Photo of the Week, 26 February 2012
In honor of Johnny Cash, on what would’ve been his 80th birthday.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Happy 50th John Glenn!
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Photo of the Week, 19 February 2012
Despite wanting to put a photo of my oldest brother up to mark his –th birthday, I decided to go to my photo archives to see if anything piqued my interest. And there is was… I still am hesitant to … Continue reading
For St. Valentine
Joseph A. Stevens, 1979-2012
I cannot believe that I’m writing this. Well, I can believe it, but I certainly never wanted to do it. When I was grieving the loss of my parents I used to get so angry at folks who said that … Continue reading
Photo of the Week, 12 February 2012
Rest in peace, Whitney.
Super Bowl XLVI
Yeah, I wanted the Patriots to win. But on the upside there was this trailer for The Avengers. And then there was this trailer for Tim Riggins‘s new movie.
Photo of the Week, 5 February 2012
This is in response, perhaps, to a colleague looking at my office door and saying, “We might be working with a revolutionary.” “Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.” Dorothy Day
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Movies You Missed “Hoop Dreams” Edition
While looking through some old class files, I found a document that began “Why I love hoop dreams so.” A stream-of-consciousness-no-proofreading kind of document, I realized that I must have written it after showing Hoop Dreams in my independent film … Continue reading
Posted in Films You Missed, Why I Love... Tagged Academy Awards, Basketball, Chicago, Documentary Film, Film, Higher Education, Independent Film, Public Education, SIUC, Steve James 3 Comments
