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Month: December 2018
👓 A College Student Was Told To Remove A "Fuck Nazis" Sign Because It Wasn't "Inclusive" | BuzzFeed News
"This email tells me the university cares more about the feelings of Nazis than the safety of their students."
📺 Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature – RLST 152 – Lecture 4 – Judaism in the First Century | Open Yale Courses
Of the four kingdoms that arose after Alexander’s death, those of the Seleucids and the Ptolemies are most pertinent to an understanding of the New Testament. Especially important is the rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who forced the issue of Hellenism in Jerusalem by profaning the temple. Jews were not alike in their reaction to Hellenization, but a revolt arose under the leadership of the Mattathias and his sons, who would rule in the Hasmonean Dynasty. After the spread of Roman rule, the Judea was under client kings and procurators until the Jewish War and the destruction of the temple in 70 CE. Revolt was only one Jewish response to foreign rule; another was apocalypticism, as we see in Daniel and also in the Jesus’ teaching and the early Christian movement.
📺 Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature – RLST 152 – Lecture 5 – The New Testament as History | Open Yale Courses
The accounts of Paul’s travels in The Acts of the Apostles and Galatians seem to contradict each other at many points. Their descriptions of a meeting in Jerusalem–a major council in Acts versus a small, informal gathering in Galatians–also differ quite a bit. How do we understand these differences? A historical critical reading of these accounts does not force these texts into a harmonious unity or accept them at face value. Instead, a historical critical reading carefully sifts through the details of the texts and asks which of these is more likely to be historically accurate.
👓 What We Wished For | Smashing Magazine
Mat Marquis (Smashing Magazine)An old cliché says that “may you get everything you wish for” makes for a particularly insidious curse. With Edge soon making the switch to Chrome’s rendering engine — well, for better or worse, a bitter wish is coming true.
📺 "The Big Bang Theory" The VCR Illumination | CBS
Directed by Mark Cendrowski. With Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg. A VHS tape from Sheldon's past inspires him and Amy not to give up when they're still feeling down about their theory being disproven, suddenly it was tape over his brother and father football game. Bernadette convinced Howard to audition in a magic act
A touching scene for Sheldon and his dad (via VHS tape) ends the episode.
📺 "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Simone | Amazon Prime
Directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino. With Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalhoub, Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle. In the Season Two premiere, Midge takes the stage for a foreign audience, while Abe and Rose find themselves in a new world. Susie experiences the repercussions of having a bad reputation in the business, as Joel regroups after quitting his job.
Ugh, I’m not sure this has gotten any better. It’s just not really that funny. ASP is a generally good writer, but she’s horrific at differentiating the dialogue of multiple characters.
📺 "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Mid-way to Mid-town | Amazon Prime
Directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino. With Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalhoub, Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle. Midge and Susie continue building Midge's standup career despite Midge's reluctance to tell her family and friends. Abe and Rose enjoy a new lifestyle. Joel offers some business advice to his parents and makes an effort to do right by Midge.
📺 "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" The Punishment Room | Amazon Prime
Directed by Scott Ellis. With Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalhoub, Marin Hinkle, Michael Zegen. Midge puts her impeccable planning to the test as she helps Mary with her special day. Joel attempts to keep finances steady at Maisel and Roth and ends up on a treasure hunt. Midge's act flourishes, but Susie's finances take a hit. Back at Columbia, Rose finds herself out of her comfort zone when auditing classes.
📺 "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" We’re Going to the Catskills! | Amazon Prime
Directed by Daniel Palladino. With Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalhoub, Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle. The Weissmans arrive in the Catskills for their annual summer trip and attempt to settle into familiar patterns. Whispers of Midge and Joel's separation cause Rose to poke around her daughter's love life. Susie must adjust her summer plans in an effort to keep her and Midge's career momentum going.
Acquired Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and was catapulted to international fame, Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspiring his Twitter followers with words of encouragement at the beginning and end of each day. He wrote these original sayings, aphorisms, and poetry for himself as much as for others. But as Miranda’s audience grew, these messages took on a life on their own. Now Miranda has gathered the best of his daily greetings into a beautiful collection illustrated by acclaimed artist (and fellow Twitter favorite) Jonny Sun. Full of comfort and motivation, Gmorning, Gnight! is a touchstone for anyone who needs a quick lift.
Received as a Christmas gift
👓 Using the Last Seen Function in Simple Location | David Shanske
David Shanske (david.shanske.com)One of the features in Simple Location that doesn’t get much notice is the Last Seen functionality. Simple Location adds a section to your WordPress user profile called Last Reported Location. It allows you to set the last reported location for a given user. It reports latitude, longitude, altit...
The Simple Location plugin for WordPress has some awesome power built into it. David does a great job here of explaining some of it’s additional behind-the-scenes power.
📺 “The West Wing” 20 Hours in America: Part I | Netflix
Directed by Christopher Misiano. With Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney. After Bartlet gives a campaign speech at an Indiana farm, Josh, Toby and Donna are left behind by the presidential motorcade and must work their way across the state with the help of the farmer's daughter and, later, a teenage campaign volunteer, enduring many setbacks along the way. Josh and Toby obsess and bicker over how best to play the president's intellectualism, viewed by many as snobbery,...
📺 “The West Wing” 20 Hours in America: Part II | Netflix
Directed by Christopher Misiano. With Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney. Donna teaches Toby and Josh an important lesson as their trek homeward continues; Sam staffs the President in Josh's absence and welcomes an old friend home; Bartlet hires a secretary and C.J. finds a Big Brother for Anthony; the situation in Qumar continues to escalate; Bartlet gets spooked by a photo op as the Dow continues its dive; and a pipe bomb kills 44 students at a Midwest university ...
Home for the holidays.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas everyone!