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October 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: My First Fandom (a guest post by Cindy) (The Sunnydale Project Year 3)

One true thing is that you will never forget your first big fandom. Growing up as the weird kid in my school, I loved Beauty and the Beast and I adored L.J. Smith whose books started me on my love affair with reading. Nothing could and will never compare to my love of Buffy The […]

October 20, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Yes we do, in fact, need negative book reviews

This weekend my Twitter feed was overflowing with discussion about an article that Kathleen Hale wrote in the Guardian this weekend (Do Not Link provided). And while I won’t talk here about the particulars of the article, because many have already discussed it eloquently and thoroughly, I want to discuss one trend I saw repeated […]

September 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Why you need to be following the news about Sam Pepper, a discussion of the YouTube community and teen culture

Teen culture and celebrity is dominated these days by a force that many adults don’t pay enough attention to: YouTube. YouTube isn’t just a place where Tweens and Teens go to watch the latest music video, it is producing legitimate stars who make a serious amount of cash. YouTube culture is so big that the […]

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Take 5: YouTube 24/7

August 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

If you spend any time with Tweens, you know that they are obsessed – OBSESSED – with YouTube. And Vine and Instagram. But seriously, YouTube. When The Tween’s friends come over their favorite thing to do is sit around and watch YouTube videos. YouTube – and social media in general – is so popular that […]

Why Isn’t Katniss Everdeen Nominated in the MTV Best Hero Category? A reflection on the role of women in the movies

March 11, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Look, no one is expecting the Oscars when it comes to the MTV Movie Awards. And in the history of MTV it is no secret that it is often unkind to women, at least it reflects the world’s often unkindness towards women. In fact, in the music world more than anywhere you can often see […]

Sherlock!

January 24, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

All the Sherlock Week posts in one place for you to easily get to them. MG Lit Reading List for Sherlock FansYA Lit Reading List for Sherlock FansI am Sherlocked Program Outline/Craft IdeasDiscussing The Woman: Irene AdlerDiscussing Sherlock FanfictionA Newbie Talks Sherlock and ElementarySherlock and the Case of the Diversity ProblemThe Curious Case of the […]

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TTW: Pop goes the information, everything you wanted to know about pop culture

March 11, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Did you hear – Justin and Selena broke up?  Sound the alarm! This is just one bit of recent pop culture news that you needed to know about.  Not because you care, but because you work with teens and let’s face it – some of them care.  I know who One Direction are, who Rob […]

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