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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Reader Discussion Guide Excerpts

August 17, 2009 – 8:46 pm

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I just finished reading a killer classic fiction mashup (literally), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It’s a parody of the Jane Austen novel (which I tried to read in college and found unbearably tedious).
I must admit, though: The addition of a Night of the Living Dead-style zombie plague made all the endless fretting [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in critical thinking, culture, fun stuff, history, questions, relevance, society, writing, zombies | Comments (0)

The “W list” is great, except it’s a link farm

August 27, 2007 – 9:31 am

Holly’s Corner

Many blogs, like this one, have posted the full W-list with links. Is that really a good thing?

Lately there’s been a meme going around called the “W list” — a lengthy list of links to high-quality blogs published by women.
As far as I’ve traced it back, the kernel of this movement began with [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Wikis, blogs, distribution, problems, women | Comments (4)

Could blogs help boys catch up in school?

July 31, 2007 – 8:54 am

CleverClaire, via Flickr (CC license)

Could class blogs help motivate boys to catch up in school?

I just listened to the podcast of the July 27 edition of Colorado Matters, a show from Colorado Public Radio. The segment Some Districts Move Toward Gender Education. CPR’s Dan Meyers interviewed Kelley King, Director of Education at the Colorado [...]

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