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Undanceable?
The Onion's AV Club has a list of songs about dancing that they claim are undanceable. They are wrong.
1. Iggy Pop, “Nightclubbing”
Nice groovy beat. Good for west coast swing or a particularly dirty foxtrot.
2. Neil Young, “Dance, Dance, Dance”Slightly harder. It's not as slow as they pretend and it's got a pretty clear QQS rhythm. A faster ( Read more... ) -
Morality in Gaming
I've been thinking a lot lately about gaming and free will, particularly as it relates to the 7th Sea game I'm running with C--- and L---. 7th Sea is a game of high adventure that can support a number of different story types. Though the default game presented in the core book is one of swashbuckling adventure, it can encompass a great deal more ( Read more... ) -
Dance of the Day - Peabody
These guys were my favorite smooth couple for quite some time and I was sad when they retired. This was their competitive showdance routine the last year they competed. The style is Peabody: an old, obscure style of American ballroom that was really phased out in the 50's. It's almost never danced socially and very rarely competed. dotdL5R Philosophy
[a href="http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=250&t=91445"]Big post[/a href] on the AEG message boards about moral philosophy in l5r. Come join the conversation.Dance of the Day: Protest
One of my students made this video about a protest event in Washington. Please watch the whole thing.
Dance of the Day - Malcolm X
From the 1992 movie. Given how much ballroom dance has become an expensive and therefore upper class form of recreation, it's easy to forget that many of the styles originated in lower class communities. Obviously Latin dances are Hispanic in origin, but how many people remember - really remember - that swing dancing was originally an African ( Read more... )Thoughts on Thor
I saw Thor this afternoon. I liked it.
This will be spoiler-free.
Initially I was very suspicious the idea of Thor as a movie. A second-tier superhero at best, the idea of a movie about Thor generates even less interest than Daredevil did. Moreover, THor seems like the hero least suited for adaptation to the big-screen. This may work in a ( Read more... )GenCon Schedule
Time for my annual GenCon preview:
Thursday08:00 AM - 10:00 AM - BGM1119310 - Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game ( Read more... )
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