Dan Butler, a political scientist in Arts & Sciences, brings civic lessons to life through Lego bricks. He created a series of stop-motion videos that turn pop culture into lessons on the U.S. government for high school students. The post Meet WashU’s Lego professor, a political scientist using animation to teach civics appeared first on The Source.| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
Introduced in its current modern iteration as a direct counter to Eurovision, Intervision is a new(-ish) play in global cultural diplomacy by Russia.| E-International Relations
Almost five decades after the United States declared independence, Congress extended an official invitation to Marquis de Lafayette to tour the country as “The Nation’s Guest.” The post Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 Tour of Connecticut first appeared on Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project.| Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
We woke up last Thursday in a different country from the one we knew the morning before. A line had been crossed, one that we hardly realized was there. And if| Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters
If only wine were as simple as love. How Can You Tell? How can you tell if someone really loves you? The answer is simple, according to Betty Everett’s 1964 hit tune “The Shoop Shoop Song.” Does he love me, I want to know How can I tell if he loves me so Is it […]| The Wine Economist
Why the UK needs a Jerry Maguire styled epiphany On the wall of my office, I have around 50 boards depicting my favourite films and tv shows – some are profound, some edgy, some, if I’m honest, are a bit cringy, but all of them are meaningful to me in some way. One of them […] The post Show Me the Humanity appeared first on Joint Public Issues Team.| Joint Public Issues Team
Every day, tens of thousands of commuters from Connecticut and neighboring states use the Merritt Parkway as an alternative to the often-congested Interstate 95 highway in an attempt get to …| Today in Connecticut History
T-Pain’s stunning, stripped-down vocal performance on the Tiny Desk version of “Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” makes it clear that he’s got the organic vocal chops to “sound good” without any digital assistance. Through T-Pain's example, students see that we must first know what our own voices are capable of to then explore what technology might do to expand, enhance, or embellish our creative endeavors.| Clio and the Contemporary
“Meeting Across the River” routinely lands last when fans rank their Born to Run favorites. But its noir mood was where the country was heading in the mid-1970s.| Clio and the Contemporary
“If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” If George Orwell had seen ahead to today’s scramble to make black —but not white —a proper no| Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters
Graphic design is a silent but powerful language. Instantantly recognized, a single graphic serves as a branding device.| Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters
I define stigma against mentally disabled people as a process that creates negative stereotyping and isolation, typically based on the irrational fear of| University Press of Kansas
Written by Yi-Ping Wu. The 2024 Taiwan Theatre Report analyses the trends in Taiwan’s theatre scene, highlighting the rising popularity of musicals and comedy while addressing the impact of t…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Chee-Hann Wu. his article examines the participation of K-pop fans in Taiwan’s new wave of the Bluebird Movement since December 2024, demonstrating how transnational fandom culture…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Belinda Han. This article studies the fan community of the Japanese webcomic Hetalia: Axis Powers in both Taiwan and China. It explores how the fandom of the Taiwanese character, Wan-Nia…| Taiwan Insight
Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies are as dreamy as they sound! Filled with clouds of cream cheese, walnuts and chocolate, they’re heaven sent.| Collards Are The Old Kale
[Note: I wrote this three-part post to summarize a larger thesis I have been slowly building up these past months, which may or may not end up being a larger work. For this post, I have removed most citations to academic papers dealing with social media and abridged the text as much as I could. … Continue reading Everything is social—Part I| Emperor's Notepad
Thou didst hide thy face, I was dismayed To thee, O Lord, I cried; and to the Lord I made supplication: “What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise thee? Will it tell of thy faithfulness? Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to Me! O […]| Manifest Propensity
John Donne, 1573-1631 THIS is Natures nest of Boxes; The Heavens containe the Earth, the Earth, Cities, Cities, Men. And all these are Concentrique; the common center to them all, is decay, ruine…| Manifest Propensity
As Noel Ignatiev argued, there is a civil war going on in the mind of each working class white man. That war is between his working class consciousness and his white consciousness. Both are in a …| Black Orchid Collective
Marvel comics supervillain character “Thanos” is certainly a contender (apart from the biblical Lucifer) for the prize of being the ultimate control freak. But he is actually each of us…| Manifest Propensity
