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November 3, 2017
Fun Film Friday: Coco Trailer
In keeping with the Luminous/Dia de los Muertos theme, I offer up the latest from Disney recognizing that the latinex community is part of the American tapestry with rich, gorgeous history and stories to share: Coco movie trailers are out in the world and here is the official trailer & one of my favorites: Enjoy!
October 10, 2017
The Power of a Classic
I am one of those big believers that our English Literature curricula ought to be updated. Nothing against the classics, but seeing my kids read the exact same list of books I read growing up can be frustrating knowing that lessons from the classics could be taught with more relevant-feeling stories available in YA today. […]
October 6, 2017
Fun Film Friday: In A Heartbeat
This multiple-award-winning short film began as a Kickstarter project proposed by the two creators, Beth David and Esteban Bravo, who were both students at the Ringling College of Art and Design. After its launch in July, 2017, In A Heartbeat became a viral sensation throughout the animation, film and LGBTQ+ community, earning national acclaim, and […]
September 25, 2017
The Work In Progress…in GIFs!
Imagine something like this: plus this: and this: Done! Nickname: #MagicallyJewishVeronicaMars or #NancyJew(ish)
July 19, 2017
Surprise!
Almost finished with the Work In Progress and suddenly I realize that the guy is a teenage Chris Pine. Who knew?
June 8, 2017
Not-So-Random Thoughts on Sex, Gender & Sweaty Snugglebunnies
I recently had a discussion on Twitter (never a good start, I know) wherein I experienced a lot of headdesking difficulties with someone stuck on advocating that transgender students aren't special and don't need their rights protected because they have XY and XX chromosomes like everybody else and therefore, gender is binary. My brain exploded. […]
March 8, 2017
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December 23, 2016
Fun Film Friday: Noel Cruz in Action!
If you checked out my Inspiration post this week, you've seen the incredible repaint work of Noel Cruz whose dolls will absolutely BLOW YOU AWAY. Here's a YouTube video of him working with tiny brushes, no airbrushes, and a lot of photos. It's worth watching an artist work their art! You can see some of […]
December 19, 2016
Storified, Glorified & Ranting for Your Amusement
I did it. I Storified something (a rant, naturally)! After a quick Twitter spew, I thought I'd plug it here for your perusal, edification, comments or otherwise just to see if I could pull off something technical and not have it blow up. [View the story "A Quick Rant About Letting Kids Read Books" on […]
