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Apr.28.2012 Social Stereotyping-Don't Judge a Book by its Cover TEEN SCENE Cynthia Brian is the coach and editor of Teen Scene. She helps teens learn to write. For more information or to book a coaching session, call 925-377-STAR or visit www.StarStyleProductions.com Social Stereotypes–Don’t Judge the Book by Its Cover By Arianna Tong ...	Aug.17.2010 Comic-Con: Nerd and Geek Community Originally posted on Psychablog,August 8th, 2010. Imagine that you are a basketball fan in a community that wasn't generally into basketball (or, more realistically, imagine having been a soccer fan 20 years ago). You watched the game on TV last night and want to talk about it with someone...
Aug.05.2009 Geeks, Nerds and Dorks When last we blog-a-voused (I just made that word up-- it's a combo of blog and rendezvous), we were at an Authors Anthologized Event. Afterward, I asked my FaceBook friends what they thought the difference was between a geek, a nerd and a dork. (It's for research for a book I'm writing.) I got...	Jul.16.2009 Public Humiliation Has Never Been So Fun I've blogged about this before, but it was a loooong time ago. There's this incredible live show called MORTIFIED. I first heard about it on NPR and was smitten. Anyway, here's what happens. Seemingly sane adults get up on stage and READ from their actual tween/teen DIARIES. I know! Either these...
Apr.02.2009 Out Liars Reuters reports that two out of three Britons lie about what books they've read in order to appear more literate and cultured than they really are. The same study indicates that rather than George Orwell, the Brits like nothing better than curling up with a little something by JK Rowling on a cold...