Geekery
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Corporate Cosplay
Most of the costumes I make aren’t exactly workplace appropriate. I put mounds of work into them, but I only…
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A Hufflepuffian Protagonist
Newt Scamander is an unexpectedly interesting hero. He is even more interesting when compared with Harry Potter. It may seem…
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Carrie Fisher: Drowned in Moonlight, Strangled by Her Own Bra
I didn’t really realize how much I wanted a brunette princess from Disney until they released Beauty and the Beast…
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Here comes the General, Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher has meant different things to me over the years. When I was 13, and lying in a hospital…
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Harry Potter and the Consequences of Overthinking Children’s Literature
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve spent much more time lately thinking about Harry Potter than is typically…
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In Defense of Fanfiction – A Convert’s Tale
Fanfiction has a pretty bad reputation. Part of it is earned, but a lot of it is just because it…
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Your Steampunk Ain’t Punk
With Dishonored 2 coming out today, there’s an opportunity to interrogate its genre. Fact: I love steampunk, but it ain’t any…
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The Science Behind the Sideshow
Have you ever wanted to know how someone walks barefoot on broken glass? What ’embouchure’ means and why it’s important in fire-eating?…
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