Archive for February, 2009
New Article on “Virginia Tech Massacre”
Just received the latest issue of the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth. It contains an excellent article, “The Thirty-Third Victim: Representations of Seung Hui Cho in the Aftermath of the ‘Virginia Tech Massacre,’” by my friend and Virginia Tech history professor, Kathleen Jones. Nice job, Kathleen!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Post Oscars disability blogging
Media dis&dat has some great posts on disability themes in oscar-nominated films, as well as excellent coverage of the protests against the humanitarian award for Jerry Lewis. I haven’t found any substantive commentary on the Oscar-winning performance by Penelope Cruz in “Vicky, Christina, Barcelona,” so will say a little bit here.
First, I have to say [...]
BBC Booklist
From Clio Bluestocking.
BBC Book List — the beeb came up with this thinking that the average Brit has only read six of these. Let’s see how well this Yank does.
Instructions:
1) Look at the list and put an ‘x’ after those you have read.
2) Add a ‘+’ to the ones you LOVE.
3) Star (*) those you [...]
Letter to the New York Post
Courtesy of Color of Change via Facebook:
Dear Friend,
Yesterday, the day after President Obama signed his stimulus bill into law, the NY Post ran a cartoon depicting the bill’s “author” as a dead monkey, covered in blood after being shot by police. You can see the image by clicking on the link below.
In the face of [...]
I seldom read LOL cats but . . .
Kittywampus tempted me to take this quiz, since I haven’t posted in awhile and don’t feel like coming up with anything that would strain my brain on a holiday. The result:
Lion Warning Cat
81% Affectionate, 61% Excitable, 42% Hungry
“You are the good Samaritan of the lolcat world. Protecting others from danger by [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Knitting Clio on TV
The CCSU BOOKSTORE presents
CCSU’s cable television show featuring members of the Central family (faculty, staff, and alumni) talking about their books
and airing on some 20 cable outlets throughout Connecticut. (Check your local listings!)
TODAY at NOON in the CCSU Bookstore
Student Bodies: the Influence of Student Health Services in American Society and Medicine
Heather Prescott (History)
BRING A LUNCH [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Scientific Fraud in MMR/Autism study
Media dis&dat reports that Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who published a study allegedly linking MMR vaccine and autism, has been accused of “cooking” the data to fit his theory. Wakefield’s findings led to a sharp decline in the percentage of children receiving vaccinations for MMR and other childhood diseases, leading to a resurgence of these diseases [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Black History Month (satire)
Edge of the American West referred me to postbourgie’s satirical series for Black History Month, “Know Your History.”
Here is the entry for the sole female in the group, Whoopi Goldberg:
“Born Caryn Elaine Johnson in 1955, Whoopi Goldberg rose to fame in the acting world, becoming the second black woman to win an Academy Award for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Just because you quote Abigail Adams doesn’t make you a feminist
In her budget address, Governor Jodi Rell used the following quote from Abigail Adams’ letter to her son John Quincy Adams, written on January 13, 1780:
“It is not in the still calm of life … that great characters are formed. The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call [...]
Cool New Book by Local Author
Just got an announcement about this new book by local author and Hartford Courant columnist Susan Campbell. She will be doing a book signing and talk at Hartford Seminary on February 24th. Click here for more information.
I don’t subscribe to the Courant but I’ll be subscribing to Campbell’s blog from now on.
