Category Archives: Chapter 7

Ralph’s Annual Favorite Movies – 2025 Edition

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Ralph Hanson

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

Posted on December 26, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

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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A Few More Christmas Movies

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

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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I’m back – Frankenstein, Meta & A-ha!

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

Editor’s Note: Sorry to have gone dark for the last couple of months. It’s been a difficult time. But I have not forgotten my blog, which I’ve had going since 2004. Going to get started back today with some simple media … Continue reading →

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Remembering John Prine – “Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches”

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

And I always will remember these words my daddy said He said, “Buddy, when you’re dead, you’re a dead pecker-head” I hope to prove him wrong… that is, when I get to heaven –John Prine, When I Get to Heaven … Continue reading →

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COVID19 Patrol: A look at social and legacy media

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Memes and social media have been going nuts in the age of work-remotely/study-online/shelter-in-place. Here are a couple that have stood out to me, along with a couple of excellent Washington Post stories. You all know that I am a sucker … Continue reading →

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LMM News Part 2 (sort of): Hamilton, impeachment and the current news cycle

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

I started tweeting about Alexander Hamilton and impeachment this morning as a way of avoiding working on my end-of-the semester grading, and it kind of got out of control.  Here it is in mildly more coherent form: It all started … Continue reading →

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Looking at Hip Hop

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Today in my media literacy class we’re going to be taking a look at hip hop, and these are just several examples we will be considering as we discuss the genre and cultural movement. More text to come… The 44th Anniversary … Continue reading →

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Girl Talk, Girl Walk, and the Art of the Long Tail Mash Up

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

One of the least pleasant parts of writing new editions of Mass Communication: Living in a Media World is making the decision of what material to cut in order to make room for important new material. Some of the cuts aren’t … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Did the major television networks collaborate together on deciding to give live coverage to President Trump’s border wall speech?  Kinda looks like it. They all gave coverage to 45’s speech, and they all declined to give coverage to President Obama’s … Continue reading →

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