Tag Archives: Lin-Manuel Miranda

In The Heights, Returning to Theaters, and the Importance of Representation

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

While I’ve always been a big fan of action and sci-fi flicks, the movie I’ve been most excited about seeing this summer has been Lin-Manuel Miranda’s (Hamilton) and Jon Chu’s (Crazy Rich Asians) musical extravaganza In The Heights.  In the Heights … Continue reading →

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Lin-Manuel Miranda talks with AP History Students on Primary Sources and Writing Hamilton

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Our time of COVID19 isolation has led to a wide range of unusual media content out there.   But for me, nothing has been as cool as all of the Hamilton content that has sprung up in the last month. … 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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Lin-Manuel Miranda News Part 1: In The Heights finally makes the trip from Broadway to Hollywood

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

(UPDATE: 5/12/20 – The release of film adaptation of In The Heights has been delayed until the summer of 2021 because movie theaters have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though I wouldn’t be shocked if it ended up landing … 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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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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How Lin-Manuel Miranda helped boost a tweet about insulin in Puerto Rico

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

The one thing you need to know about me as I tell this story is that I’m an insulin-dependent diabetic. My pancreas checked out several years ago and no longer does much.  Which means that I have to manually control … Continue reading →

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