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Mar 7, 2014. Over the Top Over the Years. Over the top is a phrase critics often apply to film comedies to summarize their unbelievable, silly, or shocking tone. The label can be used in negative, positive, or neutral ways. While definitions vary but the original metaphor remains vivid: climbing out of the trench to charge across no man’s land, hazarding everything with reckless abandon. It Happened One Night. To the screwball silliness of. Some Like it Hot. Romantic paring is a key focus of each of thes...
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Had a lovely essay on navigating the Olympic park in yesterday’s Times:. Also has a piece in the Times (today’s, I think, but it’s been online for a few days) on Lolo Jones that’s notable for how unerringly cruel it is. I didn’t know you could roll like that, NYT. Deadspin also has a good breakdown of the piece. Wrote about the photographer that caught that remarkable shot of Gabby Douglas’s winning beam routine (that also has a really cute editor’s note):. For Grantland wrote a light but comprehensive h...
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Wednesday, 12 August 2015. Music to Write a PhD By. There are plenty of people I've spoken who say they can't possibly hope to study with music. On There are others who need music. On to focus. And then there are people like me: my ability to study with music. In the background depends hugely on the type of music and the type of task I'm engaged in. I've found I can't possibly read while I have music on. But writing to music. Must be pacy, upbeat, and instrumental. Intense bursts of writing. They're musi...
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A Reading List
Alarmingly nerdy: stuff i've been reading, thinking, and writing about. Swiping this from a friend. And adding in a few excerpts for good measure:. This is your nation on white privilege. For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help. White privilege is being able to be a gun enthusiast and not make people immediately scared of you. White privilege is being able to fire people who didn’...
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Views From An Agency
Thursday, September 22, 2011. There were absolutely loads of events going on during fashion week, with something on almost on every corner in west London’s shopping areas. I was blown away by the sheer number of people that turned out for Vogue’s Fashion's Night Out. For a cheeky glass of champagne and quick celebrity spotting session. I happened to be at SHOWStudios. Checking out Motherof Pearl. Check out the linked video, its perfect! Also I happened to find myself at the Adidas Originals. This season ...
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The Syllabus and the Savior | A journey with teaching and Christ and every day life.
The Syllabus and the Savior. A journey with teaching and Christ and every day life. September 22, 2016. 8220;I want you to fail.”. Let me tell you when my clinical instructional coach told me she wanted me to fail I was a little mad, a little offended, and very frustrated. Society doesn’t look on failure as a positive thing. Heck, when this happened I didn’t look on failure as a positive thing. It was the worst! No one likes not being good at something. This rings true for a lot of teachers and. Create a...
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