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Book Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1) - by Douglas Adams

10:26 AM
Summary from goodreads: Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Together this dynamic pair begin a journey...

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Book Review: Once Upon a [Stolen] Time - by Samreen Ahsan

5:23 PM
Summary from goodreads: 2015…All her life, Myra Farrow has been obsessed with medieval castles—and the kings and princes who once inhabited them. Now, wealthy videogame designer Steve Bernard wants her to model for a princess character in his new game. Myra can’t resist his offer, especially when she learns that Steve plans to film inside the mysterious Hue Castle—a cursed,...

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Discussion: Representation in Media Wrongly Done

2:54 PM
Representation is great. Having diverse characters or a diverse cast is superb. But what isn't so amazing is throwing in a token gay or black friend because of the assumption that reducing an entire community or race to a stereotyped side character is representation. A character who serves the purpose of comic relief is not appropriate representation. No...

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