Kar·a Bab·cock

/ˈkɑɹə ˈbæbˌkɑk/

noun

An inveterate reader.
A word goddess.
A force of nature.

Welcome to my personal site, including my blog of 17 years and links to my book reviews, podcasts, and other projects around the web.

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Recent Blog Posts

Rejecting the fashion calculus of femininity

Published March 31, 2024

Fashion calculus is over. Fashion anarchy is in.

Sep 17

We cannot afford not to strike

Accepting arbitration now is not the way forward, not when OSSTF should be standing up with the labour movement across North America.

Sep 10

One month of that EV life

Recently I marked my first month as the owner of a brand-new 2023 Kia Niro EV! I’ve known for a while now that I wanted my next vehicle to be electric; I didn’t expect it to happen quite so soon. However, the timing was right. The venerable 2010 Mazda 3 I was driving until this summer was finally costing too much, in terms of annual maintenance, and I found myself in a position where…

Jul 23

Barbie and Birkenstocks: Feminist entertainment is so hard

It’s OK to want the Barbie movie to be feminist, but it’s not and it wasn’t meant to be.

Jun 30

Levelling up

My school’s graduation ceremony was an opportunity for me to celebrate my students and also myself.

Recent Book Reviews

The Wings Upon Her Back

4 out of 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Published April 25, 2024

There’s a now-classic sketch from comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb called “Are We the Baddies?”. It’s worth a watch if you haven’t seen it, but to spoil the bit, it’s about two SS officers having a conversation on the front line in which it gradually dawns on them that they might be the bad guys in this war. Involving Nazis in your comedy is always a dicey proposition, but Mitchell and Webb pull…

Apr 23