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There is nothing I love more than gift certificates to bookstores. I have received some amount of money in this form for every Christmas and birthday since I was old enough to read; in fact, it's what I ask for. (Complaint from family: "But gift cards are boring!" Response: "Has a Barnes and Noble gift card ever failed to make me happy?") Especially given my circumstances, i Read More...
Adventures of a snarky nerdy feminist geek bookworm 20-something. Yeah, it's a niche. Deal with it.
A study in fear-induced mania: The Swiss minaret ban
December 1st, 2009This in an image of a poster which was used around Switzerland to promote the initiative to ban minarets, which are the tall spires built alongside mosques. I think that photo is the best way to start this entry. A picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case, the first of the thousand which springs to my mind is "Nazi Read More...
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