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True to Carl Djerassi's envelope pushing ways, "Taboos" features Harriet and Sally who are lesbians living in a committed relationship in San Francisco.
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Taboos are hard to recognize if you haven't bumped into one.
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So have others, Ben Goldstein (in Working with Images) and Richard MacAndrew (in Taboos and Issues) are two such examples.
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Taboos, in turn, provide a means for group cohesion.
Archive 2009-03-01 Gordon McCabe 2009
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Taboos about sex also still exist, though the bar has been raised.
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Taboos in scifi-fantasy fiction as asked of "writers" of this genre is the question, I am a reader, so I do not have to stick to the issue like a fly in a web.
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More on The Oscars Music to Oscar's Ears How to Shoot a Horse: A Cinematographer's Secrets Tsangari Tackles Greek Taboos Print: WSJ's Oscar Ballot Complete Coverage In an industry eager to create the next "Harry Potter" or "Twilight" series, also adapted from books for young readers, some filmmakers say that famous faces could deter audiences with images of the protagonists fixed in their heads.
The Newcomers John Jurgensen 2011
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Over at Fantasy Magazine, Paula R. Stiles talks about Taboos In Speculative Fiction: "Some of the strongest taboos can come and go within a generation, while others simply mutate."
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Over at Fantasy Magazine, Paula R. Stiles talks about Taboos In Speculative Fiction: "Some of the strongest taboos can come and go within a generation, while others simply mutate."
January 2009 2009
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Taboos are a particular issue in relation to young adult fiction, which my novel Tender Morsels is, in the US, although it's published as an adult book here in Australia.
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