Archive for February, 2009

‘The Simpsons’ gets two more seasons: Are YOU still watching? (Entertainment Weekly)

Posted by on February 28, 2009 * Comments(5)

Fox has renewed The Simpsons for two additional seasons, which means that we will be treated to at least 493 episodes of Homer’s odysseys. […] Currently in its 20th season and averaging 8.7 million viewers, the animated series is already the longest-running prime-time comedy ever. And while The Simpsons no longer carries the must-see clout […]

category: Popular Culture, Rhetoric and Poetics, Television    

Now Playing (Discourse Chronicle)

Posted by on February 21, 2009 * Comments(0)

[I realized again that much time passed since my last regular updates, so I thought I might share a few games keeping me busy. I am writing on Rock Band, Final Fantasy VII, and hopefully Street Fighter IV this semester. BK] Rock Band Final Fantasy VII Street Fighter IV

category: Gaming, Life, Literacy, Pedagogy, Popular Culture, Rhetoric and Poetics, Technology    

DSi: To Upgrade, or Not to Upgrade (IGN)

Posted by on February 21, 2009 * Comments(1)

Yesterday morning Nintendo of America announced that the latest evolution of its DS portable, the DSi, was due to hit stateside on April 5 of this year, priced at $169.99 MSRP. The device is the next system upgrade in the line of DS handhelds, and not a successor to the DS itself (much like the […]

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

Sorta Sorry? Spike Lee Not Buying Post Apology (MSNBC)

Posted by on February 21, 2009 * Comments(0)

The Post said the cartoon published in the paper Wednesday linking President Obama to a dead chimpanzee was not intended to be racist and charged that some critics of the cartoon were opportunists looking for payback. […] The cartoon showed two police officers with a smoking gun standing over a dead chimp with a caption […]

category: Comics, Politics, Popular Culture, Rhetoric and Poetics