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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Post a day
So far, I’ve managed a blog post every day this year. I’ve already posted more this month than I managed to post for all of last year. One of my goals this year is to have a blog post every … Continue reading
Tangled
As the parent of a two year old, I don’t often get the chance to head out to the movies. Occasionally I get the chance when the little one is at Grandma and Grandpa’s, but today we took her out … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged adaptation, disney, fairy tale, flynn rider, grimm, postaday, postaday2011, rapunzel, retold, review, tangled
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Harperland: The Politics of Control
While my selection of non-fiction is usually restricted to science-fiction, or philosophical literary texts, Lawrence Martin’s book Harperland: The Politics of Control was far too intriguing to pass up, especially since I took a media theory course last term. One … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged canada, coalition, conservative, harperland, lawrence martin, politics, postaday, postaday2011, prime minister, reform, review, stephen harper, the politics of control, wedge politics
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TV Review
Here’s a brief listing of some of the television shows I watch, and ones in which I’ve lost all interest. Castle starring Nathan Fillion. This is my current favourite show. I always get the feeling that not only do the … Continue reading
Golubash, or Wine-Blood-War-Elegy
This short story by Catherynne M. Valente is the final story of the Federations science fiction anthology, edited by John Joseph Adams. The anthology contains a diverse set of stories, but for me, Valente’s story is the most memorable. While … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged anthology, catherynne valente, federations, goulash, interstellar, john joseph adams, postaday, postaday2011, science fiction, short story, wine, wine-blood-war-elegy
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Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a novel first published by Mark Twain in 1884, is no stranger to controversy. It has been frequently challenged for it’s place in school curriculums, and public libraries. This book appears in several of the … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged alan gribben, controversy, editing, huckleberry finn, mark twain, newsouth, postaday, postaday2011, racism, samuel clemens, thomas bowdler
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Gaslight Dogs
A short review of Gaslight Dogs, by Karin Lowachee. Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged book review, gaslight dogs, karin lowachee, orbit books, postaday, postaday2011
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Classes start again
It feels as if I just handed in my final paper for last term, but it appears that classes start this week. This term I’m taking English 408A – Writing for the Media, and English 301H – Honours Literary Studies. … Continue reading
Posted in Academia
Tagged academic, andrew deman, convergence culture, english, media, murray mcarthur, odyssey, postaday, postaday2011, uwaterloo, Writing, writing for the media
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Evaluating professors and lecturers
As a part time undergraduate student, I’ve had several years taking courses at the University of Waterloo. Just a course or two per term, except for that soul-sucking term where I briefly managed three courses. Hello full-time student tax credits. When selecting courses … Continue reading
Posted in Academia
Tagged academic, aimee morrison, andrew deman, english, gray graffam, jacqui smyth, john north, lecturer, postaday, postaday2011, professor, randy harris, stan fogel, tristanne connolly, uwaterloo, waterloo
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