The Oregon Trail Generation: Life Before And After Mainstream Tech. This is me, and most of my friends. So spot on. “Because we had one foot in the traditional ways of yore and one foot in the digital information age, we appreciate both in a way that other...
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Cartoon series of the week: They Can Talk. What animals are really thinking. Videos of the week: Penguins vs. A Rope, and Buddy the Rescue Dog and the GoDogGo ball thrower. Pro-choice advocates just won the biggest Supreme Court abortion case in decades. Woo!...
Taking Stock
Taking a page from Pip's book and using this list to do a life snapshot. I don't have any fun pictures to intro this, so we're just going to jump right into the list: Making: cupcakes in the morning! Cooking: Nothing at the moment, but I made this for my mom and...
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This week in You've Been Lied To: Sorry But Medieval Armies Probably Didn't Use Fire Arrows. Ironic Serif: A Brief History of Typographic Snark and the Failed Crusade for an Irony Mark. Your romantic first dates? Restaurants hate them. Delusion at the...
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If you only read one thing this week, read this: Female Rage Doesn’t Exist In A Vacuum. Girly Book Covers and Man Book Clubs In Defense of Unlikable Women (characters). “Like it or not, failure of empathy in the face of unlikable women in fiction can often lead...
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Funny video of the week: Watch Jimmy Fallon Force Blake Shelton to Try Sushi for the First Time. I feel your pain, Blake. Not a sushi fan. Cool video of the week: This is what a lute sounds like. If you've ever read a fantasy or Renaissance novel and wondered....
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Video of the week: It's still legal to make women wear heels to work in the UK. So the Stylist team asked the men in their office to wear heels for a day. Don’t Call it a Tramp Stamp: How the Patriarchy Ruined My Tattoo. Bustin’ Makes Boys Feel Sad — Why the...
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This week in all you know is a lie: Vikings never wore horned helmets. Follow the breadcrumbs: why fairytales are magic for modern fiction. Personally, I am loving the prevalence of fairytale-based and inspired works lately. How Breakfast Became a Thing....
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Video of the week: this pet penguin in Japan walks himself to the fish market. Adorable!! When a book lover is in charge of the floorplan. Yup. We Know You Hate ‘Moist.’ What Other Words Repel You? An interesting look at word aversion. Why Are Powerful Women...
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The World's Newest Major Religion: No Religion. “The religiously unaffiliated, called "nones," are growing significantly. They’re the second largest religious group in North America and most of Europe. [...] There have long been predictions that religion would...
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Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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