What kind of a "videogame" has no video? Nomenclature aside, this is an interesting exploration of audio-only games. Playing Real…
https://youtu.be/gXAtRI1NLxs He says "My piano teacher told me not to play it this fast. But I don't really care, because…
When my students refer in passing to "the media," I know what they mean, but I ask them to be…
Promoting science and technology education to the exclusion of the humanities may seem like a good idea, but it is…
Avoid trying to publicly shame a ballet mistress who can write. This morning, someone pseudonymously spammed the parent email list…
ME (with crouton tongs in one hand and salad plate in the other; cheerfully): Excuse me. HAPPY PERSON WEARING HEADPHONES…
If your writing teacher lets you revise your first draft, don’t just submit a cleaner, less-beat-up version of the same…
My new hero is NPR's Michael Oreskes. Scott Detrow had a terrific story today about Donald Trump's appearance at a…
I begin a class on "Bartleby the Scrivener": "Maybe I should do what Bartleby does. Maybe instead of teaching this…