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  • #24in48 Readathon

    #24in48 Readathon

    I’m participating in my first Readathon this weekend.  I’ve been in a slump for about two weeks; which is really disappointing, because I started my reading year very strongly. I heard about #24in48 from BookRiot’s Liberty Hardy and thought it was so cool. The goal is to read for a total of 24 hours during Read more

  • Why This Raccoon Is a Big Deal

    I was moved to tears by the video of this raccoon dissolving his cotton candy. This is a lesson about how life works. Read more

  • Early 2016 Reading Preview

    For this post, I’ve gathered a few books from early 2016 that I am anticipating very highly. Read more

  • Poverty and Privilege

    Yesterday, I read a Washington Post article, A Lonely Road, about a young, black, mother, who lives in poverty and the struggles she — and others in similar situations — face as she searches for employment. This paragraph stood out to me particularly: “The others in Scott’s life were largely out of touch. One of Scott’s siblings had Read more

  • Reading about the early feminism movement 

    In my ample free time, i.e. time I should have been doing graduate school work, I’ve been reading Jill Lepore’s The Secret History of Wonder Woman. It’s fascinating non-fiction about William Marston, the creator of Wonder Woman, the women of his life (all of them were feminists and birth control advocates) and their influence on Read more

  • Emma Watson, My Ultimate #WCW

    My colleague, cohort member, and friend Molly is right about Emma Watson and #HeForShe. MollyKoe Digital Marketing & SEO My #WCW this week is Emma Watson.; this classy lady–and her alter-ego of Hermione Granger–could easily be my #WCW every single day. Make sure you tune into Emma ‘s HeForShe event in London on March 8 (International Women’s Read more