Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

Aliens on Ice!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it.  Aliens on Ice! (Yeah, an amateur ice show based on the James Cameron film….)  Thanks to Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing for this.  

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Joe McGinniss responds to Janet Malcolm’s “The Journalist and the Murderer”

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

In 1989, journalist Janet Malcolm published two-part series of articles in The New Yorker under the headline “The Journalist and the Murderer.” (It has since then been published as a slim book.) In what would come to be one of … Continue reading →

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Solving the Black Friday Problem

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

The NYT’s Robert Frank has a great proposal for ending the madness that is Black Friday starting at midnight.  Put in place a 6 percent national sales tax from 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the day after … Continue reading →

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So, Are Black Friday Sales Actually a Viral Promotion for “Hunger Games”?

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve never been a big fan of the early morning Black Friday sales.  One year my wife and I did get up very early in an attempt to buy a Nintendo Wii system.  Not at a sale price, just to … Continue reading →

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Tweeting, Tweaking & TNT

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Three bits of media news that are worth posting but don’t really go together. Associated Press to reporters: Don’t break news on Twitter; break it on the wire The Associated Press has reiterated it’s policy of never having reporters break … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Can a woman express opinions on the Internet without threats of sexual violence? Laurie Penny has her doubts.  Should we be frightened that Harry Potter director David Yates is working on a big screen Dr. Who reboot? Ashamed to say … Continue reading →

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Links on Using Narrative

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

In my feature writing class on Wednesday we spent a bit of time talking about using narrative techniques.  Here are links to the articles I mentioned in that class.  Good stuff for anyone interested in employing narrative technique in their … Continue reading →

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CTV Profiles Hark A Vagrant’s Kate Beaton

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

One of my favorite web comic’s is Kate Beaton’s Hark a Vagrant.  While many of the strips deal with Canadian history, Nancy Drew, Victorian literature, and Mystery Solving Teens also make frequent appearances. Her collection of comics has hit the … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post on Diabetic Highs at Six Until Me

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Anyone who knows me well knows that I’ve been living with diabetes for the last 10 years.  One of the great sources of information for me about this disease has been Kerri Sparling’s great blog Six Until Me.  Kerri is … Continue reading →

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Patriot-News Devotes Front Page to Editorial on Penn State Scandal

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

The Harrisburg Patriot-News ran a front-page editorial on Tuesday calling on Penn State University President Graham Spanier to resign over his failure to “do what is right – for his school, or more importantly for the alleged victims of coaching … Continue reading →

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