Otaku Links: Girls are awesome!

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  • Meet Amy. She builds entire dresses (and helmets, and axes) out of Magic cards. The best comment on this Kotaku article is where a commenter calls the dress lame and says he saw a better one—also one of Amy’s creations!

“We’ve become these consumer badgers that’ll eat anything you put a zombie or a superhero on and just like stop, just stop.”

  • I have been a huge fan of Gaby Dunn’s ever since I wrote about her 100 Interviews project for the Daily Dot. I was honored when Susannah Breslin mentioned us both in the same breath. So I really enjoyed reading through her Reddit Q&A about making it as a freelance writer and comedian in New York City. 
  • I met my friend Tamara through Fan to Pro, so I already knew she was good people. Her new podcast, Anime, Brains, and Culture, just confirms it. I especially like the way she sold it to me—”TED talks for otaku!”
  • Check out my new friend Ellie’s thoughts on sexism in geek culture. By not taking sides or making the issue out to be black or white, she’s generated an interesting discussion in the comments.

(Photo via Amy Demicco.)