RichardS

Oct 262009
 

shonen_knife

Forget carbo-loading and resting before the Richmond Half-Marathon: I plan on preparing for the raceĀ  by drinking beer, bathing in secondhand smoke, knocking down a few duckpins, and rocking out to cute Japanese punkers Shonen Knife. Inspired by the Ramones, adopted by Sonic Youth, Shonen Knife are one of a kind and not to be missed.

SK are currently touring the US in their Hello Kitty tour bus and will be stopping by Richmond’s own duckpin alley, Plaza Bowl, on November 13th, the night before the big Richmond running hooha. Hot Lava, Hex Machine, and Jeff the Brotherhood will be sharing a lane with the ladies. Get your tickets here

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 October 26, 2009  Posted by RichardS at 7:22 am RVA Comments Off
 

I am really excited by Frontline’s upcoming documentary series, Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier. The series addresses the profound ways that technology is digital_nationaltering the modern, human experience, from the way we fight our wars to how we manage our relationships and pursue learning. I am especially excited by the interviews with James Paul Gee and Henry Jenkins about the benefit video gamesĀ  and social media can offer to learning and engagement.

While the series is not due to be released until the Winter 2010, according to the website, rough cuts of interviews from the show are posted to the site for viewer feedback.

 October 20, 2009  Posted by RichardS at 11:49 pm Digital media, Education, Social Media, Virtual Worlds Comments Off
Oct 182009
 

This is the first sentence of my new blog. Here is the second. The third is late–but should get here ’bout the time this upcoming period hits. Pop. Just in time.

I am blogging again. My last blog, Hector, died a long, slow death over the course of the last two years, done in by the attention to my all-consuming dissertation and, once that was dispatched, by my subsequent aversion to writing anything longer than a grocery list. If my blog could have written a suicide note on its own, it would have–probably a lengthy, sentimental tome, full of digressions and apologies. But no. It went without a peep.

So, it’s a new day, and I want to announce my intentions to the world: this is my new blog. Welcome.

 October 18, 2009  Posted by RichardS at 2:45 pm Uncategorized Comments Off