Walt Whitman Jim Groom, a kosmos, of Manhattan the son,
Turbulent, fleshy, sensual, eating, drinking, and breeding,
No sentimentalist, no stander above men and women or
apart from them,
No more modest than immodest.
Unscrew the locks from the doors!
Unscrew the doors themselves from their jambs!
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It’s amazing just how much Whitman’s “Song of Myself” frames some deeply problematic questions for [...]
Archive for August, 2009
The Wild Bunch ‘How does it feel to be so god damned right”
Published by August 29th, 2009 in scenic. 0 CommentsI’ll be quoting from Sam Peckinpah’s masterpiece, and my all-time favorite Western, The Wild Bunch extensively in the scenic series. But right now this scene just seems so right. Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan), a “Judas goat,” confronts the railroad detective Harrigan (Albert Dekker) about his unrepentant abuse of power and concomitant righteousness. And for [...]
When did EDUPUNK become about entrepreneurship?
Published by August 29th, 2009 in Uncategorized. 18 CommentsI never really thought the ideas surrounding EDUPUNK led to innovation in businesses and business models, in fact I thought it brought into deep question the irresponsibility and lethargy of corporations like BlackBoard and their ilk as well as the institutions that support this bad habit like sick crack addicts. Innovation has flatlined for almost [...]
WPMu Development for Education
Published by August 24th, 2009 in WordPress, wordpress multi-user and wpmu. 6 CommentsHats off to Andre Malan for getting the dev.wpmued aggregation site together in no time at all—did it take him a single night of kicking ass while Brian Lamb was fast asleep? The idea behind the site, which you can find here, is right line with all the goodness that came out of the Open [...]
Spider-Man 1967, Episode 21
Published by August 23rd, 2009 in TV, pop culture and television. 0 Comments”The Origin of Spider-Man”: Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and soon finds that he has gained the arachnid’s amazing abilities. He learns that “with great power there must also always be great responsibility” after his Uncle Ben, husband of Aunt May, is murdered by a thief who he allowed to get away [...]
Spider-Man 1967, Episode 20
Published by August 23rd, 2009 in TV, pop culture and television. 0 Comments”Sting of the Scorpion”: The Scorpion escapes prison to get back at Jonah Jameson and Spider-Man. The Scorpion breaks into Dr. Stillwell’s lab and drinks a toxic potion that mutates him into a twenty-foot-tall giant. He captures Jameson and starts rampaging into the city. Now, Spider-Man must find a way to return the Scorpion to [...]
I’m a fan of Richard Siodmak noirs, particularly The Killers (1946) and Criss Cross (1949), and recently I was talking about the dance scene from Criss Cross at the Round-Up club, which for me is one of the most compelling scenes from just about any noir I can recall. I mean where else can you [...]
When setting up a scene from Psycho (1960) it might be a layup to frame the shower scene (which is brilliant), but what always struck me the first time I saw this film—and Psycho is a film that you feel like you’ve seen for years as a child of the 80s before you first see [...]
Rocket Robin Hood is a Canadian animated series from the 60s that I got turned on to this past week thanks to D’Arcy Norman. And while we were watching episodes and tweeting the discovery, Grant Potter posted a link to this Rocket Robin Hood gem: “Dementia 5.” I don’t think animated superhero series can get [...]
“To Catch A Spider”: Dr. Noah Boddy releases Electro, the Green Goblin, and the Vulture from prison to get back at Spider-Man. All three disable Spider-Man’s powers and arrange to meet at midnight at the docks. But Spider-Man is one step ahead as he starts his plan to pit them against each other. ”Double Identity”: [...]
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