Another Eyewitness Account

10:19 a.m. To: Dad Call Kozue [my wife] and tell her I’m fine. We evacuated my office and I’m walking somewhere. War zone.  Jonathan Segal —Another Eyewitness Account Similar:Boston Herald Guild Members Boycotting Twitter After Reporter SuspendedMembers of the Herald’s editorial guild …Current_EventsSteve Strauss: Why I Hire English MajorsDoing things correctly earns you points …AcademiaIn Defense…

www.derrickito.com

Large collection of links to the World Trace Center tributes that have sprung up after the towers came down. —www.derrickito.com Similar:A tiny bit of rogue news leaked through the ads.Hey, Newsweek, alert your webmaster. I c…BusinessAxios journalism style delivers traditional news content in scannable formatIn addition to the fact that it’s good n…Current_EventsTurnitin.com UI Woes:…

The Americans

“Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don’t think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake. Our neighbours have faced it alone and I am one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them kicked around.” Gordon Sinclair, 1973 —The Americans Similar:Why…

"I was in the building when it all happened."

Harrowing first-person account from a survivor. —“I was in the building when it all happened.” Similar:A Christmas Carol (WAOB Audio Theatre)I had a great time a couple years ago re…CultureUVA administrator awarded $3M in Rolling Stone caseJurors awarded a University of Virginia …AcademiaDetails drive the news (new handout)I have nothing against essays, but not e…EssaysSeton…

Semiotics for Beginners

“One of the broadest definitions is that of Umberto Eco, who states that ‘semiotics is concerned with everything that can be taken as a sign’ (Eco 1976, 7). Semiotics involves the study not only of what we refer to as ‘signs’ in everyday speech, but of anything which ‘stands for’ something else.” Daniel Chandler —Semiotics…

World Trade Center: Reflections on the Disaster

“Skyscrapers in general, and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in particular, symbolize, for many writers, either prideful arrogance, or a new technological beauty.” Dennis G. Jerz —World Trade Center: Reflections on the Disaster Similar:Practicing Intellectual, Evidence-based DisagreementThis is what a busy literature seminar o…AcademiaRey is not a role model for little girls…

Children 'Slow' at Learning English

“Children learning to read and write in English are slower to master it than other European youngsters learning their own language, new research suggests.” BBC —Children ‘Slow’ at Learning English Similar:The Hidden Feminist Messages in 'Schoolhouse Rock!'Hidden? Sure, but certainly not accident…AcademiaJournalists who are doing their job by reporting fairly on a controversial topic often…

Superstitions and carelessness

cause many boating deaths. “[I]f you believe an accident occurs because of the hand of God or because George opened the can of beans with the label upside-down, then that gives you every reason to not read safety literature or continue learning about fishing.” National Post —Superstitions and carelessness Similar:Your verbs have been lost and…

10 Myths about Copyright Explained

“An attempt to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net and cover issues related to copyright and USENET/Internet publication.” Brad Templeton —10 Myths about Copyright Explained Similar:What Can You Do With An English Degree? | Seton Hill UniversityOne of our seniors interviewed recent gr…AcademiaFilmmakers fighting “Happy Birthday” copyright find their “smoking gun”Who owns…

Scott Adams: Storytelling in Computer Games

The author of the first commercial computer game (“Adventureland,” 1978) leads a lively discussion on narrative, copyright, and violence. He also describes his first night playing EverQuest.  UWEC English Festival.  —Scott Adams: Storytelling in Computer Games Similar:The girl sank her brother's last ship with the homophonous cry "I-1."AmusingShrek Image Mashup (Musical Theatre Promo)Hey, Tony. See…

How To Write a Book in 10 Days

“It won’t be a large book, but you can write a small book and get acquainted with the basics of how to write a book.”  [But see this discussion thread: “Theory: Write a web-book in a day“] —How To Write a Book in 10 Days Similar:Journalists Prefer "Said"Journalists prefer the neutral “said” to…Education100 Careers for…

Helvetica Bold Oblique Sweeps Fontys

Helvetica Bold Oblique was the big winner at Tuesday’s 73rd Annual Fonty Awards, taking home 11 statues, including those for Best Sans Serif and the highly coveted 2001 Best Font prize. Satire from The Onion —Helvetica Bold Oblique Sweeps Fontys Similar:That's my daughter in the hoop. Pippin Oct 21-23 and 27-29. AestheticsEntire staff of Russian…

Confusion Over Free Speech and Copyright

Dimitri Sklyarov is an unlikely poster boy for American freedom. The Russian programmer was arrested after he spoke at the “Def-Con” hacker convention in Las Vegas about a program, offered for sale by his employer Elcomsoft, which cracks the encryption in Adobe’s e-book software. The Irish Times —Confusion Over Free Speech and Copyright Similar:The Pepe…

Forecasts of an E-Book Era Were, It Seems, Premature

“While the lack of interest in buying electronic books may baffle some big publishers, the tepid demand comes as no surprise to some bibliophiles.” NY Times (requires free registration) —Forecasts of an E-Book Era Were, It Seems, Premature Similar:Verizon's $4.4 billion deal for AOL sends AOL stock on a tearVerizon has experimented with journalism…BusinessToday's annoying…