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Wonder Gal | David Magazine

This month, for David Magazine, I take a look at the new Wonder Woman film starring Gal Godot, as well as a brief history of the character and her creator. Of course, while you’re there, you might want to check out this related article about women in the Israeli army (of which Gadot herself was […]

Take Two #24: Street Magic, Part 1 | Magicana

This week’s Take Two looks at performers whose “stage” is the street—from 1502, to the 1970s, and right up to the present day. Source: Take Two #24: Street Magic, Part 1 | Magicana

Aga-Boom in Spain

For those of you wondering what it is I do when I run away with the clowns… here’s a good overview. What a great office to have. I was going to write a whole blog post about my recent trip to Figueres, Spain, where this comedy festival took place, but honestly, aside from a 20 […]

The Shape of Stories

I use the Vonnegut clip which ends this piece all the time in writing classes. It’s fascinating in that we absolutely canmap the arc, but it’s the details where it all gets interesting. Plus, they use a Čiurlionis image in the header, which is just cool! Source: The Six Main Stories, As Identified by a Computer – […]

My summer reading list

Last year, Best SciFi Books.com published a list of the top 17 pulp science fiction novels. While I may or may not agree these all qualify as “pulp” they are certainly a great list to get you started reading. In fact, the site has some other great lists, all of which are perfect for fostering […]

It’s my potty…

A few weeks ago, Rasa told me she wanted to buy Monki a potty. Now, Monki was a few weeks shy of 9 months old at the time and, being an American, where potty training doesn’t usually start until sometime after 18 months or so, I figured she was a little early, no matter how […]

Pop up wonder

An Ode…

So I have this Media Pop Culture class and in it, we look at different aspects of pop culture things. Two weeks ago, we looked at music and pop stars and their responsibilities as celebrities. The assignment was to make a music video that had a point to it. They could use any song and […]

Statistics – Women and Hollywood

 We have to do better than this: Source: Statistics – Women and Hollywood  

The Honey Do List | David Magazine

Yup. This month I tackle the “The War Against Domestic Grime,” which “is Chronicled on Our Refrigerator Door.” Source: The Honey Do List | David Magazine PS: Rasa disagrees with this list, insisting everything should be done if not daily, then at least three times a week.