More North Korean stuff. This time, it’s a fascinating gallery of governmental propaganda art lionizing the Great Leader, Kim Il Sung, and the Great Mother, Kim Jeong-Sook. Link courtesy of Boing Boing, which points out the Norman Rockwell-ness of at least one of the pictures. ( Freedom of Speech is turned into Criticizing and Exposing Collaborators.)
Ouch. :( I’ll give Duke credit. They played their game, and forced Carolina to play it as well. Roy’s comments are available at Scout.com, as well as audio of the press conference. And let’s not forget another good night for Jackie Manuel. 3 out of 4 on both field goals and free throws. Not bad. Anyway, hope Duke enjoys it. I just have a feeling they won’t as much in three weeks. :) ...
I thought they had already announced that they had them? Maybe not.
The unfortunate brief description of this column in the Chronicle of Higher Education was A music professor who prides himself on his cultural sensitivity suddenly finds it wanting in the classroom of an urban university. As you can see, while the author talks about his cultural sensitivity and the challenges of teaching in a multicultural classroom, the hook for the story doesn’t seem to have much to do with culture. Essentially, the story revolves around two students who simply did not feel it necessary to respect the class or anyone in it, and then left after midterms. Given that he doesn’t mention problems with the other students or any specifics about the troublesome pair — something that may have fallen out in the editing — I’m not sure why this would be a cultural issue so much as the kind of discipline issue teachers run into all the time. ...
The Christian Science Monitor describes a novel approach to dealing with Al Qaeda in Yemen. “If you can convince us that your ideas are justified by the Koran, then we will join you in your struggle,” Hitar told the militants. “But if we succeed in convincing you of our ideas, then you must agree to renounce violence.” I like the idea of the theological contest. I hope it continues to be effective. ...
I’ll agree we could all use a little more liberty and freedom in this world. I’ve written on the Churchill case before, and as I’ve said, I believe UC would be well within their rights to remove him as a professor. It’s not a universally held view, and Volokh comes up with some good arguments for greater academic freedom than UC is granting in this case. (I linked to Left2Right, which links to Volokh, partially because the comments are pretty good there, and partially because I’m having trouble with Volokh’s permalinks. Can’t figure out why.) ...
Carly Fiorina being asked to resign isn’t surprising, given the problems after the HP/Compaq merger, but this seems sudden, given all the company had been through in the last two years. Oh well, time to update my resume. ;) Link courtesy of Engadget
…to starting your own blog! I like this step: 23. Experience a fleeting sense of satisfaction that you now have a blog with an actual entry, even though it details your sexual attraction to Yoda.
I’ve been using MapQuest for most maps lately, but the new Google Maps looks good. For instance, it seems capable of giving directions that don’t involve getting out on the nearby interstate for what would be a two-mile trip up the street in front of my house. :)
Wow, having seen the last few minutes of the Super Bowl last night, I’m glad I’m not a Philadelphia fan. Yeah, Washington had huge problems with clock management this year, but at least they weren’t supposedly playing at the top of their game at the time. I couldn’t tell what was going on during that last long drive. :| Oh well, maybe next year the Panthers will get another shot at NE. ...