blog
-
Find Teachers That Speak to You
“Do you want to study under the great teachers? . . . Well, you can find them anywhere. They live on the shelves of your library; they live on the walls of museums; they live in recordings made decades ago. Your teachers don’t even need to be alive to educate you masterfully.” It is easier…
-
Doctor Who Passes the Baton
Doctor Who – The Road to the Thirteenth Doctor The Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors all have continuing adventures in the comics and they are about to be joined by their newest incarnation. While the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor have new, comics only, companions, the Twelfth Doctor still travels with Bill Potts. They all go…
-
All Women’s Voices Day (TODAY) Radio Western
All Women’s Voices is an annual tradition at Radio Western and it is today! This year, it marks the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, the day when 14 women studying at École Polytechnique were murdered by a lone gunman. In remembrance of that terrible event, Radio Western has been programming a special day of…
-
Someone is Always By Your Side (Two by Two)
Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks Russ is married to a beautiful woman and seemingly has it all. When the novel opens, he is retelling the story about the birth of their daughter. He admits that she came into the picture a little early in the marriage. And there are signs that things aren’t all…
-
Superman Dazzles in Issue #1000
Action Comics #1000 – Deluxe Edition Superman debuted in the first issue of Action Comics back in 1938. It took 80 years, but there are now over 1000 issues of that comic, along with several other Superman series. This is the original though and it’s great to see it being celebrated in graphic novel form.…
-
Blue’s Clues in School or the Library
I am so excited that Blue’s Clues is back on television. It has a new host and a new title, Blue’s Clues and You, but it is just as great as it has always been. I wrote this lesson plan for a program I plan to deliver at the public library. I knew if I…
-
Last December Rocked!
2018 wasn’t one of my better years for blogging. I slowed down my output a lot, but in December I picked it back up and published some pretty great posts. It was a great month for Silent Cacophony. Last December rocked! You can read all of the posts from last year at this time or…
-
Mail from Tom Green
Back in 1991, I saw an amazing video on Much Music from a Canadian group called Organized Rhyme. I was immediately captivated by it and ran out to buy the album on cassette. The album was full of great sampled-based beats, cuts and scratches, and comedic rhymes. The members were Bones, Pin the Chameleon, and…
-
Let’s Cut Down on Visual & Noise Pollution
I had to go see a specialist this morning so I brought a book along with me because waiting rooms are normally the perfect place to catch up on a little reading. This one, not so much. When I opened the door to the office, I went directly to the counter to announce my presence…
-
Questlove is on a Creative Quest
Creative Quest by Questlove Questlove is most famous for being the drummer of The Roots, but he is many more things. He is a DJ, a music connoisseur, an avid record collector, a music journalist, and a writer, among other things. His latest book explores creativity in a unique way. Here are some of the…