Posted by Tara M. Clapper | Oct 29, 2011 | Feminism, Literature, Pop Culture |
A literary geek spotted!Photo: Petr Kratochvil,publicdomainpictures.netWhen I saw the title of “Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits are Taking Over the World,” I had to...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Oct 27, 2011 | LARP, Pop Culture, Role Playing |
Cottingley Fairies: Totally not real.Ask any of my friends–I’m totally into fantasy and role playing games. Within my small menagerie of Dungeons and Dragons minis, you’ll find lots of elves and mages, but one...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Oct 26, 2011 | Feminism, Film and TV, LARP, Pop Culture, Role Playing |
Does Ariel encourage young women to sing, or give uptheir voices to get a man? Photo: Petr Kratochvil,publicdomainpictures.netWomen have long debated and discussed the fantasy ideal of icons like Barbie and the Disney...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Sep 5, 2011 | Role Playing |
After a great deal of traveling and regretting the absence of our Magic: The Gathering decks, my husband and I came across an oasis: a LCBS (local comic book store) with cathedral high ceilings.Unfortunately, we didn’t...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Sep 2, 2011 | Pop Culture |
Store outside of ‘Star Tours.’Photo: Tara M. ClapperWhile vacationing at Walt Disney World, I was able to get my geeky self on some seriously fantastic rides–including some with an outer space theme!...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Aug 14, 2011 | Feminism, Pop Culture |
How’s your garden lookin’ today?Photo: Parkseed, public domain.”The fool who gives advice about someone else’s garden is not tending to his own plants.” -Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light: A...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Aug 9, 2011 | Feminism, Pop Culture |
TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society)makes a tee in women’s fitted medium!Photo: Richard W. Clapper, 2010.I adore online storefronts that sell specialized geeky tees.I like ordering from them and I don’t mind paying...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Aug 8, 2011 | Pop Culture |
Geeks could be more susceptible to depression.Photo: Anna Cervova, public domain.publicdomainpictures.netIt’s a fact that women suffer from depression more frequently than men.My casual observation has also led me to...
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