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Video Friday
This Friday also brings more animation. I thought these shorts were fun to watch and well made to boot. Happy Friday, everyone! First is Full Moon, a short by Guy Garibian and Revital Laufer that was their “graduation film for … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Skimmy Celebrates Christmas (short film), Alfred Skimmy's Catch of the Day (short film), animation, Antoine Robert, Dorianne Fibleuil, Erick Oh, Full Moon (short film), Guy Garibian, Heart (short film), Le Taxidermiste (short film), Maud Sertour, Paulin Cointot, Peter Lowey, Revital Laufer, stop-motion animation
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Magpie Monday on Wednesday
So much interesting stuff lately I need (yet again) another day to share it all. That’s just how I roll, yo. ◊ LET’S GET HISTORICAL. Women in the 19th Century, John Green’s sixteenth Crash Course U.S. History, is pretty entertaining … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century, A Streetcar Named Desire, Aaron Paul, Adam Nevill, Adam Scott, Adam WarRock, Alec Baldwin, AmazonFresh, Amy Poehler, Amy Winfrey, animation, Artcake (Jane Zubova), Batgirl, Batman (TV series), Blue Jasmine, Breaking Bad, Brian Wood, cake, Came Back Haunted (song), Captain Krypton, Cate Blanchett, Cathy Day, Chuck Wendig, Comic Sans, Craig Leyenaar, Crash Course U.S. History, Daenerys Targaryen, dialogue, Doctor Who, donuts, dragons, Eartha Kitt, Eric Guzman, Essra Mohawk, Fables, film trailers, Francesca Ramos, Gabi Jguma, Game of Thrones, grammar, Grayson: Earth One, Haikus of Regret, Hart to Hart, If a Child Is Born (song), In the Flesh (TV series), Jane Yolen, Jessica Hynes, John Green, John Rogers, Julie Newmar, Karen Gillan, Kelly Thompson, Lauren Beukes, Luc Besson, Luke Newberry, Marc Osborn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mighty Avengers, Mike Lacher, Ms. Marvel, Ms. Wonder, Neil Gaiman, Nine Inch Nails, Not Another Happy Ending, Olivier Coipel, One Wipe Charlies, PDS (Partially Deceased Syndrome), Peleș Castle, poetry, portable farms, Rachelle Gardner, Rebel Donuts, Robert DeNiro, Ruiz Burgos, Schoolhouse Rock!, short-story collections (how-to), Sodabit, Spaced, style sheets, Sufferin' 'til Suffrage, suffragettes, Superman, Tangled, The Amazing Spider-Bat, The Family (film), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Mary Sue, The Shining Girls, The Super Team Family Blog, Tommy Lee Jones, Up the Women, virtual supermarkets, Wonder Woman, Woody Allen, writer tricks, X-Men, Yvonne Craig, zombies
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Magpie Monday
Some shiny things that caught my eye last week: ♦ Dreaming of Paris. The trip to Paris was absolutely wonderful, thanks to the fine planning of my colleagues Molly and Patrick and to a terrific group of students—so wonderful, in … Continue reading
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Tagged A Beautiful Mine by RJD2, A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar, Adya Moran, Alan Moore, Alex Sanchez, Alisa Morov, Allison Williams, Amy Winfrey, animation, Ann Nocenti, Ann Patchett, Antoine Wilson, art fox, Asher Ellis, author self-portraits, B_Zedan, Baguettes to Bistro: Culinary Traditions of Paris, Batwoman (comic book), Ben Fountain, Ben Templesmith, Berlin, Blake Bailey, blogging, Bockenheimer Warte subway station, Body Scripture II, Book Fractal: Complete, book shelves, bookbinding, bookcases, Bookshelf Porn, bookstores, calligraphy, Cary Hudson, characterization (writing), China Miéville, Chip Scanlan, Chuck Wendig, Circe, Circe Invidiosa, Claude St. Aubin, Colleen Doran, cosplay, Dani Moonstar, Dark Phoenix, Dave Delay, David Aja, David Bowie, David Malki!, Derby Square Book Store, Doctor was Madman Family Man by Paul Blonsky, Don Draper, Douglas Stewart, Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, Elizabeth Perez, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Emily St. John Mandel, Emma Straub, Fahrenheit 451, Fidelity by Ben Heldt, Filmakademie Baden, flax-golden tales, foxes, Frank O'Hara, Girls, Grant Snider, grotesque, Gullible Georgina Agravaine by Michael J. Greenhut, Hawkeye (comic book), In Gratitude to the Lions who Guard the Saints by Erin Morgenstern, In Search Of and Others, Isay Weinfeld, Ivy Pochoda, J. Michael Straczynski, J.H. Williams III, J.W. Waterhouse, James Patrick Kelly, Jay Justice, Jennifer Egan, Jess Nevins, John Baxter, Jon Hamm, Jonathan Creek, Jonathan Lethem, Joss Whedon, Katana (comic book), Katherine Langrish, Kevin Bolk, Kevin O'Neill, Kiel West, Kirsty Stonell Walker, Laura Navarre, Legion of Super-Heroes, Lisa Stock, Little Boots, Mad Men, Magick by Moonrise, Margot Livesey, Mary Robinette Kowal, Matt Fraction, melons, Metro, Michael Karpelson, micro-orchestra, Mikhail Bulgakov, Molly Greene, Montmartre, Motorway (fr Nocturnes), Much Ado About Nothing, Musée d'Orsay, music videos, Myke Cole, Nat King Cole, National Portrait Gallery, Nature Boy, Nemo: Heart of Ice, Nightcrawler, Nina Katchadourian, No Return, Order Here by Erin Morgenstern, Palookaville (comic book), Parce Domine by Adolphe Willette, Paris, Paul Vogel, poets, Radio Free Other, Ramona Ausubel, Ray Bradbury, Red Doc> by Anne Carson, Rollin' Wild, Ronit Bigal, Russell Hinson, Sean Manning, self-editing, Sequart, Seth, sexy author photos, Shakespeare and Co., Spider-Man, Spirit Gum by Mike Resnick and Jordan Ellinger, Stuart Warren, Su Blackwell, subway library, TalkingCovers, Ten Grand (comic book), The Angel of the Odd: Dark Romanticism from Goya to Max Ernst, The Fearless Defenders, The Hanging Game by Helen Marshall, the Hulk, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Master and Margarita, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Raven (Grimm fairy tale), The Sandman, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), The Super Team Family Blog, The Underground New York Public Library, Tilda Swinton, Tim Callahan, To Maintain the Balance by Jamie Lackey, Tom Gauld, Trevor McCarthy, Two-Face, unreliable narrators, Vierge au lys (1878) by Eugène Delaplanche, voice recording (writing tool), W. Haden Blackman, Waylines, Well-Intentioned Snow Coercion by Erin Morgenstern, Will Ludwigsen, Will Sliney, William Shakespeare, Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman, Wondermark, writers' homes, xkcd, Zachary Jernigan
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Video Friday
Chances are good you’ve already heard about today’s video: the animated short Adam and Dog, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and which won the 2012 Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject. Director Minkyu Lee told … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject, Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Adam and Dog, animation, Betsey Sharkey, Cartoon Brew, Minkyu Lee, short films
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