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Tom Bissell and Something Like Gaming Ethics
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDST OF FOURTH QUARTER, some of the students that hang out in my room before school started playing a new iPhone game: Kick the Boss. I couldn’t help but ask about the game as their laughter had … Continue reading
Joss Whedon Says the Darndest Things
I’VE BEEN A JOSS WHEDON FAN for a while now. Firefly then Buffy then Dollhouse. The Avengers? I was one of those that saw it not so much as “hopefully the best Marvel movie ever” but as “Joss Whedon’s best … Continue reading
The Real Lesson from Jeremy Lin
I WAS AT THE GYM Wednesday when the ESPYs were on. While I was there, Jeremy Lin was being interviewed as everyone was waiting for the show to begin. I was curious to hear what he had to say; he … Continue reading
Movies, Movies, Movies
WE’RE HALFWAY THROUGH 2012, and so the question of the quality of movies out this year has popped up over at Grantland. It’s been a good six months for me and the movies, really. I’ve only seen a tiny handful … Continue reading
New Music Wednesday: The Killers
SATURDAY IS MY USUAL DAY to post something about new music. New music by The Killers just can’t wait that long. I’ve been a fan of the band since Hot Fuss and the hooks of “Mr. Brightside” and “All These … Continue reading
Writing Advice from A Pro
SUMMER BREAK FINALLY STARTS FOR ME once the final bell rings today. Sure, I’ve got some tests to grade and some report cards to complete, but most of the work will be done. Which leaves me two weeks to vacate. … Continue reading
New Song Saturday: The Avett Brothers
I SHOWED UP LATE to the Avett Brothers bandwagon. Not as late as I got to the Mumford & Sons bandwagon, mind you, but late enough. So I’m pretty excited about the pending release of their next album, The Carpenter. … Continue reading
“The Star Wars That I Used to Know”
GOTYE’s “SOMEONE THAT I USED TO KNOW” was a great song for a while, was great until every station on the radio started playing it along with what seemed like endless remixes of the unique-sounding song. So leave it to … Continue reading
The List, the Shortcut, and the Table (All from Godin)
SETH GODIN HAS BEEN AT IT AGAIN, posting a number of quality thoughts on his blog. I finished one of his older books, The Dip, over a week ago. His perspective on marketing and sales seems spot-on, and that perspective … Continue reading
Feedback and The Newsroom (or “I am tired of stupid”)
YESTERDAY my Communication Skills class started their second round of impromptu activities: news-casting. The initial response was not positive. It never has been, really. Yet I persist in keeping it as an assignment. There’s something challenging about it. Really, there … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 