![]() ![]() “He was once bored at a gladiator match and so he threw a brick at someone in the crowd to kill them. “As are Wikipedia deep dives.” While the bloodspray wasn’t a draw, Telfer was all in for weirdos and people “deranged in hilarious ways.” She’s maintained a long-standing fascination with Roman emperor Nero. ![]() ![]() As a Chicago writer she’s carved a niche in much more classic literary pursuits, but the opportunity to pitch a historical column at The Awl arose, and on a whim she suggested female serial killers. So she just kept killing until someone took her seriously.” Who could believe such a thing-a lady serial murderer? How hilarious. The people she confessed to laughed her off. “She tried to confess to the crimes multiple times by coming forward and telling people that she was a serial killer who needed to be stopped. “Elizabeth Wettlaufer of Canada killed 14 people last year,” Telfer tells Paste. Why female serial killers? Because women aren’t taken seriously, and perhaps there is no better example than in the mass killing genre. It’s a book about women who just happen to also be serial killers. Last fall Tori Telfer released the book Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History via HarperCollins. ![]()
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![]() Doctors are not thinking about scar tissue and its impact before, during or after surgical procedures. So long as there’s no infection and they didn’t leave anything inside of you during surgery, the doctor’s job is done. Historically scar tissue has been ignored or even viewed as having no consequence by the medical world. Recognizing this is the key to unlocking mysterious pain and other issues that have been interfering with the body’s ability to function and balance. The truth of the matter is scars, and the restrictions they cause can affect every system of the body. ![]() ![]() Most people are aware of how scars impact the physical appearance of the body but most fail to recognize how scars impact their body internally. Six out of ten women who come into my practice who had a c-section do not consider their c-section a surgical procedure. For these people, the scars are so forgotten they don’t even get listed on medical history forms. ![]() To some people, scars are trophies or war wounds to be proud of (there are even Facebook pages of people showing off their scars), but for others, scar tissue is a source of physical pain or a reminder of traumas that they wish to forget.Īnd for others, they are something they have already forgotten and are unaware of how it is affecting their body. ![]() ![]() ![]() What he doesn’t know yet is that this season is not only going to change the Dragons’s lives, but his own life as well. Dragon Hoops is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang that masterfully weaves together a season of Catholic high school basketball with historical vignettes, student stories, and weighty topics such as racism and abuse. He knows he has to follow this epic to its end. Once Gene gets to know these young all-stars, he realizes that their story is just as thrilling as anything he’s seen on a comic book page. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championships. ![]() The men’s varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that’s been decades in the making. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it’s all anyone can talk about. ![]() As a kid, his friends called him “Stick” and every basketball game he played ended in pain. And the hero always wins.īut Gene doesn’t get sports. In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school. ![]() Gene understands stories–comic book stories, in particular. Gene understands storiescomic book stories, in particular. In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches. In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches. ![]() ![]() One of my favorite ways to find a new book is to buy it in a used book store or a little free library and read it first.Īnyway, this book is by no means terrible for finding books to read. I have a few longer lists made from various recommended guides. It only takes a few duds and or worse to sour you on those award lists. I still check the Pulitzers and National Book Awards and Booker Prize, and while I still have a few from each of those lists I plan on reading, I am much less susceptible than I used to be to their influences. Some that I want to read because they sound amazing, and others because I want to confirm my suspicions about those recommenders. I still have a list in the back of my head of books recommended to me by other college students or grad students. There’s still books that I want to read that my brother read for college classes and told me about during the summers home when I was still in high school. ![]() How do you find the books you’re interested in reading? This review isn’t based on the concept as a whole. ![]() It’s not just because we’re deep into Goodread territory here, but I feel like many of us are past the need for a Book of Lists like we have here. ![]() |