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Tag Archives: WPLongform
Random Reflections on Malls and Department Stores
Monday’s Wall Street Journal ran an article (read it here) noting the waning days of the department store as anchor in the American shopping mall: “Mall Owners Push Out Department Stores: Fast-fashion chains, restaurants, specialty stores do a better job of driving mall … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Creativity, History, Life, Milwaukee, Popular culture, WPLongform (posts of 1000 words or longer)
Tagged abandoned malls, being present, change, Christmas windows, department stores, Gimbels Department Store, pay toilets, progress, shopping malls, the eternal, urban renewal, urban repurposing, WPLongform, WPLongform (posts of 1000 words or longer)
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Russia, Syria, Ukraine, and Turkey: And so it begins
I hardly know where to start with this post; so many bits of knowledge are swimming around in my head. First, I think something really significant is happening in the Middle East right now. Lots of pieces that have been … Continue reading
Posted in News, WPLongform (posts of 1000 words or longer)
Tagged Iran, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Russia, Shia, Sunni, Sunni-Shia hatred, Syria, Turkey, WPLongform
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Watching the “Up” Documentary Series (Film #5, 35 Up)
This past weekend I watched 35 Up. As I said in my last post, I’m going to try a different approach in structuring my thoughts on the film this time around by first providing a brief update on each of … Continue reading
Watching the “Up” Documentary Series (Film #3, 21 Up)
Over the weekend I watched the third film in the “Up” series. All the original seven-year-olds are back and are now age 21. I started writing this post on Saturday; today is Wednesday. In a couple of days I’ll be … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life, Movies and film, WPLongform (posts of 1000 words or longer)
Tagged "21 Up", documentary film, film, movies, The "Up" series, WPLongform
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Great Books: The Devil in the White City
Last night was my Great Books Dinner and Discussion event at Milwaukee School of Engineering. I usually facilitate a book discussion every June, and lately I’ve added the November discussion to my rotation, as well. This month’s selection was The Devil … Continue reading
Posted in Books and reading, History, WPLongform (posts of 1000 words or longer)
Tagged "The Devil in the White City", 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, architecture, arts, book club, Chicago World's Fair, Daniel Burnham, Erik Larson, Great Books, H.H. Holmes, Milwaukee School of Engineering, MSOE, The White City, WPLongform
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What the decline of tenure and rise of part-time faculty means for higher education
Thanks to my friend and colleague, Lisa Rivero, for tweeting (@Lisa_Rivero) and thus calling my attention to this story and graph in The Atlantic: “The Ever-Shrinking Role of Tenured College Professors (in 1 Chart).” Basically what the chart shows is … Continue reading
The MOOCS that laid the Golden Egg
True fact: America once had thousands of auto manufacturers. When the horseless carriage craze swept the nation, carriage makers in cities across the country shifted gears, as it were, to become automobile makers instead. An ad for “The American Carriage … Continue reading
Posted in Higher education, History, Teaching, Technology, WPLongform (posts of 1000 words or longer)
Tagged "Roadster", "The Prisoner" television show, auto manufacturers, Baumol Effect, Baumol's disease, Chris Goodrich, colleges and universities, critical thinking, economics, higher education, higher education reform, horseless carriage, insight, liberal education, MOOCs, productivity in education, productivity in teaching, productivity in the arts, Spellings Commission Report, WPLongform
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“Catch Me If You Can” – best un-Christmas movie ever
We have probably all watched a favorite Christmas movie this past month. But how about an un-Christmas movie – like Die Hard, for example, which has little to do with Christmas but is set during the Christmas season? It’s fun … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Movies and film, WPLongform (posts of 1000 words or longer)
Tagged "A Christmas Carol", "Catch Me If You Can", "The Christmas Song", Charles Dickens, Christmas, Christmas Day, entertainment, idealized reality, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nat King Cole, Scrooge, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, WPLongform
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What’s the difference between grammar, punctuation, and mechanics?
The title of today’s post is actually one of my blog’s categories, shown at the lower right-hand side of the screen. Someone was wondering about the difference, so I thought I’d explain. What follows here is not dictionary-type definitions, but rather my own … Continue reading
Posted in Grammar, punctuation, usage, mechanics, WPLongform (posts of 1000 words or longer), Writing, blogging
Tagged American English, compound complex sentence, dependent versus independent clause, grammar, independent clause, independent clauses, kinds of clauses, language, mechanics, punctuation, spelling, usage, WPLongform, writing
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