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"Dean Koontz thought he had everything he needed. A novelist for nearly forty years, with more than twenty #1 New York Times bestsellers to his credit, his career was thriving. He had been married to his high school sweetheart, Gerda, since the age of twenty, and together they had forged a happy life for themselves in their Southern California home. It was the picture of peace and contentment. Then along came Trixie. Dean had been researching his novel Midnight -- a book which includes a service dog named Moose -- when he came across Canine Companions for Independence. Never having had a pet, the last thing he was looking to do was adopt a dog ... but that's what happened a few years later when a beautiful golden retriever named Trixie was retired from CCI service because of an elbow injury -- and that put her in need of a home of her own. Once in Dean and Gerda's home, Trixie very quickly found a way into their hearts. A Big little life tells the story of unexpectedly falling in love with a dog in middle age. It details Trixie's life with Dean and Gerda, the tremendous impact she had on them, and the things she taught them along the way. A lively and joyful read, it presents Trixie in all her complicated glory -- her smarts, her lack of vanity, and her uncanny knack for living in the present. A powerful tribute to a beautiful friend, A Big little life will remind readers everywhere that the love of our canine best friends is a love that lasts more than a lifetime."

"An examination of the uses of data within a changing knowledge infrastructure, offering analysis and case studies from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities."Big Data" is on the covers of Science, Nature, the Economist, and Wired magazines, on the front pages of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. But despite the media hyperbole, as Christine Borgman points out in this examination of data and scholarly research, having the right data is usually better than having more data; little data can be just as valuable as big data. In many cases, there are no data -- because relevant data don't exist, cannot be found, or are not available. Moreover, data sharing is difficult, incentives to do so are minimal, and data practices vary widely across disciplines.Borgman, an often-cited authority on scholarly communication, argues that data have no value or meaning in isolation; they exist within a knowledge infrastructure -- an ecology of people, practices, technologies, institutions, material objects, and relationships. After laying out the premises of her investigation -- six "provocations" meant to inspire discussion about the uses of data in scholarship -- Borgman offers case studies of data practices in the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities, and then considers the implications of her findings for scholarly practice and research policy. To manage and exploit data over the long term, Borgman argues, requires massive investment in knowledge infrastructures; at stake is the future of scholarship.--publisher."

"Serial TV terbaru yang ditayangkan oleh HBO, Big Little Lies, memiliki plot yang berfokus pada kekerasan dalam rumah tangga yang dilakukan oleh seorang suami kepada istrinya. Serial tersebut berhasil meraih perhatian banyak orang dan mendapatkan banyak komentar dari pemirsa. Big Little Lies menyoroti kekerasan dalam rumah tangga tetapi tidak cukup mengungkap penyebab utama dari peristiwa kekerasan tersebut. Makalah ini menganalisis bagaimana konsep maskulinitas, sebagaimana didefinisikan oleh Connell (1995) sebagai bentuk praktik dan perilaku yang dilakukan oleh laki-laki, menjadi penyebab utama kekerasan dalam rumah tangga. Untuk mendukung argumen ini, makalah ini menyoroti contoh-contoh yang relevan dari serial TV tersebut dan membahas dua poin utama: (1) kehadiran maskulinitas, dan (2) efek maskulinitas pada individu dan interaksi sosial, khususnya pada wanita dan anak-anak. Serial film ini mendukung pandangan bahwa identitas maskulin yang beredar di masyarakat seperti memiliki perasaan superioritas dan dominasi memicu laki-laki untuk melakukan kekerasan demi mempertahankan kontrol atas pasangan mereka. Idealitas maskulinitas juga memengaruhi laki-laki untuk mengabaikan pengaruh maskulinitas terhadap lingkungan mereka, termasuk fisik dan mental perempuan serta anak-anak yang menjadi korban kekerasan dalam rumah tangga.

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The recent release of the HBO series Big Little Lies, whose plot centers around the domestic violence of a wealthy husband and wife, has been accompanied by a great amount of social commentary and received a great deal of exposure. The series highlights domestic violence but does not quite expose the key root cause. This brief paper analyses how the concept of masculinity, as defined by Connell (1995) as a form of practice and behavior done by men, constructs the root causes of domestic violence. To support this argument, this paper highlights relevant examples from the movie and discusses two major points: (1) the presence of masculinity as the root cause of domestic violence, and (2) the effects of masculinity on individuals, particularly on women and children. The movie series supports the view that the socially constructed masculine identities such as the feeling of superiority and domination trigger men to be violent in order to maintain control over their partner. The ideality of masculinity also influences men to neglect its effects on their surroundings. This includes women and children who suffer physically and mentally for being the victims of domestic violence."