A Famous Person Has Died (Cartoon Parody of TV News)

The first few panels of a 12-panel cartoon. Thanks for the suggestion, Mike. Similar:Adorable Dolphin encounter makes Texas sloth video go viralMy social media feed just featured adora…AmusingNellie Bly: A Race Against Time | Heinz History CenterOn Nov. 14, 1889, Bly waved goodbye to f…BooksVisiting my parents. Admiring their original Hallmark Enterprise Christmas ornament. I…

Fall, 2009

LA100: Basic CompositionEL200: Media Lab and SetonianEL227: News WritingEL237: Writing about LiteratureEL266: American Literature I (1800-1915) Similar:Annie Sullivan on teaching:  Helen Keller, rendered blind and dea…CultureLEGO turned itself around by analyzing overbearing parents[C]hildren play to get oxygen, to unders…CultureWriting That Demonstrates Thinking Ability While reflecting on my semester for …HomeThe Declaration Of Independence, 240 Years…

The 2009 Lyttle Lytton Contest

My favorite “winner” in this year’s Lyttle Lytton Contest, which awards writers who can, in one sentence, imitate the infamous “It was a dark and stormy night” novel opening. Alex turned to Gertrude, in much the same way Martin Landau turned to Barbara Bain in the opening of Space: 1999. — Alex Dering Similar:Trump Briefly…

Blender 3d Softbody Demo

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Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well

Big, two-dimensional drop-down panels group navigation options to eliminate scrolling and use typography, icons, and tooltips to explain the user’s choices. — Jakob Neilsen Similar:Journalism by the Numbers (a pedagogical play in one scene) #math (Lights up on a college journa…CultureHas life in the age of casual magic made moviegoers numb to the amazing?This is…

Mind Your BlackBerry or Mind Your Manners

“You’ll have half the participants BlackBerrying each other as a submeeting, with a running commentary on the primary meeting,” Mr. Reines said. “BlackBerrys have become like cartoon thought bubbles.” Some professionals admitted that they occasionally sent mocking commentary about the proceedings, but most insisted that they used smartphones for legitimate reasons: responding to deadline requests,…