Tag Archives: distracted boyfriend

Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

What do My Little Pony, Transformers, Battleship and G.I. Joe all have in common? They are all toys from Hasbro that all became major media entertainment properties under the leadership of CEO Brian Goldner, who died Tuesday of cancer. Goldner … Continue reading →

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Bernie and his Mittens

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

With all of the awful news over the last few weeks, from the more than 400,000 people dead from the pandemic, to people out of work, to the insurrection attack on the U.S. Capitol, we’ve really needed something wonderful as … 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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Media Twitter: Digital Detox, Fancy Phones, Creepy Speakers, and Facebook 51

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Diary of a Digital Detox – What did a media professional learn from his experience?https://t.co/mUE8xMq28M — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) August 22, 2019 I have my classroom media literacy students do an electronic media cleanse as their first homework each semester. And they … Continue reading →

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Media Twitter: Candidate playlists, digital history & one more distracted boyfriend meme

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Going to try to get back to blogging on a more regular basis this fall.  On days I don’t have essay posts, I’m going to share some of the media issue Twitter posts that might have scrolled by your feed. … Continue reading →

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The Many Faces of the Distracted Boyfriend Meme

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

You all know this photo, right? It’s the image from the Distracted Boyfriend meme that you’ve seen used a 1,000 different ways.  The image was made by Spanish photographer Antonio Guillem in 2015 as a stock photo that could be licensed … Continue reading →

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