For the second year in a row, the President of the United States has proposed the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts. Even though the NEA’s $150 million a year budget is but a tiny fraction of the federal budget, it has been under constant fire from many politicians ever since it was established 50 years ago as one of Lyndon Johnson’s many … Continue reading An education without the arts is incomplete

This year’s Minnesota winter has dragged on and on, and still continues although spring has already (officially) started. This year the cold weather and gusts of wind (it tends to be pretty Gustie up on the hill) kept me in my apartment for as long as possible. When the temperatures finally were no longer in the negative numbers, I jumped for joy. Dressed in my … Continue reading The long awaited Minnesota spring

It’s uncanny how many people assume I’m a fan of the  Big Bang Theory  when they learn how much of a fangirl I am. Even more interesting is their surprise when I tell them the exact opposite is actually true. A show focusing on characters sharing my interests and level of discomfort in new social situations would seem to be right up my alley. But, … Continue reading Exposing “nerdy misogyny” in television