I wanted to share a few things, today, that I’ve been saving to share.

“Should buying sex toys be as easy as buying a gun?”

Yes, that is the byline to an image of a gun seller in response to the change in the Texas law allowing the sale of sex toys. Is there a disconnect here? Are sex toys *really* on the same level of destruction as guns? Don’t you love the pathos being employed in this situation?

Check it out at viz, where there is a whole blog post about it.

the way I am

I love this video/song because it’s really what love should be about. Things suck, but I still love you. You’re falling apart, I’m a mess, but I still love you. It’s not a conditional love.

the future of reputation

I haven’t read it yet, but I love that the entire book is online and I have the opportunity to read it this way. If you are interested in identity, reputation, technology, and / or law, you might want to check out this book by Daniel Solove.

youtube as portfolio

I was actually up late enough to see a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live (which is an odd occurrence for me because I don’t watch that show and I’m rarely up late enough anyway). However, what I did see, I really enjoyed. This young man, Brandon Hardesty, is using YouTube for his acting portfolio, and is being featured on Kimmel’s show. What a great use of social media.

This is something instructors should look in to for their portfolio needs. How can YouTube, blogging, wikis, podcasts, etc. be used to promote your students?

New Directions in Critical Theory

This conference, held at the University of Arizona in Tucson, has extended its call for papers. While the extension dates are not listed, I just received this on Friday from the University so I know that it didn’t close on the 15th. You may want to check it out if you’re interested in presenting a paper this year.