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His Dark Materials

October 20th, 2007 · by xJane · 3 Comments

While visiting my in-laws most recently, my step-mother-in-law had occasion to be horrified that I’d not read the “His Dark Materials” series by Philip Pullman. “Could I borrow your copies?” I asked. She became, if possible, even more horrified. “No,” she replied, “I read them too often.” Later that day, I had a set of my own.

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Tags: Atheism · Book Reviews

Feminist Tales from the Apple Store

October 20th, 2007 · by xJane · 2 Comments

I don’t feel that I’ve been pulling my (don’t joke about my!) weight recently, as the resident female, with regard to posts about feminism. So I thought i’d share a few tidbits from working in a technology store.

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Tags: Feminism · Technology