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:Renata, Carolyn and Alex in a scene from this weekend's Pippin.CultureDan Rather reflects critically on the so-called "Heroic Age" of TV newsCBS’s Dan Rather infamously dismissed bl…CultureStudent Journalists Are Our Future—We Should Start Treating Them Like ItCatherine Palmer was already a seasoned…

Fall, 2009

LA100: Basic CompositionEL200: Media Lab and SetonianEL227: News WritingEL237: Writing about LiteratureEL266: American Literature I (1800-1915) Similar:Verizon Forced Me to Remove Parentheses, Quotation Marks, and Apostrophes from a Customer …When I finally found a way to contact Ve…HomeGirlhood 2014They don’t even seem to want to watch Fr…CultureWhen a Blogger Shares a Too-good-to-be-true Meme Featuring Hilarious…

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:Talk with…

Blender 3d Softbody Demo

I can’t say I understand my creation, but it sure was fun making it. Similar:Students Don't Read Syllabi, Exhibit 58623https://twitter.com/ConnorMEwing/status/…AcademiaComments on: A vane Osama bin Laden shown in new videos – CBS News Comments on: A vane Osama bin Laden …AmusingAudisee Presents: The War of the WorldsAs new age synthesizer music, a rich bar…BooksInternet hyperlinks…

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:Halloween Candy Poisonings, School Shootings and Human Psychology What can parents do to minimize thei…Current_EventsNot a #carguy but I pried open the hatch of the van to change 4 bulbs. #adulting PersonalThe…

The truth about game physics

A few years ago it was enough for a game world to look realistic. Now, in its every action and reaction, it must behave realistically. Physics is what graphics was ten years ago – a yardstick to judge and compare games.–  Keith Suart, Guardian The first article in a series. Similar:Minimalist Graphic Interpretations of Philosophical…

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,…