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Best Obit Ever

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I hope when I die my family can have this good of a sense of humor about it.

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Link Ch. 10 – Who has the rights to your social media?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The point of having social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare and the like to be able to share aspects of your life with your friends and the rest of the world. Which is fine when you are going out … Continue reading →

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The Future is Now – Laser Keyboard For Your Tablet!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Last summer I posted a link to a cool concept video for a virtual laser keyboard that would work with your iPhone or iPad.  The concept video was just an animation, though.  The product didn’t exist…. UNTIL NOW! LASER VIRTUAL … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 8 – What’s killing the movies?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

GQ – The Day The Movies Died Mark Harris takes a look at what’s wrong with the movies today, and with a single paragraph nails it: [L]et’s look ahead to what’s on the menu for this year: four adaptations of comic … Continue reading →

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Were Rush Limbaugh’s “slut/prostitute” comments actionable for criminal prosecution? Not likely.

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Fascinating post from Eugene Volokh this afternoon on whether Rush Limbaugh calling a Georgetown law student a “slut” and a “prostitute” could be actionable for libel/slander, false light, or for violating a Florida law the forbids “imputing to her a … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones as a tribute to the films of Ridley Scott

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve been rewatching the Star Wars prequels riding the exercise bike at night lately, and after finishing Episode II – Attack of the Clones, I’m reminded of a couple things. First, for me Attack of the Clones is by far the … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – Shock Jocks, Rush, Calling Women ‘Sluts,’ and Advertisers

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Talk is a popular radio format, whether it’s the shock jocking of Howard Stern, Opie and Anthony or Bubba the Love Sponge; or the political talk of Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity. But sometimes the line between political talk and … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 8 – Pre-Code Movies

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

When we think of movies of the Black and White era, we generally think of them being regulated by the Production Code (also known as the Hays Code) that kept immoral material out of the movies.  Among the requirements were … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 8 – Silent Movies

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Here are a collection of links to some great early, early silent film examples, mostly from my Tumblr: Animations of Muybridge people-in-motion images: Note: Most of these contain some nudity. Simple animations Collection of films based on Muybridge images Edison … Continue reading →

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Questioning the Oscars

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Lots of questions to answer about this year’s Oscar telecast! How did this year’s Best Pictures do with the Bechdel Test for Women in Movies? Not so great.  Most failed, two were marginal passes, and one made it rock solid. … Continue reading →

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