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Questioning The Hunger Games

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

So the movie of The Hunger Games is out, and it’s been an enormous success.  Here are some questions the movie might raise: That whole death lottery things seems familiar.  Haven’t I read that kind of story before? Yes, in … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin

I’ve been so busy putting up links to go with the upcoming 4th edition to Mass Communication: Living in a Media World that I haven’t had time to question anything lately.  So here we go: Does Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander pay … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 4 – Gutenberg’s Influence

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

Back in 1999, A&E’s Biography program profiled the top 100 influential people of the Second Millennium. They’re number 1 pick? Johanne Gutenberg.  Can’t argue with that.

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Link Ch. 3 & 4 – The Whole Book of Psalmes

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

One of the first exports from the Massachusetts Bay Colony back in the 1630s and ’40s was, surprise, media!  The Cambridge Press brought over its first printing press in 1638, and its first bestseller was the Whole Book of Psalmes, … Continue reading →

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Day 2 on Kindle Fire and e-readers

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

Here’s some followup to Amazon’s big announcement yesterday of its Kindle Fire tablet and the new lower-priced Kindle e-ink e-readers. Daring Fireball – Apple blogger John Gruber, writing at Daring Fireball, likes the new Kindles. In fact, my feelings and … Continue reading →

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Amazon announces new Kindle tablet and e-book readers

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

This morning Amazon announced its anticipated new tablet device, the Kindle Fire. Some people will point out that it is based on Google’s Android operating system, which is technically true.  Other people will point out that it is the first … Continue reading →

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Go The F@$% To Sleep uses online buzz to sell parody bedtime book

Posted on June 16, 2011 by admin

Note: The links from this post all contain NSFW language. There has been a new parody of a children’s picture book being published this summer called GTFTS. It has all the sweet illustrations and baby animals you would expect in … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on May 18, 2011 by admin

How did people learn about bin Laden’s death? Survey says — Television.  Though many of my students said word-of-mouth from people who had been watching TV. What parent wouldn’t love a book called “Go The @$#& To Sleep”? This book … Continue reading →

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E-books continue to gain market share

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

E-books are continuing to rapidly gain market share, while sales of paperbacks are falling, according to a story at Paid Content. And while some “indie” writers are finding success through self-publishing using tools like Amazon’s Kindle support, just putting a … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 4 – Nicholas Kristof on the Three Cups of Tea fuss

Posted on April 21, 2011 by admin

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has written extensively on issues  surrounding world poverty, and he considers Greg Mortinson, the embattled author of Three Cups of Tea, to be a friend.  That makes his reaction to the recent charges to … Continue reading →

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