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Various Events [Posts from Previous Blog]

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As one of the posts intended to be a part of my Foregoing Fridays series (yet, with the impending winding down of this blog, I am posting it today), here are several posts from my original blog on various events: Five Quick Thoughts on the … Continue reading

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Long Beach Comic Expo Posts Round-Up

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Last week, having attended the fifth-annual Long Beach Comic Expo (for my first-ever press pass!), I thought I should present a round-up of my posts on this event, thus here they are: First-Ever Sunday for Long Beach Comic Expo Turns … Continue reading

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How Much Money Do Exhibitors Make at Comic Conventions?

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How much money do exhibitors make at comic conventions – whether artists, small press and how much do they make at differently-sized comic conventions?  These questions were explored last week at the fifth annual Long Beach Comic Expo, which I was … Continue reading

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“How to Get More Freelance Work” Panel at 2014 Long Beach Comic Expo

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Panelists dispensed advice last week in Long Beach on how to get freelance work in the entertainment industry. Moderated and organized by Shaene Siders, “How to Get More Freelance Work” was the second of three panel discussions I attended at … Continue reading

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“Body Positivity” Panel at Long Beach Comic Expo Explores Cosplay

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Rude comments while in cosplay, online bullying, and dealing with body dsymorphia were topics dealt with last week in Long Beach. A panel on “Body Positivity”, which featured six women cosplayers, took place last Sunday at the fifth annual Long … Continue reading

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First-Ever Sunday for Long Beach Comic Expo Turns Out to be an Intimate Experience

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Yesterday, I attended the fifth annual Long Beach Comic Expo, held at the Long Beach Convention Center in downtown Long Beach.  Of note, I was there with my first-ever press pass, which was personally exciting (may there be many more … Continue reading

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Academic Jewish Conferences {Foregoing Fridays}

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Continuing on in my “Foregoing Fridays” series, here are posts from my original blog regarding academic Jewish conferences I have attended: AJS 2009 Day 3 [24 December 2010] Day 2 of 2009 AJS Conference [16 February 2010] Day #1 of AJS Conference … Continue reading

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WonderCon 2014 – My First Time Attending a Comics Convention

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Last week, I spent a day at WonderCon, which was my first time ever at a comics convention and I was largely there to get a sense of what goes on at these sorts of events. On my way in, … Continue reading

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