Author Archives: Reverend

Viper’s Video Quicktags Plugin works with WPMu

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Reverend

I stopped using Viper’s Video Quicktags plugin a while back when I started playing in earnest with WPMu. Reason being is that this plugin didn’t really work well with WPMu last year at this time, and Anarchy Media Player was, … Continue reading →

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The WP plugin I use the most

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Reverend

I was thinking about this after publishing my last post, and without question I use one WordPress plugin far, far more than any other, namely the Wikipedia Link plugin by Andreas Krennmair. I has been a core plugin in my … Continue reading →

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Lifeforce (1985)

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Reverend

As sometimes will happen, I started thinking about the Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce (1985) this afternoon. Some of you may recall this as the movie wherein beautiful vampires from space walk buck naked around London sucking the life out of everyone … Continue reading →

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Manamana sequel?

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Reverend

If you like the Muppets, then you will love this… [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/3KANI2dpXLw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Faculty Academy the 13th

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Reverend

The University of Mary Washington’s 13th Faculty Academy is officially on the books for May 13th & 14th. We yet again have a quite impressive line-up of invited guests including Dr. Janet Murray (of Hamlet on the Holodeck fame), Gene … Continue reading →

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36 Hours in NYC

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Reverend

I just got back this morning from a 36 hour marathon trip to NYC. This uncharacteristically short trip was instigated by a workshop I got invited to do at Brooklyn College (which was a lot of fun), but the larger … Continue reading →

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The Pirate’s Dilemma

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Reverend

Tom Woodward turned me on to this fascinating keynote presentation by pirate radio DJ Matt Mason, author of The Pirate’s Dilemma, at The Medici Summit on March 3rd 2008. It resonated on several levels about issues that have been circulating … Continue reading →

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Simple Tags Plugin for WordPress

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Reverend

If you haven’t tried out the Simple Tags plugin yet, I promise you it will never be too soon. This plugin is extremely powerful, and strikes me more as a full blown application within WP than a simple extension of … Continue reading →

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Shake It

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Reverend

Carole Garmon pointed me to a beautifully disturbing re-enactment of a performance piece by Allan Kaprow’s “Shake It,” (1972) or at least that’s what I think it’s titled. I didn’t know anything about Kaprow before Carole explained his influential role … Continue reading →

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Master of the Flying Guillotine

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Reverend

One of my favorite movies these days is Master of the Flying Guillotine (1975) for two simple reasons: First, the characters and fight scenes are awesome. The evil, blind imperial assassin who has a “flying guillotine” in his arsenal of … Continue reading →

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