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Book Review: “Dataclysm” by Christian Rudder
You don’t have to be a big information and data nerd like I am to find this book interesting, though it certainly won’t hurt. I’m a graduate student in a doctoral Information Studies program. This...
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This Weekend Open Thread is a Cosplaying Corgi
What the world needs now is more dogs in costumes. Have you seen Kiba the Cosplaying Corgi yet? He’s been all over the interwebs lately. If you haven’t, I strongly recommend checking him out. For doggy...
View ArticleThis Weekend Open Thread is Adulting… Not
Who let me into my thirties? I’m not ready for this. The adage that no one ever feels like an adult, and that we’re all just tall imposters, is totally true, isn’t it? Is there ever a time when you...
View ArticleThis Weekend Open Thread is an Organizational Nightmare
I think the part of my brain that lets me organize things is broken. It’s not that I don’t want to have a tidy and organized space. It’s just that every time I try to do it, it’s like my brain just...
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31 Days of Halloween — Day 3, Seven Great Plus-Size Halloween Costumes, and...
If you’re not into DIY costumes, it can be hard to find good ones to fit. The packaged ones in those pop-up Halloween shops are usually “one size fits all,” where “all” is smaller than a size 6. Even...
View ArticleThis Weekend Open Thread Loves Brinner
Breakfast food is ALWAYS appropriate. Seriously, is there anything better than brinner? Breakfast foods at dinner time, when you’re awake enough to fully appreciate the stack of waffles and eggs in...
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Birthday Giveaway: Hand-Dyed Yarn
In honor of P-Mag’s birthday, I’m giving away two skeins of hand-dyed yarn, one each to two winners. Behold: The tan one is 100% wool, fingering weight, 400 yd, and dyed with coffee. The red one is...
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This Weekend Open Thread is a Birthday Party
IS THERE CAKE? Our birthday is drawing to a close, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still party. We need some cake. And dancing. Dance with me. Happy weekend!
View ArticleThis Weekend Open Thread is Sick and Tired of Gamer Bros
Just stop, dudes. Hey, so, misogynist gamer bros? Stop with your #GamerGate crapola. You are now defending the people who threaten to shoot, rape, and murder because a few women have dared to point out...
View ArticleThis Weekend Open Thread Wants to Fly to New Zealand
This may be the only time I’ve voluntarily watched an airline safety video. This safety video from Air New Zealand is amazing. And not just because my tiny imaginary boyfriend Elijah Wood makes a brief...
View ArticleThis Weekend Open Thread is Singing About Sports
Here’s my earworm this week. God, I love Garfunkel and Oates.
View ArticleThe Right Way to React When Your Former Bandmate is Accused of Sexual Assault
Good, so now my childhood is only 25% destroyed. Somehow I managed not to make the connection between accused rapist and all-around needledick Jian Ghomeshi and his former band, Moxy Fruvous. Then a...
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Book Review: #Newsfail by Jamie Kilstein and Allison Kilkenny
From the hosts of Citizen Radio, this book covers important topics with smarts and humor. If you aren’t already listening to Citizen Radio — and you should be — #Newsfail, written by hosts Jamie...
View ArticleThis Weekend Open Thread Makes Terrible Life Choices
I decided to NaNo while in grad school. WHAT WAS I THINKING? What I was thinking when I decided this was a good idea was that writing about something OTHER than information systems theories and the...
View ArticleThis Weekend Open Thread Wants Your Comic Book Recommendations
Tell me what to do. Recommend comics to me! I’ve read The Watchmen, Maus, Ms. Marvel, and a few old Avengers issues. Plus I’m currently working on Persepolis. What’s out there and good that I might not...
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This Weekend Open Thread Really Doesn’t Miss Living in Buffalo
I mean, holy crap. I grew up in Buffalo. I’ve seen my fair share of snow. I’ve seen my share of snow accumulating by the foot in short periods of time. I’ve had school close for several days because...
View ArticleThis Weekend Open Thread is In Denial
Y’all. I have SO MUCH work left to do. Know what’s a really sound and mature thing to do? Pretend you don’t have two papers due soon and spend hours playing Sims 3 instead of working on them.
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This Weekend Open Thread Would Rather be Protesting
Alas. In case you haven’t noticed, our world is royally fucked up. Two different white cops just got away with murdering unarmed Black men within less than a week and a half of each other. And those...
View ArticleThis Weekend Open Thread is Knitting All the Things
Wait, HOW soon is Christmas? I like to give people handmade things for the holidays if I can. However, I also tend to forget that this means finishing up said handmade things right at the end of the...
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This Weekend Open Thread Needs Brain Bleach
Ugh, MRAs. I just finished my semester, and for some reason I thought it would be a good idea to do one of my term papers on MRAs. Specifically, on the MRAs who use Reddit, using activity theory. It...
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