Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

The Second Annual(ish) Sehnert’s Bakery & Cafe Ride To Eat

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

There’s an old Harley rider catch phrase that says, “Live to Ride, Ride to Live.” Not a bad sentiment. But a bit general. For members of the Iron Butt Association (which includes many Harley riders), there’s a more measurable version … Continue reading →

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A Rough Week for Fox and its Hosts Part I – Dominion Voting Settlement

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

The popular right-wing cable talk network Fox News has had a rough couple of weeks. Today, we’ll talk about their settlement of Dominion Voting Systems $1.6 billion defamation suit. And in our next post will discuss why popular Fox host … Continue reading →

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Current Problems with Sports News, Social Media, and AI-Generated Images

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

The problem with sports leagues owning their cable channels. Journalists will not be allowed to be journalists. – ProFootballTalk https://t.co/Zuez3I9CTE — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) March 29, 2023 There’s a lot of important journalism to be done surrounding professional sports. But when … Continue reading →

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A Global Tour of Government Officials Attacking Press Freedom

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

One of the most depressing things showing up in my Twitter feed over the last week or so has been the number of cases of journalists and news outlets being under attack around the world and here in the United … Continue reading →

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A triangle of everything I have to say about the Oscar’s screaming banshees….

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

Really pleased by this year’s Oscar nominees, having been to a surprising number of the nominated films. But what I’m most excited about is seeing some excellent “small” movies getting nominated for Best Picture and a bunch of other major … Continue reading →

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Twits commenting on AI student deception, auto transcription & more charges of bias

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

Twitter’s had a lot of discussion about some interesting issues in the last week. Here’s some thoughts on student use of AI tools, use of automated transcription, and false equivalency bias. I’m less in the “can’t be tricked!” camp and … Continue reading →

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Will we be extremists for love or hate? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

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.  Here’s what … Continue reading →

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Set Free The C-SPAN!

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

If you’ve been watching the Kevin McCarthy for Speaker mess over in the U.S. House of Representatives on C-SPAN (and who among us hasn’t been riveted on C-SPAN that last four days?), you can’t help but notice that the video … Continue reading →

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2022 in Review – Ralph’s favorite and most memorable books, movies, music, video games & TV shows

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

I don’t know that I believe in a Best Of Annual Review, but here’s a list of what I enjoyed in media during 2022. Favorite Audio Book/Book Series: Andy Serkis reading The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and Lord of the … Continue reading →

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We’re back! A Year In Movies 2021 – Part 10

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

In December of 2020, when it became clear we were not going to be returning to normal life any time soon, we purchased a big honking 55-inch 4K TV and settled in for a year of watching movies at home. By Dec. … Continue reading →

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