cosplay
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Activism
Cosplay, Replicas, and Royalties
Cosplay is absurdly fun, potentially big business in itself, solid free advertising for the franchises being copied, and kind of,…
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Comic
Nerrd Lines
Robin Thicke’s recent hit “Blurred Lines” is more than a little problematic (this excellent gender-swapped parody by Mod Carousel illustrates…
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Biology
Frolicking Frogs: Ballet Cosplay, Part 2
Last week, I wrote about our involvement in a ballet recital and how I had the opportunity to actually make…
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Performance Art
“That Stinkin’ Skunk Has Skills”, Ballet Cosplay: Part 1
Whew, this last week has been a busy one. Our entire family is involved in the ballet recital, “Snow White”,…
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Crafting
Materials Science for Cosplay 1: Steel
Many cosplayers struggle with finding the right material to build their beautiful creations. In this series, I’m going to talk…
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Geekery
Cosplaying While White
I am lucky. I look like 90% of the women on the big screen, the small screen, on the covers…
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Crafting
Slave Leo
This year, for con season, I’m dressing as Slave Leia… sort of. If you’ve been following this blog, you know…
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Feminism
Don’t Dress as Slave Leia Redux
A year and a half ago, I wrote this article about the folly of dressing as Slave Leia. After a…
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