Her morning elegance
From Oren Lavie’s debut album, The Opposite Side of the Sea, which was a part of my rainy summer soundtrack. It’s all a bit weighty and introspective, but it’s intimate, and that’s why I like it. And isn’t she lovely? I just think he could have alligned the movements a little more closely to the […]
Respect
Did you follow the story this week about how Kanye West upstaged Taylor Swift as she was collecting her MTV award, and made a fool of himself in the process? Now, I happen to have have very strong feelings about excited men stealing a woman’s fifteen seconds of fame, as I have four older brothers […]
Adios, amigo. Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze has died of cancer. Speaking to other cancer patients a year ago, he said, “I’m just an individual living with cancer.” I walked out of his hit “Dirty Dancing”, but was completely rivvetted by “Point Break” (1991), which got Swayze and co-star Keanu Reeves various “sexiest man alive” and “most desirable male” nominations. […]
Grammar Guru: I’m used to…
Last week the Grammar Guru poll result was I’m looking forward to seeing you = 4 I’m looking forward to see you = 2 The majority got it right.The other choice is an error. This week’s poll is also about a typical error. For a good way to practice the correct phrase, see http://annehodgson.de/2008/10/28/im-looking-forward-to-hearing-from-you But […]
On writing
I’m in the midst of rethinking an academic writing class to include more fun and motivating tasks. It’s a one-week course, and I want to have them do all of their writing, reading and peer feedback in class, with no additional work at home. That means a lot of clicketty click in the computer lab, […]
The real Tatort story
Opening the New York Times supplement to the Süddeutsche this week on page 4 there is a story by Michael Kimmelman on “German TV Viewers Love Their Detectives“. I was thinking: Great job, NYT, you really pick up on stories quickly. Of course I was thinking of the scandal that hit the presses this weekend: […]
Jailbreaker and Hank Williams
Write a one-sentence summary of this video. OR: Which sentence best summarizes this video for you? A sheriff manages to capture a jailbreaker. A jailbreaker meets an upright citizen who captures him. A short dog manages to outtrick a tall dog in a striped shirt. A poor fellow simply can’t win against someone who is […]
