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The Internet, Cats and Gender Theory…

The Internet, Cats and Gender Theory

The Internet is full of cats. Rumor has it some people believe that’s what the Internet was created for–disseminating cute pictures of furry friends. Well now cats have gotten into the gender theory, giving us “Judith Butler Explained with Cats”. Purr along with performativity…


Judith Butler Explained with Cats
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Following hot on the heels of Foucault Explained with Hipsters, here’s JB’s Gender Trouble explained in Socratic dialogue style. With cats.

The Internet, Cats and Gender Theory

The Internet is full of cats. Rumor has it some people believe that’s what the Internet was created for–disseminating cute pictures of furry friends. Well now cats have gotten into the gender theory, giving us “Judith Butler Explained with Cats”. Purr along with performativity…


Judith Butler Explained with Cats
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Following hot on the heels of Foucault Explained with Hipsters, here’s JB’s Gender Trouble explained in Socratic dialogue style. With cats.

Calling all Trekkies!

Calling all Trekkies! Havard’s Houghton Library has not only received a gift of an official writers’ guide for the television series, but they also have costume sketches from the first Star Trek film in their collection. Live long and prosper, Houghton!

Outfitting the Enterprise
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Calling all Trekkies! Harvard’s Houghton Library has not only received a gift of an official writers’ guide for the television series, but they also have costume sketches from the first Star Trek film in their collection. Live long and prosper, Houghton!

Outfitting the Enterprise
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Author Maureen Johnson recently issued a challenge to her Twitter Followers

Author Maureen Johnson recently issued a challenge to her Twitter Followers: she asked people to take a well-known book, then imagine the author of that book was of the opposite gender, or was genderqueer, and imagine what that cover might look like. She received hundreds of replies.


What Happens If You Flip The Gender Of Book Covers?
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Yesterday, author Maureen Johnson had a great idea. She tweeted “I do wish I had a dime for every email I get [from guys] that says, “Please put a non-girly cover on your book so I can read it.

Author Maureen Johnson recently issued a challenge to her Twitter Followers: she asked people to take a well-known book, then imagine the author of that book was of the opposite gender, or was genderqueer, and imagine what that cover might look like. She received hundreds of replies.


What Happens If You Flip The Gender Of Book Covers?
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Yesterday, author Maureen Johnson had a great idea. She tweeted “I do wish I had a dime for every email I get [from guys] that says, “Please put a non-girly cover on your book so I can read it.

For your next getaway … hotels inspired by literature

For your next getaway … hotels inspired by literature, from The Hobbit to Crime and Punishment and just books in general.


10 of the World’s Greatest Hotels Inspired by Literature
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For your next getaway … hotels inspired by literature, from The Hobbit to Crime and Punishment and just books in general.


10 of the World’s Greatest Hotels Inspired by Literature
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Guess who?

Guess who?
If you guessed it’s a self-portrait by Flannery O’Connor, you were right! Here are 19 more by famous–and artistic–authors.


The Fascinating Self-Portraits of 20 Famous Authors
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They say writing is a form of self-expression — but it’s not the only one. And if we had to guess, we’d bet that many of our favorite authors have a little bit more going on in their heads than th…

Guess who?
If you guessed it’s a self-portrait by Flannery O’Connor, you were right! Here are 19 more by famous–and artistic–authors.


The Fascinating Self-Portraits of 20 Famous Authors
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They say writing is a form of self-expression — but it’s not the only one. And if we had to guess, we’d bet that many of our favorite authors have a little bit more going on in their heads than th…

Medieval Doodling

Doodling in books has been around since there were books. Here are some fun medieval doodles from artistically-inclined readers.


The Art of the Doodle
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By Jenny Weston Manuscript doodles—the small sketches often found in the margins of manuscripts—are always a welcome treat when looking through a medieval book.

Doodling in books has been around since there were books. Here are some fun medieval doodles from artistically-inclined readers.


The Art of the Doodle
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By Jenny Weston Manuscript doodles—the small sketches often found in the margins of manuscripts—are always a welcome treat when looking through a medieval book.