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:In defense of the Selfie StickI’m sure there are hipsters, even now, l…AmusingThe Future of College Is Facebook Meme GroupsInteresting to see how large groups of c…AcademiaThere's No Substitute for FictionWhat do Peskin and Astington recommend f…BooksThe girl as Gimli, Legolas, Aragorn…

Fall, 2009

LA100: Basic CompositionEL200: Media Lab and SetonianEL227: News WritingEL237: Writing about LiteratureEL266: American Literature I (1800-1915) Similar:A New Talent EmergesI tried hard to frown disapprovingly whe…HomeWordPress duplicate images driving me crazy I’m using the Atahualpa Theme with WPT…HomeAnnie Sullivan on teaching:  Helen Keller, rendered blind and dea…CultureLEGO turned itself around by analyzing overbearing parents[C]hildren play…

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:Rossum's Universal…

Blender 3d Softbody Demo

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Secretary charged with changing daughter's grades

A high school secretary has been charged with illegally changing grades in a school computer system to improve her daughter’s class standing and with lowering the grades of two other girls. —Elanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Similar:Student Newspapers Scurry to Make Ends Meet“After 112 years as The Daily Emerald, t…AcademiaBoston marathon bombing: All the mistakes journalists…

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:Facebook Axes “Trending” SidebarFacebook is discontinuing the “trending”…BusinessInteractive Adventure SongIt seems YouTube will soon discontinue t…AmusingFarewell Internet Explorer: You Weren't All BadThe main reason I still dislike Internet…BusinessFacebook’s push of “related…

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,…