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L5R LCG Celebration Event
I can't believe I'm back here. It feels like forever even if it's only been *checks calendar* nine years since my last Livejournal post. Well, with the collapse of the clan forums, this seemed like the best place to post tournament reports now. Here goes ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts on Star Wars
Over a winter holiday I had the chance to read one of the most engaging books of literary criticism I've come across in some years, Star Wars on Trial. The book is edited by David Brin and features numerous essays about the inherent merits of the Star Wars franchise. In summary, it fires eight charges at Star Wars, then presents an essay in ( Read more... ) -
Dance of the Day - Swing
Every year UPenn does Dancing With the Professors, which is like Dancing With the Stars but makes the obvious substitution. I participated for the first time this year, dancing with my mom (she's not a professor but she is university faculty). We got second place. She did a great job and I'm incredibly proud of her. dotdCompetitions
Oh, hello ( Read more... )Dance of the Day - Fashion
100 years of fashion, 100 years of dancing, 100 seconds. Awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JxfgId3XTs&featurDance of the Day - Hip Hop
Not sure if this is racism or racial commentary. It's an amazing piece but I'm still a bit uncomfortable watching it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiNPp_PeAG4Dance of the Day - Chicken
Competitive chicken dance at an NDCA comp!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMK7JtzJV6c&feature=feeduPost 9/11 World
I've been listening to a Dan Carlin podcast series recently about the end of the Roman republic. One of the factors Carlin speculates contributed to the final end of the republic was that when Caesar took what was supposed to be temporary power he held it so long that an entire generation grew up under a dictator, never seeing how the republic was ( Read more... )
