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How to be Awesome While Being Overly Enthusiastic About Other People’s Dogs

How to be Awesome While Being Overly Enthusiastic About Other People’s Dogs
 
Illustrations by Katie Cook
 
Often times, the quality of my day is determined by the dogs I've seen. Spotted the sixth avenue corgi? It's a good day. A new photo of my favorite Pomeranian on Instagram? Great day. An actual chance to interact and perhaps pat the head of a dog?
 
Amazing day. As an overly enthusiastic fan of pups, I spend many of my internet hours furiously hitting the like button while loudly squeeing over photos of my friend’s dogs. When it comes to dogs that I see as I walk around the city, it's my responsibility to practice some restraint, even when I want nothing more in the world than to have doggy kisses all over my face.

Posted by Jennifer Morell

Dogs

Take Your Dog to Work Day: Amazing Dogs With Incredible Jobs of their Own

Take Your Dog to Work Day: Amazing Dogs With Incredible Jobs of their Own
 
June 20th is “Take Your Dog to Work Day!” It’s a day to celebrate our canine companions and also encourage adoptions across the country. But your place of work might actually be kind of boring compared to these working dogs we want to celebrate. Here are some amazing dogs with incredible jobs! 

Posted by Brian Morell

Fiction

Pack Your Beach Bag With These 2014 Summer Releases

Pack Your Beach Bag With These 2014 Summer Releases

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The start of summer officially begins June 21st, and with it come the flip flops, beach bags, and of course, summer reads.

So to ensure you don’t get caught grabbing the first thing you see at the airport gift shop, below is a list of highly anticipated, and highly reviewed, beach books to get you through the summer. Whether you’re a fan of YA, fantasy, or biographies, this list has something for everyone.

Posted by Diana R. Wallach

Comics, Geek

How to be Awesome at a Convention

How to be Awesome at a Convention
 
Whether you're going to a comics, toy, anime, book, or Harry Potter convention, the presentation is generally the same: dealers room, panel areas, food court, and possibly an Artist Alley, among other things. Oh, and loads of people who are all into a lot of the same things you are, since you've all opted to go out of your way to attend this nerdy event. 
 
Whether it's your first con or your 20th, there are a few ground rules I think you should keep in mind to ensure that you and the people around you have a great experience.

Posted by Kristina Pino

Geek, Sci-Fi and Fantasy

From Toothless to Smaug to Maleficent: 10 of Our Favorite Dragons in Pop Culture

From Toothless to Smaug to Maleficent: 10 of Our Favorite Dragons in Pop Culture

Daenerys’ roaring children, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Smaug, Toothless’ reappearance on the big screen: dragons are definitely in style this season! Fire-breathing, scaled, and generally-winged, dragons have been a big hit in myth and fiction for centuries. These days, they’re taking popular fiction and the big screen by storm. You can even check out this reference guide to compare the size of your favorite dragons! Here are 10 of the most beloved dragons in pop culture; which are your favorites?

Posted by Margaret Dunham

Crafting

How-to Tuesday: Packing a Perfect Bookworm’s Beach Bag

How-to Tuesday: Packing a Perfect Bookworm’s Beach Bag

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Beach reading. It’s a simple concept, and to some readers it’s a genre all its own. But how can you successfully read at the beach? There are a lot of risks to contend with – water, sand, bookish seagulls. Our solution? Pack your beach bag with everything you’ll need to keep your books safe while you read by the sea!

Here’s your packing checklist:

Posted by Margaret Dunham

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