I think the impulse that defines an academic nature is that one responds to difficult moments by turning to the past to see how others have coped with similar times. So still reeling from unexpected grief, I turn to history as I contemplate the ways we deal with the inevitability of parting from those we…
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BitchBuzz: The Whiteboard Meme
My latest column on this week’s internet wildfire: Why the “White Board Girl” Meme Was So Popular By K.A. Laity The link that launched a million laughs has, perhaps predictably, been exposed as a hoax. The Gawker gleefully “exposed” the pranksters and a lot of #HOPA tweets were predictably misogynist in their tone as they…
K. A. Laity 