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Grad Student Defends Her Dissertation in a Skirt Made From Rejection Letters To Help ‘Normalize Failure’

[ad_1] A Michigan PhD student defended her thesis while wearing a skirt made from rejection letters received while studying. Caitlin kirby To make the staggered number in black and white, 29-year-old Caitlin Kirby printed 17 of her rejection letters (from scholarships, scholarly journals, and conferences) and then folded them into a fan shape. She connected…

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Ode to a Shopping Basket

There’s nothing like a shopping basket; filled to its tip-top with presents and stuff. Big purchases and small, everyone’s enjoying this holiday season while shopping at the mall. And like a bosom buddy or  lifelong friend, the shopping basket will be there for you to lend a helping hand. Oh, what happiness the holiday season brings, thanks to that…