Category Archives: Arts and Culture
The Year the Media Died
Media decline is always on our periphery. I stole this video from our friends and teachers at InkTank
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Rhyme Shmyme
I attended church this morning (unlike another author on this blog), which is a fairly common practice for me. Uncommon, however, was that I broke stride between the sanctuary and the door once after the benediction. Since my church has … Continue reading
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tweeting your brain away
Although this article in the New York Times today outlines Obama’s struggle for a bipartisan health care bill, the comments made by Sen. Chuck Grassley from his Twitter account struck me as, well, retarded. I’ll be the first to agree … Continue reading
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getting real with the master of fiction
Minnesota has been pumping out geniuses for quite some time now. Have you ever heard of, oh say, Bob Dylan? or my personal favorite, Prince? Well, perhaps a lesser-known genius, but none less creative, will join the ranks of Dylan … Continue reading
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Conan’s Shaky Venture into the Big Leagues
It’s striking that Will Ferrell would be the first guest in Conan O’Brien’s newly established “Tonight Show” dominion. Both the funny-men have enjoyed enormous popularity as frontrunners of the comic trends of this young generation, all centered on egregious absurdity. … Continue reading
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