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Confessions of a Community College Dean: Research Design in a Recession "My college is planning a major student survey for the Spring. We're drawing up questions that we think could help shape budget priorities over the next few years, assuming there's actually enough money to have some level of…
The Science and Entertainment Exchange: The X-Change Files: Zap! Or, Where Would Science Fiction Movies be Without Lasers? "Science fiction was right on top of this new development and even foresaw it. In 1898, H. G. Wells introduced an invisible but powerful heat ray as the weapon of choice for…
Bad Boys | Film | A.V. Club "From this rich central dynamic, all manner of hilarity springs. Smith is fastidious about the upkeep of his expensive sports car. Lawrence is a slob who gets his messy hamburger all over its glistening interior! How will they ever be able to work together? My…
Acephalous: At the Single Happiest Moment of My Professional Career ... "Please snap the most unflattering photograph of me possible. " (tags: football silly pictures) The knights who say "nerd": 20 pop-cultural obsessions even geekier than Monty Python | The A.V. Club "20. Fanfic: Because…