Monthly Archives: October 2018

O Video Why Art Thou?

Posted on October 29, 2018 by phb256

It’s been a long long time since I did a video essay, so I thought I’d give it a shot. Here I talk briefly about symbolism in O Brother Where Art Thou. Some of the clips I found on Youtube. … Continue reading →

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The legendary radio shows

Posted on October 23, 2018 by phb256

Some people inevitably won’t be able to make it to the ds106 radio tweet-along broadcasts of the class radio projects. So I’m providing links here to the shows and background on the characters. Ideally, people should listen in and interact. … Continue reading →

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Check your head

Posted on October 12, 2018 by phb256

There will be much to say about OpenEd18 and I’m sure most will say it better than me. But while I’m mulling over the serious, I can write a little about the frivolous. I used the occasion to run a … Continue reading →

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Open heads for open ed

Posted on October 4, 2018 by phb256

I wrote earlier about my skull adventure. I got the idea, copied it really, from Brother O’Mara who operates down in New Orleans. He gave me his blessing: I fully support and endorse that idea. 🖤💀🖤 — Brother O'Mara (@brotheromara) … Continue reading →

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The Kidd is alright

Posted on October 3, 2018 by phb256

I picked up a copy of Chip Kidd’s book at my local library. What the Brain Pickings article says about it, that it “refus[es] to talk down to them or confine their inborn curiosity to narrow adult expectations about what … Continue reading →

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