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Photo from https://theplaylist.net/v-for-vendetta-science-fiction-20200730/  Why the ace up my sleeve loves V for Vendetta, and the limits of English for describing feelings by Jen Davies, nerd Nov 5, 2025 A lot of folks were introduced to Alan Moore through the movie versions of two visual novels, Watchmen and V for Vendetta . Me too. I have since been watching the free YouTube videos associated with Alan Moore’s BBC Maestro series recently released, highly recommend you look those up if you aspire to writing. I watched them because I admire V for Vendetta (both versions). V is extremely relevant in 2025 (see article above - Christian Nationalism is even scarier right now than it was), and there are so few film portrayals in science fiction (or other kinds of fiction) of asexual love that I have to take what little I can find. I blame the limits of the English language for the struggle writers have with describing the nuances of the human experience, especially feelin...

Screenshot and info from: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/rabbit-rabbit-series-adam-driver-release-date-photos-news   A counsellor's ethical question about “tactical empathy” in the context of new Netflix show Rabbit, Rabbit , and how much luck has to do with success by Jen Davies, nerd Nov 1, 2025 Note1: I'm curious to see how this show treats the science here, because the announcement very specifically decided to include a social scientific element (“tactical empathy”). Note2: There are likely more experienced ethicists in the field of counselling who can speak to this issue, that these communication skills were not identified and fine-tuned in order to be used for “tactical” purposes, but I don't remember finding much written about this when Chris Voss’ Masterclass came out. Maybe there have been things written since then. If not, I'm happy to muse further! Let me know if that's of interest.  The name Chris Voss will almost certainly come up so...