Gideon the Ninth Act I Chapter 8. Teacher welcomes the scions and their cavaliers to Canaan House and lays down the ground rules. Claire Beans (she/they) and Han Koehle (any pronouns) discuss the weird vibes in the atrium, the very unusual sleeping arrangements, and Teacher's whole deal.

This week's cover art is a gorgeous illustration of the Canaan House atrium by Lorin Wendell. You can find more of their work here and follow them on Instagram. Lorin did an amazing job of capturing the colors and textures and lush emptiness of the space and we're really excited to share this image.

Content Warning: death, suicide, murder, genocide

Further Reading:

Samuel Moyn (2021) Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War

Ian G. R. Shaw & Marv Waterstone (2021). A Planet of Surplus Life: Building Worlds Beyond Capitalism

Douglas Adams (1981) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Brian Fagan & Nadia Durrani (2019). What We Did In Bed: A Horizontal History

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Gideon the Ninth Act I Episode 7. Gideon has an exciting encounter with a bright new world and people who aren't cultists!

Claire Beans (she/they) and Han Koehle (any pronouns) dive into the possible reference behind the sunglasses, who knows what, and what exactly is meant by "blood flaw."

Today’s cover art was provided by Ninth Knight Cosplay. You can find more of Bailey's art on TikTok.

Content Warning: death probably

Further Reading:

Let's Read Homestuck

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We're re-reading Gideon the Ninth Act I Chapter 6. We get a Gideon Nav training montage! Gideon gets a compliment (kind of). Harrow and Gideon leave home.

Claire Beans (she/they) and Han Koehle (any pronouns) dive into monastic life, revisit material culture on the Ninth, and talk more about sword sports. Han wants to watch Gideon and Claire wrestle. Claire wishes somebody would make this fan video that Han made in 2023. Han wants to know why Crux even has a "turn off the heating for Gideon specifically" lever.

Thanks Claire for this week's cover art. You can find more of Claire's art on Instagram.

Content Warning: death, torture, slavery, child abuse, infertility

Further Reading:

"Training Montage" (2022) The Mountain Goats

Destreza Part 3 - Footwork (2013) Martial Traveler

Don't Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in Social Justice Movements and Communities (2012) Victoria Law & China Martens

Childhood and the Monastery: Jigme's Story (2019) UNICEF

Discipline and Punish (1975) Michel Foucault

Ancrene Wisse (early 13th century) Author Unknown; Edited J. R. R. Tolkien

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