On stereotyping archetypes… 11/7/11

Posted Nov 8 2011 in , , , , ,

One of my coworkers shared a link with us that led to an interesting video ‘experiment’ – actually an advertisement for a beer, but nevertheless interesting. The video shows a small theater in which all but two of the 150 seats were filled with rough-looking, tattoo’d, muscle-bound biker guys. Theater managers then sold the last […]

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NYT: “Boys and Reading: Is there any hope?

Posted Aug 23 2011 in , , , , , , ,

Saw this in the NYT. The author says teen girls will read books about male and female characters while teen boys will NOT read books about females. True or false?  Let’s talk. 

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4 out of 5 Bites to Kiss of Snow

Posted Jun 23 2011 in , , , , , , , , ,

  This month, Book Hungry reviewed Kiss of Snow, the latest story in the Psy-Changeling series. I’ve never read this series before, but after reviewing this book, I will definitely check them out. The story was compelling and the characters were exceptionally engaging. The story was wonderfully layered with suspense, political intrigue, power plays, and […]

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Under Rowling’s Spell – Why We Hare Out for Harry

Posted Jun 17 2011 in , , , , , , ,

My youngest son and I have a date for the midnight showing of the last Harry Potter movie. Of my two sons, Chris inherited my passion for books while Rob’s interests lean toward his father’s. I brought home The Philosopher’s Stone from the library and read him a chapter each night starting when he was […]

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Dan’s Blog

Posted May 2 2011 in , , , ,

For a place filled with so many smart people, school is like, ridiculously dumb. You think? I roll my eyes, but ignore Kenny’s attempt at wit. Schools are run by all these people with advanced degrees, smart people, people who were – a long time ago – in school and must know, couldn’t possibly have […]

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