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Showing posts with label banned books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label banned books. Show all posts
Sunday, 24 March 2019

Nerd Church - The Dilemma of Morally Dubious Media (Ft. American Psycho, Game of Thrones and Harry Potter)

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Warning: this post discusses morally dubious media, including but not limited to: rape, murder, incest, general violence. Image by Ge...
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Wednesday, 3 October 2018

Month in Review(s) - September 2018

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Ohmygod September. September was a f**king rollercoaster. The type where you throw up a lot. (I'm actually kind of quietly...
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Sunday, 23 September 2018

#BannedBooksWeek: Nerd Church - F**k It, Let's Talk Censorship (Ft. Thirteen Reasons Why)

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Warning: this post discusses suicide, suicidal thoughts, mental health problems, sexual harassment, and censorship. Links may also dis...
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Friday, 21 September 2018

Friday Fics Fix - Love Vs War. Freedom Vs Silence.

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'He’d read all of Bucky’s letters over and over till he almost knew them by heart, and none of the phrases in the transcript were ...
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Sunday, 7 January 2018

Nerd Church - 5 Things I Learned From Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff (Without Reading a Word)

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'Oh scream, America, scream. Believe what you see. From Heroes and Cons.' We are in the middle of the 21st Centu...
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Wednesday, 4 October 2017

Month in Review(s) - September 2017

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September was a mixed bag. But then, that's life I suppose! Still, it was my birthday month, so there's that at least ;) ...
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Sunday, 24 September 2017

#BannedBooksWeek | Nerd Church - On Censorship

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24th-30th September 2017 is Banned Books Week , as set up by the American Library Association (ALA.) I'm all for intellectual freedo...
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Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Banned Books Week 2016 - Dangerous Words

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As part of Banned Books Week 2016, I figured I'd look at some quotes from books that are often challenged. So, are words really th...
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Monday, 26 September 2016

Banned Books Week 2016 - Diverse Books Under Threat

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Given that diverse books make up a relatively small amount of the total books available (in English, at least,) it should be eye-o...
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Sunday, 4 October 2015

Nerd Church! - A Little Retail Therapy

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Sometimes, you need window shopping - or, in this post-digital age, windows shopping. I'm a nerd. We have established this. We shall mo...
Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Banned Books and Censorship (or, To #@!% or Not To #@!%)

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Warning: In the spirit of anti-censorship, I'm going to swear like a sailor with no symbols to protect your innocent eyes. This week i...