanfic in the last few days. I really appreciate it. In return, I offer some links I discovered during said period, which might be old news to everyone but me and the other Germans on my flist, but just in case they aren't:

Serenity in 2000 words or less. Very funny. And just what I need after the angst.

I just found out that Sylvia Volk, who wrote some excellent Highlander stories, is on lj as sylviavolk2000 and wrote a very cool essay about Serenity and The Tempest. The Firefly movie and its Shakespearean themes. Given Joss and his disposition with names - Ariel, Miranda - methinks she is on to something, and very stylishly so.

She also wrote an essay comparing Serenity and Astonishing X-Men - i.e. Joss' run of the later - finding common themes, and making interesting suggestions about what this says about the Alliance background people we never get to see.

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An excellent Harry Potter essay:
Themes in Order of the Phoenix and Half Blood Prince.

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And lastly, a meme from ashylogic:


Reply to this post, and I'll tell you one reason why I like/love/adore you. Then put this in your own journal, and spread the love.