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John Oliver Returns to Out-News the News—by Ignoring Trump

9 years ago

I prefer reading and listening to the news rather than watching it, but I'm glad to know that some TV…

I touched up an intro to hypertext essays from 2000.

9 years ago

When I initially wrote this introduction to hypertext essays in 2000, my assumption was that readers would be experienced writers who…

Make a date with #HeartOurArt at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art

9 years ago

While our daughter is performing in Stage Right's Pippin across town at the Greensburg Garden & Civic Center Friday, my…

My dad predicted Trump in 1985 – it’s not Orwell, he warned, it’s Brave New World

9 years ago

As my father [Neil Postman] pointed out, a written sentence has a level of verifiability to it: it is true…

Trump’s Claims About Media Coverage of Terror Attacks Are Bogus

9 years ago

The difference between PR and journalism is that journalists aren't doing their jobs unless they tick somebody off by reporting…

Journalists call out White House claims on terror reporting

9 years ago

The easily-disproved surface-level claim, that the media have not "adequately" reported on terror, is nerd-baiting. What's more important to the…

Business is the most popular college major, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good choice

9 years ago

Make that dime-a-dozen business degree more marketable. Study the humanities or the arts, too! Learn how to develop critical thinking,…

Close reading is hard to do in a state of normalized outrage.

9 years ago

So this "Muslim ban" thing... is a ban or not? Does it even have to do with Muslims or not?…

Make America Meme Again! Create your own Trump executive order.

9 years ago

Now all the powerful visual rhetoric of a staged Oval Office photo opp is yours to deploy as you choose.…

More Fake News from the Biased Fake Crappy Bad Media

9 years ago

Clearly the pesky reporters whom the powerful keep insulting and belittling in oder to diminish their impact aren't doing their…