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The Miracle on Grass…

Jun 252010

When I was 8 years old, I remember watching the USA hockey team beat the Soviets. I remember because I was at my grandmother’s place. She had a small television, and while I didn’t understand exactly what was happening, I understood that it meant something.

It was a different time and place, but watching the US National Team play in the World Cup – as the great malaise of two wars, the continuing recession, the rising jobless rates – I can’t help but feel that same thing again.

I watch these young men with adult eyes, but still through the lens of that 8-year old. I don’t understand exactly what is happening, but I understand that it’s something.

So, it seems, do you:

Bunker Hill Extreme: The Book

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May 312010

In October 2009, Indian home builder Hallmark Homes was picked by ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition for one of its television programs. Hallmark Homes, in turn, asked Ball State University to run a social media team during the build.

For seven days, more than 40 students worked (basically) around-the-clock documenting the entire project. In the end, our stories and blogs reached more than 100,000 people, we created a series of interactive image galleries and we created this:

A 135-page coffee table book chronicling the entire event.If you love the show – and millions of you do – I recommend this behind-the-scenes companion to the Bunker Hill, Indiana show.

In Which I Interview George Carlin (Circa 2001)

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May 262010

I’ve been thinking about George Carlin lately. Particularly his use of words. When I was a child, his comedy routines taught me the power of choosing words precisely and with purpose. He also taught me timing.

Many years later, I had the opportunity to interview him when I was working for Wired News. Depressingly, this is less a conversation and more a straight (and bad) interview. Still, the time we spent — about 2 hours all told — were the best experience of my professional career.

Here is that interview. (With thanks to Jeremy Barna, who pulled this out of the hopper for me.)

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Improv Everywhere: Ghostbusters in the NYC Library

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May 202010

Tim Minchin: The Good Book

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May 152010

I had a discussion with someone about religion awhile back and the argument made was The Bible is truth because it is. It’s hard to argue logically with that idea.

Had I known about Tim Minchin, I would have played this in response. (On an un-related note, I will be purchasing all of Ricky Gervais and Minchin’s stand up this year.)

The Legend of Jim Brockmire

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May 072010

Gamechangers Ep 3: A Legend in the Booth with Hank Azaria from Hank Azaria

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May 032010

All I can say is watch:

Mystery Men: Smash Mouth, “Allstar”

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May 012010

It’s finals weekend, which means I’m trapped in the kitchen baking goodies for the kids who survived Bradpocalypse Spring 2010. It’s the least I can do.

It’s also movie weekend. I treated myself to this forgotten gem (with Janeane Garafalo, on whom I have a little crush left over from when she used to be more funny and less serious).

An Introduction to Ethics

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Apr 282010

The new curriculum means I won’t be teaching Media Ethics anymore, which saddens me. It was my favorite class. Alivia Bryak, one of my current students, created this introduction to my course by pulling from my syllabus, my open week’s lectures and other pearls of wisdom.

This is a fairly good overview of what students could expect: