For Whomever’s Interested in Grammar
19 May 2013 Leave a Comment
in humor, musing, satire, YouTube find Tags: animated, film, The Office, typography
The History of Typography
07 May 2013 Leave a Comment
in YouTube find Tags: animation, history, typography
Watch and learn. This is a creative, brief history of typography. I love fonts and guess my favorite are: Optima, Futura, Palatino and the occasional funky font.
Do you have a favorite font?
On Drone Strikes
26 Apr 2013 Leave a Comment
in news, opinion, politics, USA, YouTube find Tags: drone wars, senate, Senator Durbin
Testimony at a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing this week. I hope we can end the use of drones.
Paperman
07 Mar 2013 Leave a Comment
in YouTube find Tags: cute, short film
A cute, Disney short.
Nice to watch during an overly hectic, tough first week of school
Jinan
26 Nov 2012 Leave a Comment
in China, expat life, travel, YouTube find
A lovely video of Jinan, my Chinese hometown. It runs about 10 minutes and focuses on Old Jinan.
Crash Course: History of China
21 Nov 2012 Leave a Comment
in China, education, History, YouTube find Tags: ancient, fun, history, John Green, Vlog Brothers
By John Green, a novelist you can trust. Everyone’s got 12 minutes for some history, right?
Fast Talkin’ Defense of Liberal Arts Education
08 Nov 2012 Leave a Comment
in musing, opinion, society, YouTube find Tags: active God, aloof God, eyes on a billboard, God, Great Gatsby, John Greene, liberal arts education, math majors, mathematicians, Problem of pain, suffering, T. J. Eckleburg, The Great Gatsby, Vlog Brothers
As I was searching for information on The Great Gatsby, I ran across this Vlog Brothers video. Quite interesting, though too rapid fire for my students.
The Power of Quiet
05 Nov 2012 3 Comments
in society, YouTube find Tags: animated, introversion, personality
Brought to you by Powder Milk Biscuits, that gives shy persons the strength to do what needs to be done. I love the illustrations — and the concepts.
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