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Fred Rogers reminds us to “look for the helpers”
There is an old quote from children’s television host Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) that started spreading virally following the Newtown massacre in December. It goes like this: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the … Continue reading
When news catches up with my long-term pop culture diet
I’ve been planning for several days to write a blog entry today about three movies from 1968 that I’ve watched over the last couple of weeks - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ice Station Zebra, and The Shoes of the Fisherman. Why … Continue reading
Revisiting Re-imagined Disney Princesses
Several years ago, illustrator Jeffrey Thomas posted several incredibly twisted re-imagined Disney princesses/heroines that immediately went viral on the Interwebs. I’ve loved his images, especially the zombie Little Mermaid and the evil-eyes Snow White. Now Thomas has released a series … Continue reading
25 Years of Opinion
Twenty-five years ago this week I started teaching college at Northern Arizona University. Among the classes I taught that semester was Opinion Writing. Today, I’ll be starting in on a fresh section of that class, only now it’s called Commentary … Continue reading
Sept. 12 Anniversary – We Choose to go to the Moon
No, not the anniversary of the day after Sept. 11, but the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s “We Choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University. “We choose to go to the moon. We choose to … Continue reading
Disney Princesses – Evil or Sweet?
Ever wonder what an Evil Disney Little Mermaid might be like? How about Cinderella as a pumpkin head? Of course, there’s always sweet re-imagining of Disney princesses as well, but what’s the fun in that?
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Does the New York Times have a pervasive progressive world view? Outgoing public editor thinks so. Exec editor, not so much…. (via Mediaite) Where did the Internet come from? A bit more on the general who got frustrated trying to … Continue reading
Some great back-to-school videos
In addition to this blog, I also run a Tumblr at http://ralphehanson.tumblr.com. I use that to post quotes, photos, videos and the like with little comment or context. Here are a few videos I’ve posted there lately that would make … Continue reading
Link Ch. 11 – Punk Polka, It Exists (as does Techno Polka)
So I made a bit of a joke about punk polka as long-tail content in my book Mass Communication: Living in a Media World. But it’s only partially a joke. Punk polka actually (well, sorta) exists. Here’s a story from … Continue reading
Best Obit Ever
I hope when I die my family can have this good of a sense of humor about it.