FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Let’s fast-forward 100 years – do we still have mostly the same countries? Who’s allied with who? And which country is the dominant player, or is there one? Go! Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat
For Writers: Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: Jim sent me this link a while back: http://www.queerty.com/heres-how-the-male-standard-of-beauty-changes-around-the-world-20150319 What makes a man physically attractive? Depending on where you live in the world, your answer to that question might vary greatly. In the U.S., the current standard seems to be moving towards the “lumbersexual” — masculine, muscular, bearded and white. In Brazil, “Germanic features” with tan skin are considered an ideal beauty combination, and cosmetic surgery for men is becoming a normal thing to hear about. In Turkey, there’s a trend of body hair removal for men — we remember … Read more
We tend to live firmly in the now – the way things are at the moment is the way most of us assume they always have been, and always will be. But as they say, the only constant is change. A hundred and fifty years ago, the Britisah Empire was ascendant, and the US was a regional power fighting over slavery. The Romans had their time, as did the Greeks, and empires have waxed and waned throughout history. So Let’s fast-forward 100 years – do we still have mostly the same countries on the globe? Which countries no longer exist, … Read more