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Waiting for Muppets Most Wanted
2011’s The Muppets was a real “shot in the arm” for a significant but flagging pop culture franchise. It balanced sweet and edgy, nostalgia and new, well. We’re just under a month away from seeing the sequel, which is unfortunately … Continue reading
Mal Reynolds and the First Rule of Flying
I found the complete series of Firefly on sale for $10 at Wal-Mart a week ago. I hadn’t watch the series in some time, since I found my original discs had gotten scratched up some. So I’ve spent the last … Continue reading
Changing Minds
Been thinking a lot about thinking for a few years now. It’s something built into some of my curriculum, and it’s something that I see happening (and not happening) all the time. A key part of thinking well is communicating … Continue reading
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DFW on “Reading Something That is Good and Real”
A large chunk of my reading time this past December was dedicated to reading through Stephen J. Burn’s Conversations with David Foster Wallace. The book is a collection of interviews that spans Foster Wallace’s career and that represents each part … Continue reading
About a Long Way Down
This past weekend, NBC premiered About a Boy a sitcom based on a movie based on a book by Nick Hornby. The premiere episode was a nice, pared-down update. Whether or not the premises gets fleshed out into a viable … Continue reading
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Blogging as Impressionism
A friend recently asked if I blogged as a way of processing in public, which is interesting to me because there was a time where I thought that kind of thing was possible and really important. When I started (my … Continue reading
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In Praise of Martin Freeman
Just in from what will be my last viewing of The Desolation of Smaug (at least until the extended version DVD drops), and once again I am reminded of the acting brilliance of Martin Freeman. Which is funny because he … Continue reading
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“Did We Lose Don?”
We really are quite fortunate to live in a time where we have such easy access to so many different ways of thinking. So many ideas out there competing for attention. And yet sometimes it feels like people aren’t quite … Continue reading
A Visibly Extraordinary U2
In case you missed last night’s Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, here’s thirteen minutes of U2 goodness. “Invisible” is great, but it’s the acoustic rendering of “Ordinary Love” that brings it home.
Love is Different
An oldie but a goodie. And a great reminder.
Space Enough, and Time 