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In the mind of madness: Criticism
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In the mind of madness. A disenchanted writer's observations on the world at large. Sunday, April 14, 2013. As everyone has heard by now, passed away last week. I'm a bit late to the party championing what he meant to world of cinema and writing, but that's okay. Ebert was an inspiration, even tenuously, to a ton of film nuts the world over and his passing is sad even to those who never met him. Like me. And listening to podcasts. When Fargo came out on video (not DVD, we watched it on the VCR! It's not ...
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In the mind of madness: Expectations
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In the mind of madness. A disenchanted writer's observations on the world at large. Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Crushing one another with colossal expectations.". Stuck Between Stations by The Hold Steady. Good God it doesn't take long for the rabble to rouse. For every Roy Halladay there was a Josh Towers. For every Carlos Delgado there was a Vernon Wells. There was never a complete roster. Attendance dropped and a fourth or third place finish became the norm, the expected finish. How soon a tune can change.
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In the mind of madness: May 2009
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In the mind of madness. A disenchanted writer's observations on the world at large. Monday, May 4, 2009. Lily of the Valley by Adam Atherton. Last fall/winter, Adam Atherton. And his girlfriend Luiza Dragonescu entered a contest at zudacomics. If they won they would have been published by DC. They just missed the cut but haven't lost the desire. He's been working on his follow up, Lily of the Valley. Http:/ www.zudacomics.com/node/1237. Lily of the valley. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Steamboat Bill, Jr.
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In the mind of madness: Disconnect
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In the mind of madness. A disenchanted writer's observations on the world at large. Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Pensive atop Parc Guell in Barcelona. I’m trying to decide which cliché contains more truth: distance makes the heart grow fonder or out of sight, out of mind. In class, we watched the documentary “ Spellbound. Only to be the beneficiary of a group of concerned citizens wanting to help her achieve her dream of going to university. She graduated university in 2008. They’re regular people fa...
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In the mind of madness: Conscious
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In the mind of madness. A disenchanted writer's observations on the world at large. Monday, January 14, 2013. Besides, nothing negative happened so it's immediately less riveting than a total train wreck would have been. Flying back into Beijing the flight attendant came over the loudspeaker in the plane. The ground temperature in Beijing is -11 degrees Celsius," she said. From Lincoln to Django to Zero Dark Thirty, the movies of 2012 have impressed. Netflix has given me access to Sons of Anarchy, wh...
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In the mind of madness: April 2013
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In the mind of madness. A disenchanted writer's observations on the world at large. Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Crushing one another with colossal expectations.". Stuck Between Stations by The Hold Steady. Good God it doesn't take long for the rabble to rouse. For every Roy Halladay there was a Josh Towers. For every Carlos Delgado there was a Vernon Wells. There was never a complete roster. Attendance dropped and a fourth or third place finish became the norm, the expected finish. How soon a tune can change.
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In the mind of madness: October 2012
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In the mind of madness. A disenchanted writer's observations on the world at large. Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Great Wall or Greatest Wall? The Great Wall of China is one of those places where you can’t help but have exorbitant expectations prior to experiencing it. What those expectations entail is likely a litany of vague, second-hand information or photographs. You can subdue those expectations by trying to convince yourself that it’s “just another place.”. It is a place to be seen, a place to behold&...
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In the mind of madness: November 2012
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In the mind of madness. A disenchanted writer's observations on the world at large. Tuesday, November 20, 2012. As I teach a unit on media and the messages presented by media to a grade 8 class in Beijing, I can't help but be reminded of my first real gig as a journalist. About a year after the paper opened, it shut its doors. I have come a long way. My writing and editing has improved ten-fold and I am picking out errors in stories from 2008 that make me groan in 2012. I recognize some things that I cou...
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In the mind of madness: December 2012
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In the mind of madness. A disenchanted writer's observations on the world at large. Saturday, December 8, 2012. I should have stayed for tea. Another lengthy bus ride brought us to the pet labyrinth. This place is corridor after corridor of various shops with fish, tarantulas, flying squirrels, and more. We browsed and found some depressing spots where the animals live in tiny cages wallowing in their own feces. It was still an interesting place, and not all animals were being abused (at least not openly...
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In the mind of madness: August 2012
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In the mind of madness. A disenchanted writer's observations on the world at large. Thursday, August 30, 2012. And away we go. The road is a part of me. For years I've yearned to escape; to wander. I've managed, briefly, to barrel down the odd highway; initially foreign only to become a new home for a fleeting moment. Tomorrow, I leave Canada for ten months. Tomorrow, I leave the continent for the first time. When I enrolled in journalism school I wanted to be a foreign correspondent for a newspaper or w...
