september recs, day seven: hockey fics that make me smile

I actually had a great day today -- I got to see distira andidhren24! -- but I also managed to fall up an escalator and now my knee really hurts, so we're going with a feel-good rec set today. These stories aren't necessarily funny, but they're all written with a sense of humor that, well, makes me smile! I would apologize for it being hockey fic again, but... that's the fandom I'm in right now, so just deal with it, I guess? Super short notes because I really want to finish rereading The Outlaws of Sherwood for the millionth time and go to sleep already.

Flip Shut, Hang Up, by thehoyden and twentysomething
Alex Ovechkin's POV is a gift to us all. As are his musical selections.

Closed Fracture, by lightgetsin
Found family is the best theme in the world and I would happily read a million fics about Mario being Sid's dad. GO WRITE MORE ABOUT MARIO BEING SID'S DAD, FANDOM. MY BRUISED KNEES DEMAND IT.

We Should Get Jerseys ('Cause We Make A Good Team), by svmadelyn
Abby Sharp is the best Sharp.

do it like they do on the discovery channel, by hazel
I'm only here for the descriptions of Kaner's vintage eighties porn tbh.

Tour de Force, by thehoyden
Secret novelist Kaner, aka the fic that made me start reading in hockey fandom. thehoyden has so much to answer for.

Also, I cannot in good faith recommend the Hallsy/Ebs fanvid set to a Taylor Swift song, but. It definitely makes me smile.

september recs, day eight: meta vids

I don't rec vids as much as I do fic, so a lot of you probably don't know that I am an obsessive fan of vidding. If you are in my physical vicinity and I have my laptop, iPad or phone I will sit you down and force you to watch vids with me for any fandom you show even the slightest interest in. I think vidding is such an amazing art form! And one thing that I think that vids can convey, maybe more artistically and definitely more succinctly than any other medium, is criticism of the source material. With that in mind, today's set of recs are all vids that talk back.

Women's Work, by sisabet and Luminosity [Supernatural]
One of the great classics of vidding, and much beloved (for good reason!) by academics who work on remix culture. I still remember when this vid came out; I was a very uncritical fan of Supernatural at the time, and watching Women's Work for the first time was definitely a wake-up call. Let's just say that I can't rewatch the early seasons of Supernatural anymore. (warning for a lot of violence against women)

…on the dancefloor, by sloanesomething [Star Trek Reboot]
I loved the first reboot movie to death, I saw it in theaters three or four times, but man, it was so shitty about women. And Into Darkness was even worse. This vid is a really eloquent summation of my feelings on the subject.

How Much Is That Geisha In The Window?, by lierdumoa [Firefly]
I genuinely had never even thought about racism in the context of Firefly until I watched this vid. You had better believe I think about it now. Every time I read the text at the end of the vid I start tearing up.

White America, by anonymous [Buffy, Veronica Mars, Supernatural]
A controversial selection! Nobody can really tell what this vid is trying to say -- or if it's trying to say any one thing at all. Is it about racism? Censorship? Is it criticizing the source material, or the fans for ignoring the flaws? I agree with some of the criticism of the vid in that it doesn't seem to have a single strong, coherent message, but at the same time, it's still a tremendously compelling piece of art. Watch it and see what you think it's trying to say! (warning for violence)

Bad Things, by niyalune [Teen Wolf]
Teen Wolf: a show in which teenagers are continually threatened, frightened, physically assaulted and sexually harassed by adults, many of whom are supposed to be trusted authority figures. It would be a great commentary on the rape culture our children are growing up in if I thought that the show runners were doing it on purpose; as it is, it's just incredibly creepy. (warning for violence)

I hope all the links are working, but if you have trouble accessing any of the vids, just let me know about I will upload a copy for you!