Published 11y ago - Dan Geddes
By Dan Geddes RIO DE JANEIRO – Billions of football fans across the world are incredibly happy about the month-long distraction from serious news during the World Cup tournament. “The fact that Russia might start invading Ukraine any minute now is simply n... More »
Published 11y ago - Becky Garrison
Robin Williams photo credit: Dan Dion When I first encountered Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net, I felt the same satirical spirit I’ve experienced in my work as an improv student with Gary Austin, founder of the legendary Groundlings. In both settings, w... More »
Published 11y ago - Heather Startup
The president is on TV, and my wife is holding her nose—not pinching it like he stinks (though he does), just cupping it like she’s been punched. Above a vast new expanse of flat skin between his eyes and mouth, he’s telling us our noses will be n... More »
Published 11y ago - Victor Adedayo
Abstract This paper uses analogies to establish visualized connections between football and citation analysis as used to compute impact factor in academic publishing. Shaolin Soccer (2001), the comedy film written and directed by Stephen Chow was particularly ... More »
Published 11y ago - Tal Abbady
By Tal Abbady Once upon a past millennium, a group of North American Beavers who lived in the Upper Forest got together every year for their widely broadcast awards show. The Beavers lorded over millions of Squirrels in the Lower Forest and received awards for... More »