May 2013
8 posts
“Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare...”
– Bill Watterson (via mikekarnell)
Thin privilege is being told to kill yourself... →
letmedicinebethyfood:
thisisthinprivilege:
(mod note: I am not reblogging this directly due to the images of horrifying and potentially triggering fat-hate - Fatanarchy)
This Indiana University of PA student is being consistently bullied to kill herself or lose weight. Campus and local authorities will do nothing.
President Michael A. Driscoll
Phone: 724-357-2200
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John Green's tumblr: The Commencement Address →
fishingboatproceeds:
Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is.
My own commencement speaker, who shall remain nameless, began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This…
April 2013
26 posts
Sine Nomine: Picking Fights on the Internet →
intelligencehavingfun:
So, you know who I really don’t like? People who go around looking for fights on the internet. Specifically, people who purposefully try to start fights on the internet where there was, previously, no fight to be had.
I’ve been rewatching Boy Meets World recently because I just obtained all…
I can’t say ^^THIS^^ strongly enough.
thelibraryofsarah asked: Many congrats on the engagement with Alicia! =)
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Well, that was predictable (A REDA update)
So, due to a job fair, a two-year anniversary trip with my girlfriend, that same girlfriend becoming my fiance during that trip, trying to catch up on subbing, and stepping in to to be both an emergency actor in a one-act AND a church accompanist, things have been a tad busy, hence the lack of reviews for the past week and a half or so. Personally, I thought I was doing pretty well to make it...
The value of a teacher
Me: So in Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell says there are three things that make a job worthwhile: meaning, complexity, and autonomy. What's missing from that list?
Junior 1: Money! That's what we always care about first.
Me: Is money enough of a reason to do a job?
Class (in unison): YES!
Me: Well, I find meaning, complexity, and autonomy in my job. Teaching is worthwhile.
Class: *crickets*
Junior 2: Didn't you ever want, well, more out of your life than (*gestures around the room*) THIS?
Me: How could I want more than this? Without my job, there ARE no other jobs.
Class: OMG, you're RIGHT!
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REDA #10: The Sea of Monsters movie: My Thoughts
Three years ago, I did my second ever Review of Shame, looking at the movie adaptation of the first book in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. After watching the movie (which I concluded was good, but not great) I was under the impression that the movie was so self-contained, basically eliminating everything that pertained to the overall arc of the series (Kronos’...
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REDA #9: I Am Legend: The Triple Review of Shame
Another one you might recognize from YouTube.
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It’s extremely rare that this happens, but there’s one story in particular that is definitely a Review of Shame—that is, the movies don’t even compete with the book in any of the categories—but it’s just interesting enough that it almost feels like it should qualify as a full Books vs. Movies review. Richard Matheson’s...
REDA #8: Stanley Kubrick, and Technology Run Amuck
Stanley Kubrick is one of Hollywood’s most recognized and respected directors. In his career, he produced only thirteen films, but most of them are considered to be critical triumphs. Kubrick was a hard worker and a perfectionist, and everything had to be just so. The result, however, is that he produced some of the most critically acclaimed films of American cinema: Sparticus, Lolita, Full...
Lesson Planning
missescargotpudding:
adiemtocarpe:
teacherthoughtbubble:
In a perfect world:
In the real world:
I LOLed.
LOL. This is pppeeerrfffeeecctt - because it’s so accurate sometimes.
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REDA #7: Disney's The Little Mermaid
Another review from Cassie’s blog. One of my last popular opinions.
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After writing a whole review about how it’s okay for Disney to make changes to stories like Beauty and the Beast because they’re part of the evolution of oral storytelling, I’m now about to lambast Disney for the work they did on Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid. I should probably mention, first of all,...
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REDA #6: The Past, The Present, and the Future
Growing up, one of my favorite shows to watch was Star Trek: The Next Generation. My parents were both fans of the show, and even though I was pretty young and it was often on after I was supposed to have already been tucked in and asleep for the night, some nights would often see me sneaking into the kitchen of our house where I had view of the television and where (I thought) my parents...
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Well, that didn't take long...
I realize I’m a day behind on my REDAing. I’ll attempt to get caught up today, but this may be a regular thing. Lots going on this month…
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REDA #5: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I wrote this for Cassie’s blog a few months ago, so you may have already read it. But … here it is again. (Parts of this will probably make it into a Review of Fame.)
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In the world of faerie tale research and study (with which I have only a passing relationship) one recurring name is Jack Zipes. Zipes has made a career out of researching faerie tales, studying...
REDA #4: Roger Ebert
I wish I could say that I grew up with the movie reviews of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. I was a kid when the show was at its peak, and I certainly knew who they were. I even knew enough to recognize how sudden and tragic Gene Siskel’s death was in 1999. But I didn’t actually sit down and watch some of their reviews (courtesy of their website and, when that shut down, YouTube) until...
