Sunday Links

* Following up on the Star-Wars-as-maps link: Indiana Jones as maps.

* At USC between 1998 and 2012, 92% of white men were awarded tenure, but only 55% of women and minorities in the same departments. Via @reclaimuc.

* Adjuncts at MLA.

* The Dark Side of the Digital at MLA.

* The Chinese website Tencent reports that a father got so upset with his son’s nonstop MMO playing that he hired an in-game hit-squad to kill his son’s character whenever it spawned, in the hopes of discouraging the young man from playing.

* For some in the burgeoning stop-hitting movement, the goal is nothing less than a total legal ban on spanking in all settings, as has been passed by 33 nations in Europe, Latin America and Africa (soon to be 34 when Brazil becomes the largest country to outlaw spanking in final action expected this year).

* The Last Days of Detroit.

* Stalin, CEO.

* An oral history of Good Will Hunting.

* Islam and Science Fiction.

Saturday Morning Linkdump

Saturday morning linkdump.

* Fiona sent along this image as the last word on my “Is Infinite Jest science fiction?” post.

* Good news, everyone! Fox and the Futurama voice cast have reached a deal.

* This is the way the MMORPG ends: The Matrix Online has incorporated its upcoming coming shutdown into the story itself. Via Kottke.

* American Castles.

* You’re (probably) a federal criminal.

* Man is his sushi: Abhay Khosla’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Wednesday Catchup

Wednesday catchup.

* Rest in peace, Rosie the Riveter.

* Dollhouse tease: Joss will write and direct the premiere.

* Transformers FAQ. Spoiler alert:

I am already incredibly sick of this movie, and I’m just typing questions about it. Sam resurrects Optimus, Optimus kills the Fallen, end of story, right?
Pretty close. Sam dies, though.

Really?
Yeah, for a little while. But then the Transformers in heaven send him back because he still has work to do.

Fuck you.
I’m serious.

Fuck you. There’s no way.
It’s true. The 6-7 Primes are there in the clouds like Mufasa’s head in The Lion King, and tell Sam he’s awesome and he needs to live again so he can bring Optimus back to life.

* MMORGS and sociology: “City of Heroes character ‘Twixt’ becomes game’s most hated outcast courtesy of Loyola professor.” Via MeFi.

* “Judgment Day,” famous anti-racist EC comic from 1953, controversial in its day, at Comics Should Be Good:

Zork

You had me at “reviving Zork.”