Source Updates

AP Language. Thu, Aug 15th, 2013 at 6:39 pm

You guys shared some additional sources in class today, so here’s an updated list:

• Arts & Letters Daily—Brilliant site bringing together articles from all over the Interwebs. Mostly scholarly, but all well-written.
• In These Times—Began as an “Independent Socialist Newspaper,” but is primarily progressive (left of center) in its leanings today. Kurt Vonnegut was a frequent contributor until 2005.
• Slate.com—Online-only news magazine. Gotta love the Explainer (not argumentative, but interesting nonetheless).
• NPR.org—Public Radio’s other online presence.
• The New Republic—Often insightful, this magazine focuses on politics and the arts.
• Time Magazine
• Bad Idea—A British magazine that publishes “young journalism.” Definitely worth checking out, as it brings a fresh face to opinion and editorials. Check out the Butcher’s Shop for an overview of the editing process articles go through before publication.
• AdBusters—Popular amongst my students for the past few years. Worth checking out.
• National Review—Very well-written conservative magazine.
• The New Yorker
• Popmatters—Articles on popular culture; music, video games, the Interwebs, and movies are all topics. Great place to find an article and a new favorite band.
• The Huffington Post
• CNN.com

Advertisements:

• Vintage Ad Browser
• I Believe in Advertising—Please note: not always “school appropriate”; browse carefully.

Video sources:

• Kickstarter.com—The videos are a bit like commercials, but often do not have the credibility ((Brand recognition)) of established companies—this changes their arguments a bit.
• TED.com—The educated person’s YouTube.
• PopTech—Like TED, but mostly devoted to STEM.

How to read online:

There are a number of programs out there that make reading online (and on your phone) a bit more comfortable; I use Pocket, but many others use Instapaper or Readability.

16 Responses to “Source Updates”

1. Connor Ruyle says:

   August 15, 2013 at 7:07 pm

   http://cdn-static.zdnet.com/i/story/60/34/000499/windows_earth_flat_ad.png

2. Caitlin Robertson says:

   August 15, 2013 at 8:34 pm

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW7yZuFaKcY

   1-800 contacts commercial

3. Nathan Hinkle says:

   August 15, 2013 at 8:56 pm

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m0VnzPFxew

4. Audrey Diana says:

   August 15, 2013 at 10:25 pm

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqvruC43sao

5. Taylor Black says:

   August 16, 2013 at 9:11 am

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7udQSHWpL88

6. Vance Howald says:

   August 17, 2013 at 1:30 pm

   http://imgur.com/ubVrJEX

   I ran across this on YouTube and it fits exactly what we were saying about Gieco, but now Gieco is saying it about them self.

7. Megan Hosmer says:

   August 18, 2013 at 12:51 pm

   http://thislandpress.com/08/13/2013/move-tulsa-forward/

8. Natalie Wood says:

   August 18, 2013 at 1:20 pm

   http://theamericanscholar.org/the-moderate/

9. Audrey Diana says:

   August 18, 2013 at 1:55 pm

   http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/17/legalise-marijuana-tax-nyc

   is this how we turn in the written argument?

10. Remi Gutierrez says:

    August 18, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    http://www.theonion.com/articles/egypt-plunges-into-state-of-middle-east,33503/

    Although its satire, one could argue that Egypt is indeed becoming more violent like many of the countries in the middle east

11. Natalie Bashforth says:

    August 18, 2013 at 9:53 pm

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/16/opinion/obeidallah-social-media-sharing/index.html?hpt=op_t1

    I don’t really know what I’m doing… But I found this article pretty interesting and relevant to the people in our class.

12. Connor Ruyle says:

    August 18, 2013 at 10:13 pm

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323335404578444682892520530.html

    Shows both sides of the argument about whether criminals are caused by how they are raised or if they are the product of a psychological disorder, argues that in the more serious cases they are the product of a disorder.

13. Bailey says:

    August 19, 2013 at 7:29 am

    http://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2013/aug/15/android-v-ios-apps-apple-google

14. chris says:

    August 20, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    http://ideas.time.com/2013/08/20/viewpoint-egypts-new-leader-is-unfit-to-rule/

15. Caitlin Robertson says:

    August 20, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/08/opinion/datar-lab-burger/index.html?hpt=op_mid

    Burgers made from cells say what?

    On a sorta related note, I found this article about a turtle disguised as a hamburger, though no argument is being made I thought it was enjoyable (plus I didn’t want to e-mail it to you because you said not to??)

    http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1293310/man-tries-smuggle-turtle-plane-hiding-it-hamburger

16. Silas H. Smith says:

    August 20, 2013 at 11:00 pm

    http://www.theonion.com/articles/psychiatrist-patiently-listens-to-obama-complain-a,33553/
    well i email’d u one…. but whatever here is a new one