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Read More9.25.15 ‘I am afraid I must step aside’
Eddie Redmayne remains a baffling Oscar superstar, and what it’s like to have a lead-lined pillow whomp you upside the head on a Friday afternoon.
Read More9.8.15 “Nepotism is as common as oxygen.”
What happens when you mix a birthday with a puppy rescue and a poetry writer who goes undercover to get published.
Read More9.3.15 “The keeping real of shit matters to some people, but it does not matter to me. “
How one author’s essay changed my outlook, and made it possible to open my arms to the un-cool things I loved.
Read More8.31.15 “That is your real name, is it? Not just advertising?”
Monty Python, President Obama meets Bear Grylls, and a thought on why being a woman on campus is so difficult these days.
Read More8.27.15 “All of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.”
Specific and unsundry links, meanderings and etc. from the day. Plus, kids taste dark chocolate for the first time!
Read More8.26.15 “It’s nice to look down and see a new piece of jewelry on my finger”
Current wanderings in my brain, links, and photos. Come on in.
Read MoreHere’s how the story doesn’t end: TV adaptations that make it up as they go along
TV’s rapacious interest in book adaptations has been expanding lately. Today, novels are seen as springboards and not holy writ, and TV shows are happily going way off the reservation.
Read MoreSpace, the final frontier for gender stereotypes
Space heroines are few and far between in movies and on TV. While occasionally you get your Ellen Ripleys (Alien) and Princess Leia (Star Wars) the truth is women rarely make it to fictional space in any kind of leadership capacity.
Read MoreSad songs say so much: the enduring appeal of songs that hurt your heart
You don’t have to look far to find songs about sadness. Popular music of all genres has trafficked forever in lyrics that tell terrible tales, suggest dark motives and insist that we all live in a vale of tears. Plus, there’s a catchy chorus.
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