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November 3, 2017

Fun Film Friday: Coco Trailer

In keeping with the Luminous/Dia de los Muertos theme, I offer up the latest from Disney recognizing that the latinex community is part of the American tapestry with rich, gorgeous history and stories to share: Coco movie trailers are out in the world and here is the official trailer & one of my favorites: Enjoy!
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Published on November 03, 2017 05:44

October 10, 2017

The Power of a Classic

I am one of those big believers that our English Literature curricula ought to be updated. Nothing against the classics, but seeing my kids read the exact same list of books I read growing up can be frustrating knowing that lessons from the classics could be taught with more relevant-feeling stories available in YA today. […]
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Published on October 10, 2017 05:00

October 6, 2017

Fun Film Friday: In A Heartbeat

This multiple-award-winning short film began as a Kickstarter project proposed by the two creators, Beth David and Esteban Bravo, who were both students at the Ringling College of Art and Design. After its launch in July, 2017, In A Heartbeat became a viral sensation throughout the animation, film and LGBTQ+ community, earning national acclaim, and […]
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Published on October 06, 2017 08:20

September 25, 2017

The Work In Progress…in GIFs!

Imagine something like this: plus this: and this: Done! Nickname: #MagicallyJewishVeronicaMars or #NancyJew(ish)
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Published on September 25, 2017 11:04

July 19, 2017

Surprise!

Almost finished with the Work In Progress and suddenly I realize that the guy is a teenage Chris Pine. Who knew?
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Published on July 19, 2017 11:57

June 8, 2017

Not-So-Random Thoughts on Sex, Gender & Sweaty Snugglebunnies

I recently had a discussion on Twitter (never a good start, I know) wherein I experienced a lot of headdesking difficulties with someone stuck on advocating that transgender students aren't special and don't need their rights protected because they have XY and XX chromosomes like everybody else and therefore, gender is binary. My brain exploded. […]
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Published on June 08, 2017 08:39

March 8, 2017

International Women’s Day

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Published on March 08, 2017 06:54

March 7, 2017

My FB and Twitter Feed Every Single Day

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Published on March 07, 2017 10:40

December 23, 2016

Fun Film Friday: Noel Cruz in Action!

If you checked out my Inspiration post this week, you've seen the incredible repaint work of Noel Cruz whose dolls will absolutely BLOW YOU AWAY. Here's a YouTube video of him working with tiny brushes, no airbrushes, and a lot of photos. It's worth watching an artist work their art! You can see some of […]
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Published on December 23, 2016 05:00

December 19, 2016

Storified, Glorified & Ranting for Your Amusement

I did it. I Storified something (a rant, naturally)! After a quick Twitter spew, I thought I'd plug it here for your perusal, edification, comments or otherwise just to see if I could pull off something technical and not have it blow up. [View the story "A Quick Rant About Letting Kids Read Books" on […]
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Published on December 19, 2016 04:00