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In a recent essay in the Atlantic, Garance Franke-Ruta tackled the question of why women are becoming more and more educated and yet still are way underrepresented in the top echelons of the business world. Her answer is that the skills that reward you in academia are much different than those that propel you up [...]
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You know how the Second Amendment to the Constitution begins with “A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free state”? If you’ve ever wondered what the framers of the Constitution thought were the responsibilities of said well-organized militia, look no further than the Constitution itself. In Article One, Section Eight of the [...]
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So I was hoping that I’d be looking like this Alana come Comic-Con: But it turns out I’ll be closer to this Alana: So I actually won’t be there at all because I will be forbidden from traveling. The newest de Guzman-Belew will arrive in August. I feel like I’m going to throw up, like, [...]
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It makes you unfathomably fierce and utterly vulnerable. It makes your heart strong enough to hold more love than you thought possible and so frail that you fear what might break it at every moment. It gives you kinship. Not just with the future, which now will be the home of the life you’d sacrifice [...]
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My Womanthology: Space #3 collaboration with Leigh Dragoon was in stores today. The theme of the issue is “Ship” and our ship is called the Vesta. Our protagonist is xenobotanist Shriya Singh. She’s pretty much a genius, but she has a problem… Everything about her life seems just a little bit too good. I haven’t seen the issue [...]
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I suspect that people will be coming here to find out more about me because of this. I don’t have much to add to what I have already said, so I am reposting my little manifesto: My people: Deciding whether or not a woman is allowed to call herself a nerd is just more paternalistic [...]
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The election and the rhetoric surrounding issues of “entitlement” have got me thinking about my upbringing. I am no longer a spiritual believer, but the Christianity I was raised with remains with me. Jesus’s teachings about our responsibility to be compassionate toward others — not just those who deserve it but most of all to [...]
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UPDATE: The audio of the panel is available here. On Sunday morning at New York Comic Con, Fiona Staples, Ming Doyle, Amy Reeder, Alex de Campi, Christine Larsen, and Jordie Bellaire joined me to talk about being a woman in the comic book industry. The slideshow that accompanied the panel is up on my Tumblr site. [...]
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Age cannot wither her, nor custom fade her infinite variety. – William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies, And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes… – Lord Byron With your childhood flames on your midnight rug [...]
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What have I done to deserve to work with such a fabulous artist as Leigh Dragoon? Not only does she rescue kittens, she also designs awesome spaceships and is making our Womanthology story “The Vesta” look breathtaking. Here’s a first look at her colors: I love Shriya’s futuristic kurta, her hair (I described it as “a [...]
