(Grendel come and me wanna go home? Ok, ok, enough of that. Sorry. :P) Philosophy professor Stephen T. Asma writes an interesting analysis and review of the new Beowulf flick entitled “Never Mind Grendel. Can Beowulf Conquer the 21st-Century Guilt Trip?”, in which he discusses the subtle differences between the Beowulf of the poem, and the Beowulf of the modern …
Bookish.
Hey, look—a Christmas tree. Of books. And elsewhere on the Internets, people have been having a swell time arranging books by color. (Warning: Flickr link. School won’t let you see it.)
Analyze This.
The New York Times ran a cartoon by Ward Sutton last week called “Reading Tea Leaves and Campaign Logos.” If you’ve never seen the prognostication possible from a simple campaign logo, give it a look. And the next time I tell you that writing a paper in Comic Sans can reflect badly on you or dilute your message, perhaps you …
Shakespeare-san?
If you’re into this kind of thing, you’ve probably run across these already, so forgive me for being behind the curve. 😀 For the rest of us, check this out: UK-based SelfMadeHero publishers is printing a series of Shakespeare plays in manga form. And why not, eh? They look pretty cool…as with many modern productions of Shakespeare, they seem to …
Showerspiration.
I’ve noticed for a while that I seem to get some of my best ideas in the shower in the morning. Looks like I’m not alone, according to this article from the New York Times: …Where does inspiration strike? Obviously, in isolated instances, anywhere at any time. But the one place that seems to ignite the creative process in an amazing …