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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Crowdsourcing Sexism: Wikipedia, Women, and The Tyranny of Categories
On Wednesday, my twitter feed lit up with links to this op-ed in the New York Times in which author, Amanda Filipacchi discussed a troubling practice occurring on Wikipedia: It appeared that, gradually, over time, the volunteer editors who create the site … Continue reading
Turn On and Be Not Alone: Rock Stars, Writers, and Men Named David
At 17, I was a sad scribbler of overwrought rhyming poetry, a talentless back row chorus girl in the annual spring musical, a closet nerd who compulsively taped reruns of The X-Files off the Scifi Channel. I was pretty sure … Continue reading