Monthly Archives: May 2007

Deanimator Re-visited, or the Post that just keeps on giving!

A while back I posted a link to an online flash game called the De-Animator. A fun, simple game wherein you kill zombies. Pretty straightforward, and a lot of kicks for a Night of the Living Dead fan like me … Continue reading

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Nothing like subliminal messages…

From what I understand, this is Canada’s latest smoking campaign. Nice to see our neighbors to the North have finally caught on. Re-blogged from Coeruleus‘s post here.

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Keira, when in NYC you must “Shoot the Freak”!

This one is for you, Keira McPhee! Image courtesy of Default Punk OK, Keira is going to NYC in the next few days and she sent a request for recommendations of places to go, eat, see, etc. via twitter. Man, … Continue reading

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WPMU permissions hack for new users

If you are using or administrating WordPress Multi-User you may have come across the following error message for new users creating just a login name (not getting blog): You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page. This problem … Continue reading

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Tales from the Teaching Crypt: Discipline and Punish

OK, so last night’s class was so inspiring (a.k.a. sick) that I thought I would blog about it right quick. I have been leaving traces of some of the resources I have been finding on YouTube, and alluding to some … Continue reading

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Stuart Hall on YouTube

Did you know this amazing talk by Stuart Hall is freely available on YouTube? My class is quickly changing before my eyes thanks to this amazing resource. Below is a lecture by Hall on media and representation -ever more relevant … Continue reading

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“The Terrorists Hacked My Son’s Site!”

What do you think? Does this sound like a great new b-movie coming to a theater near you? Read this crazy bit about the Pentagon, MySpace, and conservative talk show hosts via BoingBoing here. Man, the 50s cold war tactics … Continue reading

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Disney Mashup Explains Copyright

Pretty remarkable explanation of copyright laws using bits and pieces of a wide range of Disney animated cartoons. A lot of fun! Eric Fadden, a professor at Bucknell University, is responsible for this Fair(y) Use Tale.

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Knowledge, Categories, Tags, and Crime

Well, I have been furiously putting together my syllabus for the class on Early American Crime Narratives I’ll be teaching this first Summer session, which starts tomorrow! The class will be tracing a series of narratives from the colonial period … Continue reading

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Reverend Jim, a little context please…

The recent discussion and commodification of “Reverend Jim” at Faculty Academy 2007 might be better understood with a bit of context. I have to admit that I’m a bit scared that without a stable referent -or at the very least … Continue reading

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