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The Superior Spider-Man Is . . .
The first four volumes of Superior Spider-Man were very well done and I thoroughly enjoyed them. These last two issues bring the story to its natural conclusion. Superior Spider-Man: Volume 5: Superior Venom Flash Thompson has been able to use drugs and his will to keep Venom under his control, or so he thought. When…
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My Current DJ Set-Up
Here is my current DJ set-up. I have it housed on a farily ugly table. Covering it with a blanket allows me store things underneath it out of sight. This is power supply. It is much better than a simple power-bar. It has a battery built into it and if the power shuts off, the…
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How to Properly Reboot a Franchise
Star Wars tried to rebuild their franchise with the prequel trilogy but those films were flawed and didn’t gain a lot of traction with fans. Fans have loved the books, animated television shows, and comics for years now. It was finally the right time to restart the film franchise. But they went about it the…
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Jam Master Jay and National DJ Day – The 1, 2 Punch
Today is the day that Jam Master Jay was gifted to the world. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us, but we celebrate in his absence. For all that he did for hip-hop, for how he has inspired countless DJs, and for how he could rock a party. Here is a video showing his skills…
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Miles Morales is Back as Spider-Man
The first series featuring Miles Morales as Spider-Man was brilliant. I did not want to see come to an end. Thankfully, we got a second series featuring the new web-crawler. Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man – Volume 1: Revivial It turns out that the Green Goblin isn’t dead . . . and neither is Peter Parker. Things…
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8 Online Tools for Students and Educators
Someone approached me and asked to contribute a guest post for my Teaching Tip Tuesday series. Over the years, I have had some great tips submitted from readers all over the globe. I found out that this latest one though was a thinly veiled attempt at self promotion. Even worse that that, it linked to…
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My List of 2016 Reads
I like to keep a detailed reading log. It’s always nice to look back at what I have read over the course of the year. If this year, follows the pattern I have established in the past four, I will read close to 60 titles this year that will include graphic novels, teaching-related books, books…
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Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide
Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide edited by Oliver Wang This book contains intelligent writing on over 60 classic hip-hop albums from 20 different music journalists and experts. It spans 20 years of hip-hop history and does so in a very respectful way. Main Source “Breaking Atoms” It was cool to find out that “Snake…
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The Death of Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man: Volume 1 – The World According to Peter Parker The Daily Bugle has gone completely digital, Peter Parker is working at a fast food joint, and Gwen Stacy is living with him and his aunt. To make matters even more complicated, Johnny Storm aka The Human Torch and Bobby Drake aka Ice Man…
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Light Duty – Heavy Reading
I spent the last six weeks working in an office, bored out of my mind. There was nothing for me to do. Seriously. Nothing. I sat at a desk, answered phones, did some filing of paperwork, shredded some documents, and just sat there. I had been assigned light-duties since I hurt my back at the warehouse.…