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  So that’s what a guy’s version of Pinterest looks like
    Digital World | Pop Culture

    So that’s what a guy’s version of Pinterest looks like

    November 3, 2012March 24, 2023
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    Really? I’d barely have known. Fashion, funnies, pretty women. I didn’t bother checking off the ‘Food’ category which is why I presume, there aren’t any pretentious desserts, close-ups of chocolate rings or fancy-shmancy cupcakes around. Men don’t see the world that much differently. Dudepins ‘Online Pin board for Men’ says…

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  REVIEW: The Sandman 2: The Doll’s House – Neil Gaiman
    Body & Sex | Books | Pop Culture

    REVIEW: The Sandman 2: The Doll’s House – Neil Gaiman

    October 31, 2012April 25, 2024
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    Sandman: The Doll’s House

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  The Land Of Chowmein Rapes & Durga Ma
    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism

    The Land Of Chowmein Rapes & Durga Ma

    October 27, 2012July 3, 2024
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    I usually steer clear of current affairs, especially on this blog. It’s comfortable to sit in this nook where a woman can say and do anything, assuming that the freedom of speech and other laws of this land apply equally to her. But the past couple of weeks have really…

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  The Way Out Of Anger
    Map Of Emotion

    The Way Out Of Anger

    October 27, 2012February 25, 2025
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    Angry men, so many angry men. I want nothing to do with them. More important, I want to be nothing like them.

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  • Books | Pop Culture

    REVIEW: The Sandman 1: Preludes & Nocturnes – Neil Gaiman

    October 26, 2012April 25, 2024
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    Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman 1: Preludes & Nocturnes” is a captivating tale of Dream’s imprisonment and subsequent adventures across realms and characters.

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  Goddess
    Body & Sex | Poetry | Politics & Feminism

    Goddess

    October 23, 2012September 17, 2023
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    I drag feet of clayThrough a day too longFlap through the slime of bad moodsTo islands of coherent thoughtAnd prepare for the battle of the sore back I fidget in my chairAnd remember too late,I’m wearing whiteI work late so the paper’s pristineAnd so no one sees the stains when…

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    REVIEW: Sandman: Endless Nights – Neil Gaiman – A Collector’s Copy

    October 16, 2012April 25, 2024
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    Discover the enchanting world of the Sandman universe with Neil Gaiman’s Endless Nights. Each story unveils the intriguing lives of the seven Endless siblings.

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  “Office Spouse”
    Relationships | WorkSpace

    “Office Spouse”

    October 12, 2012March 30, 2025
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    This is as smiley as I’m going to get with you, ‘Office Spouse’!

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    Sticky Past

    October 11, 2012September 28, 2023
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    You’re a champion sprinter from the past. But have you considered something?

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  Post-Breakup Custody Battles
    Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    Post-Breakup Custody Battles

    October 4, 2012April 24, 2024
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    You take a look around and mentally divide everything you see in half. You color code, (all in your head of course) what’s indisputably yours and what’s their’s. And finally, you get to what’s yours collectively and groan mentally at the difficult conversation you’re going to endure. They’re very likely…

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  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”
  • IdeaSmith on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “@XXfan: Yes, it appears to be a legal requirement for the hospital to show the removed parts to kin, probably…”
  • Xxfan on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “I experience with hysterectomy made me more mature.my mom had to have a hysterectomy.this was my first experience handling everything…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Slogan Murugan: Indeed. Books were always fascinating but this year has been about the people and spaces around books as…”

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