When I was kid, I wanted to go to MIT. My sixth-grade teacher, who I actually liked, laughed at me. There went that goal. Of course, me and math and science never really added up. But now, with edX, maybe I’ll have the chance to find out virtually for myself.
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I always wanted to go to MIT
category: steveklein, video
tags: edX
Tom Brokaw commencement address
Just in case you’re a graduating journalism senior and need a commencement speech that has something to do with YOUR future, here’s NBC’s Tom Brokaw at Arizona State University.
tags: Arizona State, Tom Brokaw
Can you really get in on the Facebook IPO?
Everything you want to know about the impending Facebook IPO in 150 minutes — and with a pulsating soundtrack to boot!
category: steveklein, video
tags: Facebook, Steve Klein
The president makes a joke (or two)
Barack Obama, Caren Bohan, Jimmey Kimmel
category: steveklein, video
tags: humor, President Obama
London like you’ve never seen it
My son, daughter-in-law, and one-year-old grandson Noah live in London. Here’s London at night and at dusk, as shot by Jason Hawkes. The big building is the Shard, the tallest building in London.
category: steveklein, video
‘Gutenberg the Geek’
One of the major points I make in History of Journalism: From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg (Comm455, fall semester, T/R 10:30 a.m.) is the connection between the invention of the printing press and the social media revolution today. Here’s a video about Jeff Jarvis’s new Kindle Single, “Gutenberg the Geek,” and an interview with Jarvis on Big Think about his essay.
tags: gutenberg, jeff jarvis
The future in 1974
Here’s what the future looked like to futurist Arthur C. Clarke — 38 years ago! He had it right, of course.
category: steveklein, video
tags: Arthur C. Clarke, future
The Rolling Stone Obama interview
So, ever since Katie Couric asked Sarah Palin what newspapers she read, you’ve been dying to ask President Barack Obama the same question, right?
Well, rest easy. The president didn’t flub the question when Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner asked. The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post (for the coupons?). Sorry, USA Today. The president doesn’t watch cable news, but he likes Jon Stewart, a lot. And he reads ALL the New York Time op-ed columnists, especially Paul Krugman.
Rick Santorum probably thinks the president is a snob. Who knows what Sarah Palin thinks.
category: journalism, steveklein
Can’t wait for the 2012 AP Stylebook?
It’s true. I love the AP Stylebook. And I have quite the collection, dating all the way back to 1960 and a 50-pager my GMU colleague Don Boileau gave me.
The current (2011) Stylebook is 480 pages with more than 500 new or revised entries. The 2012 book will sell for $20.95, up $1 from a year ago. The online app is available in iOS and Android versions; I just renewed mine for $15.
category: journalism, steveklein
Birth-to-12 in under 3 minutes
Time-lapse photography from Dutch filmaker Frans Hofmeester. Very cool.!
Lotte Time Lapse: Birth to 12 years in 2 min. 45. from Frans Hofmeester on Vimeo.
category: steveklein, video
tags: photography
Deford on Deford
Perhaps no one defines the best that sports writing and profile writing can be than Frank Deford. Best known for his long and distinguished career at Sports Illustrated, Deford is a regular commentator on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” and a correspondent on HBO’s “Real Sport with Bryant Gumbel.”
Deford has written 15 books, including the about-to-be-published “Over Time” on May 1. You can read an excerpt in this week’s Sports Illustrated.
Evan Smith of “Texas Monthly Talks” interviewed Deford on May 6 at the University of Texas.
Mashable- Rabbit R1: I spent 17 hours with it — and something's iffy about it April 24, 2024I spent some time with the Rabbit R1, and I have thoughts.
- Windows 11 Start menu ads arrive. How to turn them off. April 24, 2024Windows is putting ads in the start menu, but you don't have to stand for that if you don't want to.
- What die hard Sonic fans can expect from 'Knuckles' April 24, 2024Idris Elba discusses his role in the upcoming TV mini series 'Knuckles' and what die hard Sonic fans can expect to learn about him.
- Watch Ryan Gosling do carpool karaoke — with a stuntman twist April 24, 2024Gosling teams up with stunt men from "The Fall Guy" to market the film, sing some Journey, and see some fun stunts go down.
- 'Jim Henson Idea Man' trailer: Meet the man behind the Muppets April 24, 2024Ron Howard directs this Disney+ documentary about Jim Henson, featuring Henson's own archival home videos, sketches, and more.
- Rabbit R1: I spent 17 hours with it — and something's iffy about it April 24, 2024
The place to meet on the Fairfax campus
The George Mason statue is kitty-corner to the Johnson Center and the Mason Pond Parking Deck, where guests can easily park on the first three levels (Fairfax campus map). As soon-to-be emeritus faculty, I'm always happy to meet with friends and my former Mason students on campus.
Alum Kevin McCarthy at work
Film critic and GMU alum Kevin McCarthy encouraged students during his many visits to my GMU classes to pursue internships and "get noticed!" See some of Kevin's terrific interviews on his Nerd Tears website.
The One Thing
So, as Billy Crystal asked Jack Palance in "City Slickers," what's "The One Thing"? To find out, just contact me by email to set up a "Journalism for the Rest of Us" seminar, workshop or program.