In grad school, I did a bit of research on how hosting the Olympics impacted relations between host countries and indigenous cultures. Canada (who will host the next Winter Games in Vancouver) and Australia (who hosted the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney) both have a very interesting history in this respect.
Canada’s isn’t quite as […]
I guess it’s fair to say I’m an odd girl. I’ve always liked learning new words and phrases, and I love learning where those words and phrases came from. It often makes remembering the phrase easier, and it can be helpful when explaining phrases to people who have never heard them before, or math students […]
The mascots for the Vancouver Olympics were announced last week. They’re cute, and quite possibly have more personality than any mascot to date.
What makes Miga the sea-bear, Quatchi the sasquatch, and Sumi the thunderbird-bear really interesting, though, is that they’re inspired by the First Nations, one of Canada’s indigenous groups. It’s a marked change between […]
There’s so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?- Dick CavettOur society seems so quick to blame increasing violence in children on television shows and video games. Serious studies are being conducted on this phenomenon, and the findings aren’t terribly encouraging.
Game developers are working to make games more violent because that’s […]
Given that it’s Halloween tomorrow, I thought it would be a fun to share these myth-busting Halloween facts!
However, those said, remember to make sure Halloween costumes allow your munchkin to see and breathe. Make sure to place reflective tape strategically on the costume for those who will be out and about after dark. Travel in […]
There’s been this huge to-do around many of the geeky girl, feminist, and geeky girl feminists blogs this week about an interesting statement coming out of Warner Brothers. Apparently, one of the higher-ups came out and said Warner Brothers would not be making any more action movies where the lead character was female. (If I […]
Growing up, I’m sure we all watched stories where the character opposing the hero was automatically evil.
That’s how it works, right? If you oppose the person everyone is cheering for, you must be evil?
I’ve often wondered why writers feel that’s how things have to play out, but I’m feeling encouraged by the number of books, […]
“Oh, look! She’s reading again.”
“Poor thing. Although…without a man, I guess she has to think for herself.”
Once upon a time, it was frowned upon for women to read. They simply weren’t wired right for thinking and education, so why waste their time with silly things like books? Women needed time to focus on their music […]
I am probably a little too over-fascinated with post-it notes. I love them! You can do so much with them, and now that I’m armed with a cute pad of star-shaped ones, I’m thinking about covering my bookshelves in them!
I’m not much of an artist (several sticky notes covered in stick figures would beg to […]
A while back, my best friend went to China. In a blog post, she mentioned picking up some Olympics souvenirs for the upcoming Beijing games for a friend she knew was really into the Olympic Games. Somehow, it never actually occurred to me that she was paying attention when I’d ramble on endlessly about my […]