REDA #3: Rashomon and Vantage Point: The Rashomon...
AUTHOR’S NOTE: If this review sounds a bit familiar, that’s because it’s the review I wrote for my Double Feature of Rashomon and Vantage Point.
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As has been pointed out to me, great films are not limited to AFI’s Top 100 list, or even simply American films. And out first film today comes from acclaimed Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa in 1950, a movie called Rashomon....
wickedwitchofthenorth asked: What do you think of a BVM review of The perks of being a wallflower? I think it could be cool, especially considering the gay character and how he is considerably more out in the 2012 movie than the 1999 book. But this also makes him more of a stereotype and I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Hello, Universe.: Bill Nye the Science Guy →
letmedicinebethyfood:
adventures-in-the-lab:
-Season 1 1. Flight 2. The Earth’s Crust 3. Dinosaurs 4. Skin 5. Buoyancy 6. Gravity 7. Digestion 8. Phases of Matter 9. Biodiversity 10. Simple Machines 11. The Moon 12. Sound 13. Garbage 14. Structures 15. Earth’s Seasons 16. Light and Colour 17. Cells 18. Electricity 19. Outer Space 20. Eyeballs
-Season 2
1. Magnetism 2. Wind 3. Blood and...
April Fools' things that I liked.
future-less-vivid:
1. This Matt Guion video.
2. This Eliezer Yudkowsky statement.
3. The fact that my family, on April 1st, celebrated Easter, and via an elaborate subterfuge of time zones and misdirections convinced the six-year-old that it was Easter.
4. Probably a few other things, but I’ve forgotten them.
I don’t even understand half the things I upload. Thanks for the shoutout!...
REDA #2: Books vs. Movies: Where the Wild Things...
Here, friends and neighbors, is where it started. This is, actually, the review that started me thinking about doing book/movie comparisons. Which is weird, because this was Books vs. Movies Review #18, or something. But when I saw the trailers for this particular movie, I was really excited for it. I was excited to see how they would take a picture book composed of ten sentences of text and...
REDA #1: Books vs. Movies, Lord of the Rings
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I wrote this probably about a month or two before I began writing the script for the Lord of the Rings BvM that eventually made it onto YouTube. You’ll see a lot of elements in this written review that made it into the script. In tackling Lord of the Rings, there was a lot to consider, and I needed some way to sort my thoughts out. Normally I do this with the review...
March 2013
17 posts
firenzelovegoodthewolf asked: For future Stage to Screen episodes, would you do more contemporary musical films, such as Sweeney Todd, Chicago, Hairspray, etc.
I really enjoyed this chat and friendly debate. :D I am also so glad that we have a shared hatred for Andrew Lloyd Webber and a mutual love of Stephen Sondheim. I played the Baker in Into the Woods (my favorite musical too) a few years ago. (I’m 18) I also know how much you hate the Broadway Junior shows. I was so disappointed when I was in the Junior version at age 9 or so and learned the...
firenzelovegoodthewolf asked: By the way, are you working on the Frankenstein Books vs Movies? I'm really looking forward to it.
hendersondamien77 asked: Also, while I am at it, are you aware of the new book to movie The Host? It the answer no, you are not missing match, because the book is written by Stephenie Meyer, and we both was book series she is "famous" for. But I heard the movie is funny as heck, even though that was not the goal of the filmakers. Even with the unintentional humor, similar to the first Twilight movie, I doubt you...
hendersondamien77 asked: I hope that i am not saying the obvious, but after reading your review of Howl's Moving Castle(Book), and knowing that a BvB was planned for it, I feel like that I had to ask. Is this BvM review likey to be similar to The Little Mermaid, where you don't think it so bad compared to either the book/movie that it needs a review of shame for it, but it is not exactly good either despite...
To be honest, I think you were a little harsh with the Oz review. Personally, I loved it and notice all of the flaws it has, but I think saying it has no real value or worth is kind of an exaggeration. I could understand one star, but zero seems a little too much. I thought all of the little parallels with Kansas and Oz were really fun. I adored the characterization of the China Doll, and really...
intelligencehavingfun:
It’s all we have in the house and I need the vitamin C this morning, so I’m dealing with it, but I want to state for the record:
High pulp orange juice is one of the most disgusting things ever.
You misspelled “delicious” again.
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Movie Review: Oz . . . Great? Or Terrible?
Well … it ain’t great.
I went into this movie with mixed feelings. On the one hand, the idea of going into the back story and history of Oz, and the Wizard in particular, is an interesting one. It’s nothing terribly new, but like anything Oz-related, it has a lot of potential and possibility. And Disney has been slowly restoring my faith in their films with some of their more...
