Verisimilitude
It has been a busy couple of weeks in Lake Clusterbeborn (apologies to Garrison Keillor and Lake Woebegone). I'm working on a couple of posts about some decisions that the…
Information Archives
I've been spending Wednesday mornings in the library this summer working on my Freaks and Geeks project in the company of other academics working on their own projects. One of…
Freaks and Geeks and Strategic Clusters
I have two major projects that I'm working on this summer. One is related to the television show Freaks and Geeks which I love and use in my Analyzing Television…
HCF Redux
Three episodes into Halt and Catch Fire and I still can't make up my mind about whether it is an interesting show or not. I really want to like this…
HCF
I just watched the pilot episode of AMC's new show, Halt and Catch Fire, which airs in Mad Men's Sunday 10pm slot. I was pretty intrigued by the slew of…
The Olympics, Technology and “Reality”
The 2012 Summer Olympics are nearly over. I haven't watched them much, mostly because I can't stand the way they are covered by NBC and its affiliates, especially in prime…
Mad Men Mixed Media
Mad Men is one of the most interesting shows on television right now. The characters continue to reveal layers of complexity into the show's third season. The early 1960's setting…
