Nobody asked me to write this, but The Wild Hunt is in its fundraising cycle right now. Unless something has happened to my autopay, I support them with a small amount of money each month. Here's why. The Wild Hunt started in 2004 while I was still in high school, and I found it soon after … Continue reading Why I Support the Wild Hunt
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Copyright for Text-Based Works is Real
Comments have closed on a Wild Hunt post about a file-sharing Wiccan group by Terence P. Ward, but as a librarian who works in academia, I have a few thoughts to offer. One of my strong professional interests is how to reconcile information-seeking behaviors and assumptions of new(ish) academic library users with the realities of how … Continue reading Copyright for Text-Based Works is Real
Helpful Search Strings to Avoid Seeing Cars and Other Things That Are Probably Not Gods
Recently, I looked up something related to cultus in Google and discovered that (yet another) term that actually has a real meaning has been gifted to a car. As a librarian, I often teach Google searching. The most important thing about looking anything up in Google is that it's sometimes not the right place. As an example, … Continue reading Helpful Search Strings to Avoid Seeing Cars and Other Things That Are Probably Not Gods
Wonder Woman
I saw Wonder Woman, and I am still reeling from this confusing experience.
Gods, Sacred Texts, and Battlestar Galactica
Looking at Battlestar Galactica from a polytheistic perspective highlights its problematic aspects, but the show is still a good watch.
