The Art of PowerPoint: A User’s Guide
Would you like to stop abusing PowerPoint? Good. This blog post can help.
Ruth Krauss, mind-reader?
Is it just me, or does “This is the lady who knows what children think — BEFORE THEY DO” sound like the tag line for a horror movie? Â You will be relieved to know that Ruth Krauss could not read children’s minds. But she was an excellent and sympathetic listener. In her earliest work, she
He Was a Teen-age Harold: Crockett Johnson’s High School Cartoons
Two high-school cartoons by Crockett Johnson. Neither has been seen since the 1920s.
“Too Bad His Duck Is So Crazy”: Tim Egan, Seriously Funny
Tim Egan, seriously funny author-illustrator of picture books, deserves a prize. A big prize. In this post, I try to explain why.
Dark Sarcasm in the Classroom: A Back-to-School Mix
For those of you in the northern hemisphere, August and September mark the beginning of the fall term – or, at least, they do if you are or have been a student, a parent/guardian of a student, or a teacher. This mix is for you. And, yes, I know that I’ve omitted the Beach Boys’
Mash-up vs. Purple Crayon
Different kinds of scholars, different kinds of scholarship. But many paths to success in academia.
Cul de Sac = Classic
If you don’t already read Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac, you really should. This is one of the comic strips that will, in the future, be regarded as classic. It’s that good.
Mix: I Think It’s Getting Better
An uptempo mix created in June 2010. Features new and old music of many genres.
Cockney Alphabet
A for horses? B for mutton? C for yourself — it’s the Cockney Alphabet!
Fortunate Failures; or, How I Became a Scholar of Dr. Seuss
How a failed book proposal launched a career. Mine. Viva failure!