Concert-ing: They Might Be Giants in concert

We want to welcome Bill Plasse, our new guest blogger!  Now here is his review of They Might Be Giants in concert! Hi, everyone!  It’s great to be a guest columnist on NOLA Nerd Couple.  I work with Kurt and Cristina and always enjoy their outlook and viewpoint, so it’s…

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Episode 4: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Nola Nerd Couple presents “Watching: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Cristina and Kurt share their views of the new DC movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. They share what they liked, and debate what they didn’t. Warning: Spoilers. Intro and Exit Music: Lady of the Punks by Martijn…

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Listening: Rediscovering Hip-Hop

Early in my career, we were told successful teachers had “withitness.” I’m serious. They would have been less square if they used “hip.” I pointed out to my principal anyone who uses the word “withitness” obviously is not “with it.” However, they did have a point. To understand your students,…

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Episode 3: Disintegration by the Cure

This podcast discusses George Martin’s influence on how I listen to music and how I apply that to teaching, our On the Shelf album Disintegration by the Cure, our Want on the Shelf album Is the Is Are by DIIV, and our recommendations for things to do in New Orleans…

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Reading: Marvel Unlimited

About ten months ago, I signed up for Marvel Unlimited. It is a decision that I do not regret. In a previous post, I talked about how I read the core books of Marvel’s Civil War event. On its own, it is not a very good story.  It starts with…

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Cooking: Big Green Egg Resources

Ok, I have only had my Big Green Egg for two and half months and this is my third post on it (here and here). I am a little obsessed.  When I’m not cooking on it, I’m thinking about cooking on it.  What is great about the Big Green Egg,…

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