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Author Archives: chrisryanwrites
Penn State Sanctions Create A Great Day for America
When we stop and think about it for a while, today’s NCAA sanctions against Penn State mark a great day for America. The NCAA’s stunning and comprehensive sanctions are well thought out, multi-faceted, and deliberately severe; they truly have an … Continue reading
Posted in America, parenting, pop culture, sports, teaching
Tagged #child_abuse, #college, #football, #JoePa, #JoePaterno, #NCAA, #parenthood, #pedophilia, #PennState, #sports
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Pop Culture – The Dark Night Rises: is it Action Movie or Social Treatise?
The Dark Knight has Risen! Blessed be the reborn hero! In so many ways, and taking great pains to not commit the Sin of Spoiling, The Dark Knight Rises is about redemption and sacrifice and rebirth. It is about offering … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, film, pop culture, super-heroes, writing
Tagged #Batman, #BatmanTrilogy, #ChristianBale, #ChristopherNolan, #comics, #DarkKnighrRises
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On Writing: Is There an Author/Reader Pact?
Do authors owe readers anything at all? And does that debt grow the further into a story readers get? I ask because I believe there is a grave difference between surprising or challenging a reader for entertainment and betraying that … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, film, pop culture, super-heroes, teaching, writing
Tagged #author, #comics, #fiction, #Kirkman, #reader, #WalkingDead
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The Dilemma of Underage Drinking
“Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the street,” –Martha and the Vandellas, Detroit, 1960’s. “Summer’s here and the time is right for racing in the streets,” –Bruce Springsteen, back streets of Jersey, 1970’s. “Summer’s here and … Continue reading
On Writing: Recapturing the Tone and Energy of an Older Piece
“Writers write.” “Writers should write every day.” “When you finish one project, start another.” These are pearls of wisdom writers hear or read all the time. And, such as they are, they make sense. But what does a writer do … Continue reading
How Much Sleep is Bad Parenting?
Somehow, I’m in a band. Haven’t played bass in over 20 years, but here it is. All originals. Amusing lyrics. Loose rock’n’roll, though that term sounds so dated. And yesterday we recorded seven songs in two hours, 11 a.m. to … Continue reading
Posted in parenting, pop culture
Tagged #college, #rules, #sleep, #sons, #summer, #teenagers, #XBox, fatherhood, parenting, writing
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NY Times film critics vs. the super-heroes!
New York Times film critics Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott tag-teamed summer super-hero movies as the lead story in the paper’s July 1st Sunday Arts and Leisure section, ripping into the genre with accusations of corporate manipulation, sexism, and … Continue reading
Posted in film, pop culture, super-heroes
Tagged #AOScott, #Avengers, #BlackWidow, #CaptainAmerica, #DC, #film, #IronMan, #JossWhedon, #ManohlaDargas, #marketing, #Marvel, #NickFury, #NYTimes, #popculture, #post-feminist, #post-racial, #SamuelL.Jackson, #ScarletJohansen, #Spider-Man, #superhero, #TheAmazingSpider-Man, #TheDarkKnightRises
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Joe Paterno from a distance
Joe Paterno died today. The official cause is cancer, but even from the significant distance of someone who never set foot on the Penn State campus, never played college football, high school football, or anything but street ball (pretty badly, … Continue reading
Humbling Humiliation: The Path to Parental Wisdom
A work friend recently posted a Facebook freak out regarding parenting. She claimed to have no parental instincts, zero parenting skills. Of course, her friends and family swooped in with support, compliments, and encouragement, but very few seemed to address … Continue reading
Mayans Didn’t Doom Us
I was chasing Away the fuzz of last night’s New Year’s Eve revelry with my preferred dose of caffeine this morning while checking Facebook, and I found myself “liking” twenty, then thirty, then forty positive wishes and optimistic musings share … Continue reading
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