‘‘Hello,’’ a man’s voice, not my husband’s, said. I had no idea whom I’d called, but I had finally gotten through to New York, to news. NYT Magazine —Talk to Me Similar:A Liberal-Arts Education for Business MajorsThe world needs well-rounded leaders. A …AcademiaAnalysis | The ‘Kellyanne Conway on the couch’ controversy is so incredibly dumbOne…
“The freedom we have enjoyed in the states has been unusual in world history and may be becoming more unusual.” (BBC) —Novelist John Updike witnessed the WTC Attack Similar:Fraternity Announces "Legal Action" Against Rolling Stone”The Rolling Stone article viewed by mil…AcademiaNarrative, Creativity, and EvolutionMy students are finishing up Hayles, My …Academia'Babylon 5' Reboot in Development…
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:C.S. Lewis: "On the Reading of Old Books"Gearing up for teaching a new “American …BooksDestroying trust in the media, science, and government has left America vulnerable to…
The Internet has succeeded in becoming a tool that many regular people turn to in lieu of alternatives for communicating and for finding information. It has become a new, often-used tool in their personal toolbox. Dan Bricklin —The Internet is Now a Dominant Tool for Regular People Similar:Students Are Using ChatGPT to Write Their Personal…
Large collection of links to the World Trace Center tributes that have sprung up after the towers came down. —www.derrickito.com Similar:Far-Right Twitter Trolls Won’t Admit They Were Wrong About Killing of a “Patriot” in Denve… It was a reporter’s bodygu…CulturePrivacy and reporting on personal livesInteresting guidelines, phrased as sugge…CybercultureAnother social media post attacks journalists for…
“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:Imagine…
Harrowing first-person account from a survivor. —“I was in the building when it all happened.” Similar:Snow White: The Musical Opens Fridayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiIRCoHoN…AestheticsSlash: Not Just a Punctuation Mark AnymoreI will have to watch for these uses of “…AcademiaUnearthing a Long Ignored African Writing System, One Researcher Finds African History, by…Not only is this a fantastic story about…AcademiaStage…
Interesting article focuses on how people are using the Internet to react to the terrorists attacks on New York and Washington. Globe and Mail —Net Draws Fire, Offers Comfort in Wake of Disaster Similar:When He Clicked the Link, You Won't Believe How Disappointed He WasAuthors of overhyped link text are like …CybercultureSeton Hill graduates its…
“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…
“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:Dear daughter, let Miley Cyrus be a lesson to youI am intrigued by the possibility that M…CultureThe Most Awesome…
“[T]here were big holes in the information offered. Across all four health conditions, nearly a quarter of the key questions were completely ignored, and less than half were given both more than minimal coverage and complete accuracy.” Rae Fry —Online Health Websites Frequently Inaccurate Similar:Don't Give Apple Too Much Credit for Bowing to Taylor SwiftApple…
Good web designers are a dime a dozen — just like the former armies of professional typists and word-processor operators, whose specialized tasks were eventually absorbed by the average office worker. Frank Yu, Gorilla Asia —Apocalypse Soon: Is the Web-Development Fairy Tale Over? Similar:A 27-Story Vertical Forest Grows in MilanBosco Verticale was conceived in respons…AestheticsMany…
“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:If you want to work with words, then journalism courses are very practical options.AcademiaDown with Fake Politics! Down with Fake Government! Long Live the Free…
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:Sources tell Seton Hill University's Dennis…
“A gentleman should always walk around a lady’s train and never attempt to step over it. If by accident he should tread upon her dress, he should beg her pardon, and if by greater awkwardness he should tear it, he must offer to escort her to the dressing room so that it may be repaired.”…
“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:Ben Franklin Sings about Your Rights as a PhotographerIf you’re legally present on a public st…AmusingWe Are Hopelessly Hooked [on our Gadgets]We check our phones 221 times…
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:Battle of New Orleans Ended 200 Years Ago TodayThe Battle of New Orleans was a series o…CultureMy Father's Day adventure included…
“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:Media Companies Are Getting Sick of FacebookAll of us with…
“Without links, you might as well pile all the billions of documents on the Web into one huge container. Link management is therefore an important part of running a Web site.” Gerry McGovern, ClickZ —Broken Links and Poor Information Architecture Design Similar:Opinion: Don't link video games with mass shootingsContrary to Dr. Bushman’s suggestion, vi…AcademiaLego goes…
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:The Importance of PunctuationFrom Yahoo! News: Update: T…GamesShakespeare on EclipsesPrepping for tomorrow’s first meeting…