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AMAZON FULLFILLMENT FROM END USER TO YOUTUBE

August 11, 2017 by

  An Amazon fullfillment center isn’t the work of the devil. That shade of red is special to places like Walmart. In either example it’s about material culture, things, objects. By watching American Roadshow on PBS you get a sense of the power objects hold. If that’s a little too tame, the same power emanates […]

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5 WAYS TO KNOW YOU’RE TALKING TO ENGLISH MAJORS

February 20, 2017 by

  Get to know English Majors before it’s too late.   1. They seem preoccupied all the time. Like a guitar player listening to a new song and saying, “I wouldn’t do it like that,” English majors always have a re-write going on in their mind. You never know if they’re ever listening to you. […]

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HARRY POTTER, WIZARD ROYALTY OR SPORTS HERO

February 20, 2016 by

Game changers: Harry Potter, Muhammad Ali, O. J. Simpson. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone showed author J.K. Rowling as a sports writer. Her narration of the games played at Hogwarts was as riveting as any slick play by play. She showed Quidditch in the same light as Al Michaels calling the Miracle On Ice, […]

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BOOMERPDX TO STAR WARS: AWAKEN ME FORCEFULLY WHEN WE GET THERE

December 29, 2015 by

The most impressive thing about Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Fan loyalty. No one is giving away the twists and turns, no one wants to be a Star Wars spoiler. In shades of The Crying Game, all lips are sealed so far. After a few failed attempts, I finally saw this installment. Okay, one failed […]

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THE ENGLISH WAY IN U.S.

April 13, 2015 by

Cultural Drama Or Living Hell In The English Way? Are you Angliophallic? Angliophilic? Angliophobic? Either way, Oregon can’t get enough British TV. America absorbs the English way fast. Cast Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Moore in Downton Abbey and wait for the cheers. King Arthur’s Round Table on Doc Martin? Who would blink an eye? As […]

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