Tag Archives: gender

Writing, Spaghetti Sauce, Sex, Gender Relations, Anti-Semitic Bees and Hollywood Woes

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Cora

I’m inexplicably tired today, so here’s a Sunday linkdump: Here is Dan Kois about why writers abandon novels at the New York Times. The short answer is, because they aren’t working, are broken beyond repair and have become a sprawling … Continue reading →

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Sex versus Death

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Cora

Only a short post today, cause I’m tired. Yesterday evening, I was at the monthly translators’ meet-up, had some crawfish pasta and red wine and a nice chat with some colleagues. Unsurprisingly, there was much griping about zu Guttenberg. Talking … Continue reading →

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Quo Vadis, Epic Fantasy?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Cora

Well, at least we know where Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg is going, namely back to his castle in Franconia. Of the many commentaries on his resignation today, I quite like this one from Deutsche Welle. Nor is Guttenberg the only … Continue reading →

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Nihilism and Plagiarism Redux – and a little bit on Style

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Cora

Here’s a Sunday link round-up with yet some more reactions on the subjects that have kept us occupied of late. First of all, German academics speak out against the cavalier reaction of many politicians and parts of the media to … Continue reading →

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And now for that other controversial subject

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Cora

The whole nihilist fantasy debate is still driving a lot of traffic to the site. Yesterday, I had 60 visitors, down from an all-time high of 85 the day before. Today, there have been already 17 visitors. Related to the … Continue reading →

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“But she can’t live there” – Cultural Assumptions and Kids

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday was a pretty good if busy day. Last night, I attended the monthly translators’ meet-up at Leo’s Restaurant. I had pasta with spicy tuna sauce, red wine and Italian hot chocolate (hot chocolate with a dash of amaretto) not … Continue reading →

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Link Roundup for a Busy Day

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Cora

I’m busy today, so have some links: From All About Romance: Sentences you won’t find in romance novels. Some of those are just funny, but I’d actually like to see some of those in romance novels at least once in … Continue reading →

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Alone Among Bikers

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday, I was at the annual Oldenburg Motorbike Show with my Dad. My Dad’s the biker, I just tag along, so he’ll have someone to talk to and hang out with. Though I did see some neat stuff such as … Continue reading →

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Miscellaneous Links

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Cora

Busy tonight preparing schoolwork for tomorrow, so here is a bunch of miscellaneous links: Here is an interesting article in the New York Times exploring why little girls feel the need to dress up as princesses. I particularly like the … Continue reading →

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Motorbikes, Kids and Gender

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Cora

It started thawing on Friday and the snow is almost all gone by now. Instead, we got rain all day long and horrible sludge and mud everywhere. The air was also surprisingly chilly, though it had gotten almost ten degrees … Continue reading →

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