Archive for February, 2008

Sony killing 80GB PS3, introducing 120GB or 160GB model with Dual Shock 3? (Engadget)

According to Ars Technica, Sony has some big plans for a PlayStation 3 refresh, starting with a phase-out of the 80GB model. According to an “inside source” — which Ars claims has been consistently right on video game-related predictions — the console-maker’s new plot is starting to take shape, holding fast to a two-SKU approach […]

category: Gaming, Popular Culture, Rhetoric and Poetics, Technology    

Rejection [BGSU Graduate Student Senate] (Discourse Chronicle)

Due to the large number of applications that were received, the FPD Review Committee developed a specific set of criteria and guidelines that applications had to fulfill for acceptance. Due to the nature of the selection process, these criteria and guidelines were created to ensure the quality and fairness for all applicants. Unfortunately, your application […]

category: Life, Rejections, Rhetoric and Poetics    

National PCA 2008 Update (Discourse Chronicle)

[Elizabeth is presenting with me in March at the National Popular Culture Association conference here: Saturday, March 22, 8:00am – 9:30am Golden Gate Hall Salon B1 341 Gender Studies VIII: Resistance and Subversion of Gender Identity in Contemporary Popular Novels Chair: Catherine S. Cox, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Of Smug Marrieds (ugh) and Singletons […]

category: Life, Popular Culture, Rhetoric and Poetics