http://bennett.coolmojo.net "Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time" -Steven Wright Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:26:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en These are two interesting videos about education and media made by Kansas State University Professor Michael Wesch. I suppose I could get deeper, but I'm tired. Enjoy. [youtube]http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o[/youtube] [youtube]http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE[/youtube] http://bennett.coolmojo.net/miscellaneous/digital-ethnography/ My grandfather, who I never knew, was on the school board of a small town in Mississippi when the schools were desegregated. He had life long friends refuse to speak to him because he was integrating schools. He had folks come to his house on clan business, not ... http://bennett.coolmojo.net/socialpolitical/11408/ Fitna, which means “discord” in Arabic, is the title of a short film by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders. Wilders is an outspoken critic of Islam and of Muslim immigration to the Netherlands. This film was inspired by the murder of film maker Theo van Gogh and the Danish ... http://bennett.coolmojo.net/politicalsocialreligious/fitna/ For some reason the blog I posted a little over a year ago on multiple wives is the blog that has attracted the most attention. Apparently, that post struck a cord with some of you and has prompted me to post a sequel (albeit a year later). There ... http://bennett.coolmojo.net/politicalsocialreligious/a-feminist-reading-of-the-quran/ There is a reason that I keep posting news articles about Africa. In short, it has to do with my current studies and focus of my doctoral work. I will provide a longer explanation when I have time but for now just know there is a method to ... http://bennett.coolmojo.net/politicalsocialreligious/us-bombs-somaliaagain/ From the BBC. Federal Affairs Minister Abdel Basit Sabderat said clan leader Musa Hilal had been named as his adviser. The US State Department and human rights groups say Mr Hilal is a leader of the Janjaweed, which is accused of committing war crimes in Darfur. He denies the accusations ... http://bennett.coolmojo.net/politicalsocialreligious/janjaweed-leader-gains-government-position/ I kinda hate myself for weighing in on the election process so long before the actual election but something has been annoying me. If you watch the pundits you know that you hear the same names over and over- Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Romney, Giuliani. There are, however, many ... http://bennett.coolmojo.net/socialpolitical/38/ What the world needs now is yet another tribute to Norman Mailer. So here goes. Mailer has long been one of my favorite writers (Salman Rushdie and Charles Bukowski rounding out the trinity). Since his death on November 10, 2007, many of the tributes and obituaries have ... http://bennett.coolmojo.net/thats-entertainment/a-great-writer/ So I know I am a few months late for writing a review for the film 300 but I have a 1 year old so I don't get to the movies that often. Give me a break. I am writing this because a friend of mind asked me ... http://bennett.coolmojo.net/thats-entertainment/300/ Well, we are in Arizona. I begin my doctoral studies at ASU next week which means I will be really busy. I am very excited about being in a big research university and so far the folks at the department have been great. Sorry I have been ... http://bennett.coolmojo.net/miscellaneous/at-least-its-a-dry-heat/