Talking Paragraphs Podcast 112: Guess the Hallmark Valentine’s Day movie plot

Ideas to be discussed by a haggard middle school teacher and a man a reader for the local Gannett Outlet Store once called “the mouthpiece of Big Ag:” 1. The singularity approaches. 2. Jimmy Kimmel is going to ruin my favorite Twitter account  3. Which sucks more: “That 90s Show” or “Velma?” 4. All drive-throughContinue reading “Talking Paragraphs Podcast 112: Guess the Hallmark Valentine’s Day movie plot”

Will Taylor Swift and the Rock save Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving fares poorly as a holiday in the 21st century. Some people argue the holiday represents the oppression of Native Americans and the violent seizure of their land and resources by white, European colonists. These people probably have a point. Certainly, our history is more complicated than the cartoonish myth of Native Americans and EuropeanContinue reading “Will Taylor Swift and the Rock save Thanksgiving?”