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One game, 10 years, and several creative, nerdy pursuits have changed my life completely. As 2015 wound down and we entered the season in which everyone talks about how thankful they are for…
Oh, you thought I was going to stick with Dragon Ball, didn’t you? Silly. Why should I limit myself when there are SO MANY badass anime women out there? My…
“We need stronger female role models,” says (nearly) every mother and young woman in America, “especially in geek culture.” That was the statement that provoked me to start writing this…
The force and amplitude of online recrimination has only one setting – absolute judgement and vigilantism. The hammer is so powerful – so damaging – but we act as if…
The way we comport ourselves online – the act of curation and calibration that goes along with every linkshare and retweet, every photo post and reblog across multiple platforms –…
This is part two of Colin’s “Internetimacy” series. You can find part one here The funny thing about being in your early thirties and being divorced is the look of…
“We were in Gnomeregan,” says Liz, the mid-afternoon sunlight pouring through the window onto the living room floor covered with toys. “I’m trying to find Acid Walkers for my main…
For a certain kind of person of a certain age, the twin spires of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Super Troopers stood as the pinnacle of hilarity; the…
At the beginning of this year, I did the most clichéd thing imaginable and decided to start a new exercise program. I do this every couple of years, because I…
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