Denver Business Journal: ‘Actor’ Geena Davis in Denver: ‘Gender inequalities are deeply entrenched’.
“We had, ‘I Dream of Jeannie,’ and ‘Bewitched,’” she said, noting that the bulk of those shows was spent on the men trying to stop the women from using their magical powers.
“This happened in several of my marriages,” Davis said wryly.
Q. What is it? A. A pop song and video from a South Korean group called PSY.
Q. Why? A. Kids these days. It’s been played on the radio, parodied in various forms and has recently appeared on Saturday Night Live.
Do I give a crap? A. Probably not, but in case you want to know what the youngsters are talking about, this is it.
via Style Tiles.
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They help form a common visual language between the designers and the stakeholders and provide a catalyst for discussions around the preferences and goals of the client.
I’m Being Recruited by the Department Grumps found at: Manage Your Career – The Chronicle of Higher Education
I worry that I’m the Department Grump. I don’t want to be that guy. If I am that guy, I need to stop being that guy, and right now.
A Different Kind of Economic “Bubble” by Sheila Kennedy.
Some interesting points Sheila makes in her class, based on the book “The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future” by Joseph Stiglitz on how the 1% rig the economic system to continuously give themselves an advantage:
According to Stiglitz, the vaunted American market is broken. It has been overwhelmed by politically engineered market advantages—special deals that economists call “rent-seeking.” The term refers to politically-achieved “exemptions” from the market that allow certain individuals to reap economic returns above normal market levels– profits derived from favorable political treatment rather than competitive success.
And another point – business and the wealthy shuffle off the cost of their business production onto the commons, making taxpayers bear the cost:
Stiglitz also argues that much of the rent-seeking that plagues our economy takes a more subtle form. In many cases, the production of a product produces what economists call “negative externalities.” These are costs that are incurred during the manufacturing or development process that end up being imposed on society rather than paid for by the producer and included in the price of the goods or services involved. The most commonly cited example would be a manufacturer who discharges his waste into a nearby waterway rather than properly disposing of it, shifting the costs of cleanup and disposal to others. Society pays for the pollution, and that cost is not included in the market price of the manufactured goods.
Sounds like an interesting book and an interesting course.
“Glee” Recap (4.01): Marley & Me | AfterEllen.com.
I can’t read this recap of Glee. You read it for me. I couldn’t get through the first paragraph, because it’s like the writer and I aren’t even watching the same show. Or sitting on the same planet, even. The crazy; it burns.
I thought her recaps of the last few episodes of Pretty Little Liars were bizarre and off-kilter, but this is nuts. She’s not recapping; that would be narrating the plot of the show for people who missed it. She’s outright rewriting the show with her own interpretation of events and interpretation of character motives, and it’s completely oddball.
Wheaton’s Law via Know Your Meme.
Wheaton’s law is, of course, “Don’t be a dick.” I had never seen the Know Your Meme website before; it’s a nice idea, run by the Cheezburger folks.
25 Ways To Plot, Plan and Prep Your Story.
I’m struggling with my novel quite a bit right now, trying to untangle the plot and see if I can figure out what I’m trying to convey. I had a really frustrating time last weekend trying to work it out. The “fly by the seat of your pants” method got a lot more done for me than the “meticulous plotting” method. But it also resulted in some of the plot tangles. So… I have a couple good suggestions from my NANOWRIMO group – and I have this awesome reference. I can see at least 3 different ways of approaching my plot in this article that would probably help me sort out my thinking.
I’m seeing more of these photo to canvas sites, and I find the idea interesting – I have a number of interesting photos I’d like to do this with.
Interesting article about how copy editors can show off their editing work in an online portfolio.
via Online Portfolios for Editors, Part 2: Clean Capture | Copyediting.com.