Propagandacritic.com is a fascinating site dedicated to explaining what makes propaganda propaganda, and getting people to think critically about the messages they see. It's run by Aaron Delwiche, a professor of communications at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
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Feb 28, 2011
The history and inner workings of propaganda
2,500 MS-DOS games enter the Internet Archive
A huge trove of ancient MS-DOS games are now available at the Internet Archive, with in-browser DOSbox emulation and metadata. Jason Scott: “this will be our biggest update yet, ranging from tiny recent independent productions to long-forgotten big-name releases from decades ago.” The hot areas for me are the immediate post-Amiga era (Alone in the […]
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"Halloween in a Box" tells the story of plastic costumes of yore
My mom always sewed my Halloween costumes when I was a kid, so I never got to wear one of the many licensed ones featured in the recently released documentary, “Halloween in a Box.” I’m not really complaining but the plastic-masked ones you’d find at Woolworth did have a real charm to them. In any […]
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A Tangled Weave: when Louis XIV made owning calico cotton a crime
[Michael Skeet – my longtime friend and sometime collaborator -- has just finished his latest novel, A Tangled Weave, which revolves around the weird historical moment when possession of cotton was a serious crime in France. In this essay, occasioned by the publication of A Tangled Weave, Mike gives us some backstory on the odd […]
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Learn a new language by chatting with native speakers from around the world
There are a lot of different language apps out there because nobody learns anything the same exact way – especially not something as complex as a new language. For some people, the best way is to dive in and start talking, but that’s easier said than done if you’re not around those natives you aspire […]
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Save up to 40% on these signed Marvel and Star Wars collectibles
There’s movie merch and then there are artifacts – one-of-a-kind items for the true fans only. These 11 items definitely fall into the latter category. We’ve unearthed movie art, props and other fan touchstones from the major nerd franchises of the last 50 years. Gaze upon these Star Wars and Marvel collectibles and don’t worry. […]
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Become a spreadsheet ninja with these Microsoft Excel training bundles
No matter what kind of office you work at, there’s probably an Excel expert in it. And no wonder: Businesses are still discovering uses for one of Microsoft’s flagship software suites beyond just bare-bones spreadsheets. Make October the month you become invaluable at work by taking one of these boot camps in Excel and its […]
