Rudy, Rudy, Rudy
(UPDATED March 2021) What if the lamest “October Surprise” turns out to be a Russian operation?
Journalism, Politics, Social Discourse
society
South Korea, teaching
Letters from Korea
In September 2004, I arrived in Seoul, South Korea to begin teaching English in a hogwan (after school institute). I
Creativity, education, teaching, writer's life, Writing
Nurturing the spark (or not)
There are teachers and then there are teachers. Never the twain shall meet.
Books, Creativity, critical thinking
Emperor of the Eight Islands, a review
Lian Hern writes a good tale here, but not a great one. She sets it in a fictional medieval Japan,
Books, Creativity, critical thinking, Movies, Science Fiction, Social Discourse, technology
The Martian is NOT a true story (but it could have been)
So the buzz this morning is that a number of people are leaving theatres after seeing The Martian, believing that
critical thinking, economics, Social Discourse, society
No longer the keeper of the flame? (Updated)
I?ve had one of those realizations, one of those realizations(updated below). I?ve parted ways with pop culture in all its
Creativity, critical thinking, Star Wars
Rogue One – The Ending That Wasn’t Meant To Be
SPOILER & SPECULATION Heavy – Read at your own risk. As most people know by now, the third act of
Creativity, music, Social Discourse
Rogue One – The Missing Scenes (Spoilers)
Something bothered me after watching Rogue One – where was that scene from the trailer? Then, the more I thought
Creativity, Science Fiction, Social Discourse, Star Trek
Picking your fights carefully: CBS, Paramount and Star Trek Fans
So it?s not news by now that Star Trek: Axanar, a fan film that Kickstarter loves, is getting sued by
critical thinking, education, Social Discourse, society
A Thought: How to Pre-emptively Stop Mass Murders
Since the most common-sense idea — “no guns” — won’t work in America, here?s a simple idea, and not even