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SCOTUS declines to hear AI copyright case
The US Supreme Court today announced they were not going to hear a case claiming copyright protection for AI generated works. The plaintiff wanted to have copyright go to the person running the AI software. The courts had previously ruled … Continue reading
A Video History of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Soul and Country Music
Thursday was one of my favorite media literacy lectures covering the history of a variety of formats of popular music, starting with hillbilly, folk, and the so-called race records. We started out with Chuck Berry performing “You Can’t Catch Me” … Continue reading
A Hollowed-Out Washington Post
Approximately 13 years ago, Jeff Bezos was recruited by the Graham family to purchase The Washington Post for $250 million. Bezos, the founder of Amazon and one of the world’s wealthiest men, bought the paper as an individual, not as … Continue reading
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Tagged ch05journalism, Dave Karpf, Jeff Bezos, Joseph Weber, Kara Swisher, T. S. Elliot, The Hollow Men, Washington Post
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Getting a taste of Hannah Goldfield’s food writing
Although I haven’t talked about it enough here over the years, I’m enthralled by thoughtful food writing – whether it’s the reviews of street food by Los Angeles’ Jonathan Gold, the profane visits round the world by Anthony Bourdain, the … Continue reading
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TikTok is finally legal again in the US
TikTok has finalized a joint venture to have cloud-computing giant Oracle (along with a range of international partners) run its US operations. This finally brings the company into compliance with a law passed and signed into law in 2024 that … Continue reading
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Tagged ch02effects, ch03business, ch10 social media, media effects, social media, social media effects, TikTok
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“Will We Be Extremists for Hate or Love?”
One of the greatest honors of my life was being invited to speak at the Martin Luther King, Jr. candlelight vigil several years ago at the UNK student union, along with Kevin Chaney, who was then UNK’s women’s basketball coach. On today … Continue reading
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Ralph’s Annual Favorite Movies – 2025 Edition
UPDATE 1/30/26: Please note that I have not seen a number of the big 2025 movies yet which explains some otherwise inexplicable omissions. These include: Marty Supreme – Which I saw last week and loved. It will be somewhere on … Continue reading
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Taking a Look at a Stranger Christmas Carol
This time of year my Dear Wife and I do our annual read aloud of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, and we usually watch one or two movie versions of it as well. Some of the takes on it we’ve seen … Continue reading
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Tagged A Carol for Another Christmas, A Christmas Carol, ch07Movies, Christmas Movies, movies, Peter Sellers, Rod Serling
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A Few More Christmas Movies
We are at the time of year when popular Christmas/holiday movies start their omnipresence. My community-run World Theatre, where I volunteer at frequently, will have their usual lineup of Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Home Alone, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story … Continue reading
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