I am always fascinated by the intersection of fandom and craft, and Blythe dolls sit perfectly on that line. And they draw my attention even more, because I have never been even the slightest bit interested in playing with dolls. Not now, and not as a child. This means that I find it fascinating to see people spending so much time on their Blythe dolls, and the meticulous care they use to construct their scenes.
Mothering Magazine is stressing how marketers just don’t get mothers, and I wholly applaud the piece. Read it if you’ve ever felt that marketers either make you feel inadequate with their perfect representations of moms—or if you’re just irritated at their ridiculous portrayal of us all.
UnCollege just published a list of six great movies for hackademics—well, some of them are great; I haven’t seen them all—and I couldn’t help but notice it’s a very male-centric list. Most movie lists are, unfortunately; women’s stories, other than love/sidekick/token tales, aren’t portrayed as often in film as men’s. I also noticed that it’s a very white-centric list, too. That said, I wondered if we could come up with a great diverse list of such movies about unschooling, homeschooling and alternative learning.
I'm usually pretty good at deconstructing and parsing memes, but this one has got me stumped. I even checked Know Your Meme but they had no entries on the relatively new phenomenon of flower crowns.
What is a flower crown? Depends on the context. In context #1, it's a literal crown of flowers that people literally wear to look pretty. In context #2 it's something you add to a photo of your favorite male fandom crush. And I cannot figure out why.
It is absolutely gorgeous outside where we live near St. Louis. We’ve been to the drive-in, to a barbecue and otherwise outside throughout the week and it’s been so lovely. Last year at this time it was record-breaking hot, so we are very grateful! If you need some weekend reading, however, here are some topics I ran across…
Normally, when one visits a museum, one expects to see things like great works of art or a collection of things from the past all gathered in one place. There are plenty of museums out there that cater to this more standard of needs. But what about those of us that are looking to get a break from gazing at Picassos or reconstructed sets of dinosaur bones? For the museum tourist with stranger tastes, there plenty of places out there that are dedicated to both enlightening and being different. Today, I’ve gathered up seven examples of some of the oddest museums in the world, though there are plenty more out there if you look for them.
Some things seem to command the crafting community's attention more than others, and Battlestar Galactica (mainly the remake) is a show that seemingly took the crafting world by storm. I found scads of Battlestar Galactica crafts online in every media you can imagine (and a few I never would have guessed).
There was quite a kerfluffle this week over the issue of the "Reading is Sexy" meme, and all its various Pinterest-shared corollaries. I agree that these bumper stickers and image macros have their heart in the right place. There is a real tide of anti-intellectualism in this country, and I applaud all readers who are willing to publicly push back against that cultural force.
Have you heard that the latest incarnation of X-Men is a team of female superheroes? I’m not exactly sure if I’ve died and gone to heaven—or if there’s a bad moon rising.
Some places are just so unique that one should not miss the opportunity to see them if it arises. One of these places happens to be in one of the greatest tourist spots in
