NOLA-ing: Memorial Day Options

Memorial Day: Living in New Orleans, we have access to one of the best museums in the world with the WWII Museum.  Starting as the D-Day Museum, it has expanded to preserve the history of the entire war. Having been to Normandy, we truly enjoy the European theater section especially…

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Reading: Working Through the Marvel Comic Universe(s)

Cristina and I both have been buying and reading comic books lately.  I think one of the reasons why we both like comic books is that we are both just finished grad school.  Reading intense historical works or detailed educational research just makes us want to read for escapism.  Of…

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Watching: Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, part 2

Part 2 of following The Nerdist’s guide on how to watch all of Marvel’s universe in order. We’re only watching one or two (if it’s a television episode) a night. Just for schlitz and giggles, here’s a running commentary on each. I’ll randomly post them after we’ve watched a few. Obviously, if you’ve…

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Concert-ing: Sufjan Stevens at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans on May 9, 2015

Sufjan Stevens’ latest work, Carrie & Lowell, is his most simply constructed album. For the most part, it is just him on guitar and maybe a few other instruments (on one song the other instrument is an air conditioner which provides a sense of loneliness on that song). This is also…

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Watching: Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, part 1

A few days ago, Kurt posted a link to my wall about The Nerdist’s guide on how to watch all of Marvel’s universe in order. Naturally, I immediately decided that we needed to rise to the challenge. Since we teach full time in addition to many other job responsibilities, we’re only watching one…

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Reblogging: Watch The ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer As A 16-Bit Game

This is a pretty good parody. Well done!

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