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With an ethereal folk-pop slant, Lady Lazarus has used her intuition and personal experiences to craft minimalist piano-based songs since 2008. Having released three albums and one EP, her latest is Miracles, out this year on the label Queen’s Ransom. I had a chance to chat with her over email about the themes that fuel her songwriting and what it’s like to be a touring female musician.
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In 2014, Titan Comics began publishing new Doctor Whoadventures, taking over the reins from IDW, the publisher who handled the property’s comics through the show’s 50th anniversary. They’ve published Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctor-based stories, but this week marks the beginning of a five-issue miniseries with the Ninth. I had a chance to interview the writer, Cavan Scott, over email…
It’s been ten years since I started my big foreign adventure. In this loose series, I talk to the immigrants I met in 2005 and those I’m only meeting now. They all tell me a bit about the changes that the last decade has brought for them. (more…)
It’s been ten years since I started my big foreign adventure. In this loose series, I talk to the immigrants I met in 2005 and those I’m only meeting now. They all tell me a bit about the changes that the last decade has brought for them. (more…)
“Mattie is just so hot—”
“I know, right!? I keep hoping she’ll give girls a try.”
My girlfriend and I are in bed. A tangled debacle of dyed hair now enjoined in communal swoon. Mattie Brice brings the pubescent high school crush to your lazy late morning love-a-thon. (more…)
In a week filled with misogyny and gun-related sadness, about which our own Coco wrote about brilliantly, I’m going to mainly direct your attention to other stories happening around the world this week.
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Akashic Books has long been at the indie forefront of interesting literature. Along with other fun releases like Simon’s Cat and Go the F—k to Sleep, they’ve expanded their stable to include books aimed at middle grade and young adult readers under their new imprint, Black Sheep. Game Worldby C.J. Farley is one of their first releases, and it’s a diverse, impressive world aimed at the advanced…
Interview Outfits Decoded
Full disclosure — I will always advocate overdressing for an interview. I have also gotten every…
Dispatches from Ladyblogland
While I was finishing up my final papers, the lady blogosphere was rockin’ it. (more…)
Interview & Kickstarter With Jane Irwin, Author of "Clockwork Game"
A co-worker and a good friend, Jane Irwin has been a big source of inspiration and motivation to…
Dispatch from Adjunct Land III: Getting a Job
Everything I know about getting an academic job. Which, admittedly, isn’t much.
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Colorful. Expressive. Humorous. Energetic. Unyielding. The work of Brazilian artist Roberlan Borges Paresqui is simultaneously eye-catching, unforgettable, and unbound in its irreverence. (more…)
Each Wednesday, I look forward to our very own Hillary’s science news round-up. Even though I spend hours each week reading science journals, articles and blog posts, almost every week she manages to find an exciting story that I’ve missed. This week, I am taking a page out of her book, but instead of linking to hot science news (like I said, that is her thing), I want to link to good science stories where science writers really spin their craft.
