“Personally I do not agree with sex being brought into science at all. The idea of ‘women and science’ is entirely irrelevant. Either a woman is a good scientist or she is not; in any case she should be given opportunities, and her work should be studied from the scientific, not the sex, point of […]
Today is Shakespeare’s 400th, a day marking four hundred years since the Bard’s death. Fans celebrate and mark this day since his exact birth date is in question. (If you’re a Harry Potter fan, celebrating the day of his death reminds me of Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party.) As do so many, I adore Shakespeare’s […]
Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea’s Elite by Suki Kim “Time there seemed to pass differently, when you are shut off from the world, every day is exactly the same as the one before. This sameness has a way of wearing down your soul until you become […]
by Kevin Henkes “Home was the same as when Martha had left it, but because she had changed, her world seemed slightly different, as though she were seeing everything in sharper focus.” I started reading this book completely at random. I wanted something short and I will admit that the silver “Newberry Honor Book” medallion […]
The final installment of three successive book reviews featuring Ally Condie’s young adult dystopian series Matched / Crossed / Reached. Click here to read my review of Matched and here for my review of Crossed. Reached by Ally Condie (Book 3 of 3 in the Matched series) “You cannot change your journey if you are […]
Sometimes I make nerdy things. I made most of this design while listening to audiobooks (I LOVE audiobooks). It is now framed and hanging near some of my bookcases. It’s a pattern from the Etsy store WeeLittleStitches that I only slightly modified: I added the quote “not all those who wander are lost,” stitched it […]
by Julie Falatko illustrated by Tim Miller “Snappsy the alligator wasn’t feeling like himself. His feet felt draggy. His skin felt baggy. His talk wouldn’t swish this way and that. And, worst of all, his big jaw wouldn’t SNAP.” Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book!) is a new picture book […]
If you have not yet bought yourself an adult coloring book, do it now. Stop waiting. They are wonderful. I’ve actually had many kids’ coloring books over the years to use myself, but recently bought this one. These books have been bestsellers for quite some time now, so I’m sure you’ve heard about them or […]
I didn’t know how much I enjoyed nonfiction (memoir, CNF, biography, history, etc.) until I became aware of how diverse the genre could be. As an undergraduate student, if you would have asked what I thought of nonfiction, I likely would have flashed back to reading long nonfiction essays in my early American literature course […]
Yesterday I saw a top ten list for essential back-to-school items “necessary to succeed” in college. Amongst the recommendations: customized bluetooth speakers, a label maker, wind chimes, flower vases, trickling water fountains, and air ionizers. The article ran on a major news feed and as of this morning had over 500 shares. While those are […]
Yesterday I saw a top ten list for essential back-to-school items “necessary to succeed” in college. Amongst the recommendations: customized bluetooth speakers, a label maker, wind chimes, flower vases, trickling water fountains, and air ionizers. The article ran on a major news feed and as of this morning had over 500 shares. While those are […]
Yesterday I saw a top ten list for essential back-to-school items “necessary to succeed” in college. Amongst the recommendations: customized bluetooth speakers, a label maker, wind chimes, flower vases, trickling water fountains, and air ionizers. The article ran on a major news feed and as of this morning had over 500 shares. While those are […]
Today is Shakespeare’s 400th, a day marking four hundred years since the Bard’s death. Fans celebrate and mark this day since his exact birth date is in question. (If you’re a Harry Potter fan, celebrating the day of his death reminds me of Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party.) As do so many, I adore Shakespeare’s […]
Jactionary: Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science–and the World
“Personally I do not agree with sex being brought into science at all. The idea of ‘women and science’ is entirely irrelevant. Either a woman is a good scientist or she is not; in any case she should be given opportunities, and her work should be studied from the scientific, not the sex, point of […]