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13:21 Tue -- DavidStanley updated Reeves Library
Web Side Story--Bernstein And Sondheim Would Approve
I admit that I occasionally visit the collegehumor.com site. I figure that since I work at a college, oops—university, I might as well see what there is to laugh at. And anyway, if you go to libraryhumor.com it’s a lot more work since it pretty much just contains links to... ... (55 more words, 0 comments)
| 08:46 Tue -- KellyAddleman updated Reeves Library
The internets says it; it must be true!
It's been a rough couple of weeks to be a celebrity, but some overeager hoaxers have been trying to bump the death toll up a couple more notches. Harrison Ford and Jeff Goldblum were prematurely reported to have passed away in spectacular fashion. Britney Spears' Twitter feed was hacked and... ... (159 more words, 0 comments)
| 21:02 Sun -- MikeRubino updated Tranquility Lost
5 Things About Transformers 2
Chevy Aveos are just as annoying as transforming robots as they are as cars in real life. ... (96 words, 0 comments)
| 22:59 Sat -- MikeRubino updated Tranquility Lost
My Top Ten Reviews at DVD Verdict
In honor of DVD Verdict's tenth anniversary, the site is spotlighting individual judges each weekend. So I turned in what I thought were my ten favorite reviews for the site, along with a sentence or two about each article. For the next 24 hours, my top ten will be occupying the site's homepage. ... (256 words, 0 comments)
| 20:23 Tue -- Amanda Cochran updated Girl Meets World
Watching Neda die
You've probably already watched the video at least twice. I have. I've never watched anyone die in real life before. I've missed watching death by a half an hour. But this footage has me on edge, particularly because my initial reaction was so callous. I caught myself watching the video... ... (123 more words, 0 comments)
| 08:24 Tue -- arnzen updated PEDABLOGUE
The Educational Value of Genre Fiction
This week I'll be teaching in our weeklong, intensive graduate creative writing workshops for the MA in Writing Popular Fiction program at Seton Hill U. It's always a great experience, and I particularly enjoy getting to teach and work with students and colleagues in my favorite literary genre: horror.... ... (932 more words, 0 comments)
| 16:11 Mon -- KellyAddleman updated Reeves Library
Library in the park
I just returned from my summer vacation, a few days of which I got to spend in New York City. While resting my poor, tired feet in Bryant Park, I caught sight of the "Reading Room": I didn't go over for a closer look (my feet hurt too much from... ... (78 more words, 0 comments)
| 16:00 Sat -- arnzen updated PEDABLOGUE
Congratulations to Dennis Jerz
My colleague down the hall, Dennis Jerz has been awarded the John Lovas Memorial Academic Award from the journal, Kairos, for his Literacy Weblog. Visit his site, browse around and drop him a note of congratulations. He joins a list of other interesting academic weblogs in honor of late blogger... ... (40 more words, 0 comments)
| 20:00 Fri -- KarissaKilgore updated Sugarpacket
I long for the days
... when I could do research for hours. ... when I could do research for hours, uninterrupted. ... when I could do research for hours, uninterrupted, and then go forth to write a draft. I long for the days ... when I was tired from learning. ... when I was... ... (174 more words, 3 comments)
| 14:41 Tue -- Amanda Cochran updated Girl Meets World
If I weren't paid
I get paid to write now. I find the fact that I get paid to write and my blog has fallen off the map very funny. I've been thinking a lot lately about things I would always do, even if I were paid to do them. Write is one of... ... (120 more words, 0 comments)
From Jerz's Literacy Weblog
Time and Space Tradeoffs in Version Control Storage
I spent a few hours cleaning up my e-mail archives yesterday. I was amazed of the amount of space that was taken up by 4MB flyers for events I did not attend, 2 MB PDFs of one-page forms that I could...
Personality Profiles: Prize-Winning Student Journalism Samples
The personality profile is a staple of intro to journalism classes, but newspapers don't tend to collect all their profiles in one place, so I often have trouble finding models.Entrants in the Hearst Journalism Awards have to supply a profile...
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