Monthly Archives: September 2008

New bavaframes

Well, back in May my loving children broke a pair of glasses that I had owned and worn for almost twelve years. Since then, I have been wearing glasses with only one arm, primarily out of necessity and a staunch … Continue reading

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“You’re so cool, Brewster!”

That was then…. ….and this is now (actually last week at the NuArt theater in LA–my favorite!): Stephen Geoffreys delivering his classic line from Fright Night (1985).

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TerrorVision (1986)

I have a longer post, a kind of “opus” tracing the impact of the VCR on b-movies during the 80s. I’ll save the details for later, but while doing my extensive research I came across a gem from the past: … Continue reading

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Thomas Jefferson on abortion

During these strange political times I have found myself returning in thought to Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia for some reason. Don’t ask me why, for I am not entirely sure, but I do have to say … Continue reading

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The UMW Blogs Story

The following questions come from an email conversation Shawn Miller and I had about the genesis and guiding logic of UMW Blogs. Shawn is a member of Duke University’s Center for Instructional Technology, and the group is interested in hearing … Continue reading

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The EdTech Survivalist has been hacked!

While I was trying to record the most recent EdTech Survivalist video, I was hacked by an alter-ego I thought had been laid to rest long ago. So forgive the quality of this recent installation, but I was shanghai’d in … Continue reading

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Who’s your EDUPUNK daddy now, bitches?

From the latest issue of Wired: Who knew it was a noun? Thanks to Jerry Slezak for getting me started all over again 🙂

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Smith College gets their WPMu on

I have to give some love to the work Esther White is doing with WPMu at Smith College Blogs, it is well worth a look. She has shared her process for customizing the front page, which details some very cool … Continue reading

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EdTech Survivalist: Episode 1

“Fishing with Tom” In our first episode we were ever so lucky to catch up with Dixie’s most impressive edtech survivalist Tom “Catfish” Woodward. We tunneled all the way down to the swamps of Slocum, Alabama to find him, and … Continue reading

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Looks like Minor Threat has a new front man…

Hat tip to Mikhail Gershovich for the link.

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