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RT @blue439: Of course “twerk” comes from the German “Gesamtkunstwerk,” the fusion of all the arts into a single medium of dramatic express… Similar:Kirby Delauter SagaLet’s hope many, many more journalism st…HomeComputers and Writing Conference 2013Where a nerd can be a nerd. (Thanks f…HomeNot Bad for an English MajorI didn’t have much choice when it…
Over the next three hours, The 9 Nanas who all consider themselves sisters, despite what some of their birth certificates say will whip up hundreds of pound cakes, as part of a grand scheme to help those in need. And then, before anyone gets as much as a glimpse of them, they’ll disappear back into…
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RT @SetonianOnline: Fire alarms, illicit soliciting, and theft! Oh my! Read more in this month’s Police Blotter: bit.ly/13XscZi Similar:I asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked my #geekling whether she was rea…AmusingWhat kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationRT @JordanFor: One of…
RT @samplereality: Forget blogging. The students in my hacking, remixing, and design class will be keeping weekly failure logs (flogs). Similar:Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever CreatedPenn and Teller are involved with this s…BooksRT @JordanFor: One of the counters from the Civil…RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from …TweetsMaybe I'll just delete these QUARTER…
I still have not seen the “performance” but I did find this response to the ensuing slut-shaming to be thought-provoking. I saw many prominent white feminists use their sizeable platforms to defend Miley’s right to rub her ass on Robin Thicke while wearing flesh-coloured bra and panties. I watched as those same people remained embarrassingly…
Mentors can adapt their teaching methods, goals and values in ways that a body of information cannot. @LukeBaum @PhilKomarny @Historiator Similar:What's in this old box from the student newspaper office? Why, it's a vintage Polaroid cam…HistoryDear readers: Please stop calling us ‘the media.’ There is no such thing.When my students refer in passing to “th…CultureThe…
I was horrified to see that, in order to opt out of pre-approved credit mailings, the bottom-feeders known as Equifax, Experian, Innovis, and TransUnion expect us suckers to type our SSN and birthdate into an online form, which we then are expected to print out and mail. I tried typing “000-00-MYOB” and “000-00-0000” into the…
I am intrigued by the possibility that Miley Cyrus’s alleged “performance” at VMA was intended as a criticism of the pro-date-rape sentiment of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” but I suspect we’re just witnessing the latest celebrity breakdown. Here’s a mommyblogger who calls it as she sees it. Yes, this is what happens when you constantly…
Brutally honest satire, from The Onion. Over the years, CNN.com has become a news website that many people turn to for top-notch reporting. Every day it is visited by millions of people, all of whom rely on “The Worldwide Leader in News”—that’s our slogan—for the most crucial, up-to-date information on current events. So, you may…
I didn’t watch the show, but I did see the aftermath on Twitter. I think it’s perfectly newsworthy to correct a misconception by presenting a video clip that contextualizes a still image that has been apparently mischaracterized by the media. Unfortunately, Viacom has apparently blocked the copy of the image embedded with this story. The image…
The AP Stylebook jumped in price by more than $2 over the summer, to about $15. I assume this has everything to do with the fact that college students are buying textbooks like mad. Price History Chart of 0465082998 The Associated Press Stylebook 2013 (Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law). Similar:Trying to Tame…
It is a weekly creative writing challenge for children under 16 years of age. Each week a prompt is given, which can be a picture or a series of individual words and the children can use up to 100 words to write a creative piece. This should be posted on a class blog and then…
A former student of mine who often wore a Star Trek VI T-shirt was trying to make an annoying person go away, so when he spoke to her, she said “Servant, attention!” in Goa’uld. When I paraphrased this story to my son, he immediately said, “Jaffa, kree!” Then he said something in Goa’uld that he…
Students whom I haven’t met yet, I’ll have you know I left a party early so I could be ready for you tomorrow. You’re welcome. And they were still serving cake and ice cream. Similar:Adding details to a clip-art silhouette, for a project that will be released in a day or t… An important but…
TWEEN GIRL: “What’s a tribble?” MY GEEKLING DAUGHTER: (Gasp!) ME: Don’t worry, dear. If everyone was a geek, geeks wouldn’t be so awesome. Similar:Why Doesn’t Ancient Fiction Talk About Feelings?Not a day goes by without The Girl remin…BooksFather-daughter bonding between takes.That’s a prop knife in my right hand. AestheticsTo the Death #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season…
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“Every good lesson plan has a culminating activity,” says Dr. Audrey Quinlan. “Sondra, it took six months, but here’s your culminating activity.” Similar:Italian journalist to be beatified for helping Jews escape persecutionJournalist who helped saved Jews from Ho…Current_EventsLeftovers from the food my colleagues brought in to bribe/reward those few students who sh… Leftovers from the…
A blessing before the butterfly release at #sondrasgarden #setonhill http://t.co/z8rKzgc49B Similar:In Defense Of Metaphors In Science WritingWe live in an elegant universe. The c…CultureTweet: Came around the corner and saw my kids huddled on…Came around the corner and saw my kids h…Tweets10 Rules of Internet – Anil DashA very useful, concise summary of web-en…BusinessJury Duty…