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Links: Knitting, Mermaids, & Jane Austen

by Amanda · Jul 19, 2017 at 2:00 pm · View all 14 comments

Workspace with computer, journal, books, coffee, and glasses.

So I guess it’s officially summer (at least in the U.S.) and I’m not here for it at all. The boob sweat is eternal at this point and all I want is the sweet, chilly embrace of central A/C. Anyone else sharing in my heatwave woes? … In typical “the Smithsonian is awesome news,” they’ve created an interactive map for all of you Jane Austen fans: A look at the houses and towns that shaped … Continue reading Links: Knitting, Mermaids, & Jane Austen →

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Movie Review: The Imitation Game

by Elyse · Feb 20, 2015 at 4:00 am · View all 7 comments

The Imitation Game

Watching The Imitation Game was kind of a weird experience. It was a movie I really enjoyed, but it also left me feeling really depressed. The Alan Turing biopic is, at its heart, a movie about identity and the destructive nature of secrets. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, a genius mathematician and the father of theoretical computer science. Turing was a super smart dude, and like most movies, The Imitation Game struggles to visually represent genius. That’s … Continue reading Movie Review: The Imitation Game →

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