I did a presentation today on women printers using books from my library's collections. A lovely time was had by all!

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I made a thing for work! (It was hard.) (I'll say serious things later, when I have spoons.)

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- I'm literally pumping the air every time they talk about socioeconomics and the uni students wondering where their next meal is coming from versus the ones wondering what club to go to that night.

- ooh talking about covid and racial data now

- Talking about eliminating the phrase "not racist" because you're either racist or anti-racist, you're ( Read more... )

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This is an immensely moving and thoughtful speech--my estimation of Boseman, already high, absolutely skyrocketed while listening to it. He talks about his education at Howard, activism, and his career. Some bits of it got me misty-eyed. And it's also charged with a determination and an optimism that we desperately need right now.

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I was a guest speaker on several episodes of Sci-Fi Lab to talk with DJ and Harper about the history of fandom with my friend and colleague Karen Viars. Much fun was had!

Episode 6: Fandom, pt.1: The Beginning:

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Episode 7: Fandom pt.2 The Wrath of Mod:

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Episode 8: Fandom pt.3 Curative Robots vs. Transformative Pirates

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Episode 9: Fandom pt.4 ( Read more... )

(Found at Todd's behest.)

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*dreamy sigh*

(Also, I hope we get a better acronym soon. DIS? I got nothin'.)

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The clocks are about to strike thirteen. I'm scared, you're scared, but when in doubt, quote Dune:

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(A plotbunny I would like to do something with, but, you know, stupid real life.)

Inspired by this vimeo of John Boyega on Shakespeare's audiences:

BBC Shakespeare: About Shakespeare - Audience & Social Attitudes from Somethin' Else on Vimeo.
But like so it's 1593ish and Finn is a country boy with a Puritanical family but then one day there are ( Read more... )