Author: Hattie
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The Existence of God in the Barbie Universe
The Existence of God (goddesses?) in the Barbie Universe Okay, let’s address the elephant in the room, the question obviously on everyone’s mind. Does G-d exist in the realm of the Barbie Universe? My interest in this question was peaked by a line from Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (the best Barbie movie… Read more
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M.A.S.H.
M.A.S.H. Sorry for the depressing last post y’all, let’s move on to a different type of depression: war. Specifically, the war displayed in my new favorite show: MASH. MASH is a criticism of the Vietnam War (quite obvious despite the general ban on war criticism at the time) and follows a Mobile Army Service Hospital… Read more
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Barn 8
Barn 8 In case you were not aware, Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth is a novel about two women who attempt to liberate* an entire egg farm worth of chickens (somewhere around 1 million hens) in a single night and despite a wonderfully planned heist, fail miserably. Barn 8 is a hilariously written book… Read more
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The Bone Museum
The Bone Museum I’m fairly certain about my career path in primates and social evolution but there are some moments where I see something really cool and the tiny raccoon hands of interest get the better of me. And the Bone Museum in Brooklyn, NY is one of those things. After all, I used to want… Read more
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Do Lemur’s Blink?
Do Lemur’s Blink? There’s no feeling quite like eating an overripe pear over your kitchen sink in your dark house at 1:50 am on a Tuesday night (Wednesday morning?) with only the kitchen Alexa playing smooth jazz to entertain you as you suffer an internal debate about whether lemurs blink. This is where we find… Read more
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Erving Goffman’s Dramaturgy
Erving Goffman’s Dramaturgy As long as everyone thinks you’re a dork, they’ll never notice the actual dorky things you do. That’s what sociologist Erving Goffman was thinking about when he thought up dramaturgy theory. Okay, imagine you’re sitting in the audience of a theater and watching a play. This play can be anything, a café… Read more