VERRRRRY COOL! Here's the teaser trailer:Geektyrant has the additional details:The show brings back classic characters like Gobo, Red, Boober, Mokey, Wembley, and Uncle Traveling Matt. “While the Fraggles might be in different parts of the Fraggle Rock caves, they can still find ways to have fun together, with music, silliness, special guests, and of course the help of devices
Some more good news from John Krasinski. I particularly enjoyed the whole prom gig.
Lately, despite all of the coronavirus-related issues that are swirling about in the higher ed and admissions space, I am still seeing the regular complaints that I field this time of the year. Students and (more likely) parents call and write to us to tell the admission team just how upset they are that we didn't admit their student where they wanted. Or give them enough
Image via Walt Disney StudiosUh, what?Disneyland’s Avengers Campus takes place in a world where Thanos’ snap never happened, diverging from canon. Set for Disney’s California Adventure, the Marvel-themed destination will include Avengers Headquarters. [...]“We don’t want anyone to feel that there’s an apocalyptic threat to the end of humanity,” Fields said. He added that while
Some more great content that we can all use right now. I particularly enjoyed the sports secti
As I have detailed before, our family members are all big fans of Walt Diney World. As such, we (mostly the Wife and I) look for ways in our everyday lives to get little escapes to the Disney parks in between our family trips. Whether it's a calming moment that we need, or some music to feed our souls, the Walt Disney World blog is trying to provide some cool stuff while we
!---->I've worked in the Undergraduate Admissions Office at Penn State for more than ten years now. In that time, I have had the distinct honor and pleasure of presenting to students, families, and high school counselors about the college search process - and Penn State specifically. Giving presentations has long-been one of my favorite parts of the gig, but with the whole
Now that we've been in this living secluded/self-isolation/working remotely for a few weeks, the daily chatter around my house has started to change. While the conversation still includes concerns for health and safety, we have also started to realize some of the benefits (hopefully?) of this whole social distancing thing.Case in point, Mother Earth seems to be doing some
What a great isolated-version of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" by the Police. This is the content that we need right now!The tuba t
Bad. Ass. Honestly, I would probably watch anything that Chris Hemsworth does. Aside: if you haven't seen it, Hemsworth had a hilarious cameo in Kevin Smith's latest, Jay & Silent Bob Reboot (you can stream it on Amazon's Prime Video, if you're a subscriber).Additionally, I have been increasingly pleased with the original content that Netflix is producing (Altered
This is my wife and beloved Melissa:She's pretty great. And she straight-up rocks that Minnie Mouse jacket. Today, she turns [redacted] years old. This is something of an 'ode to a happy birthday' for her.Melissa is the yin to my yang, and nowhere is there more evidence of that than in our living under one roof. I am the laid-back type that operates under the 'take it as it
Seriously guys. It's things like this that help me to believe that people are good. What a great way to start your day. Oh, and as a music nerd, I can't begin to understand how the cast stayed together via a video conference call. So good.
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Bill Withers passed away yesterday at the age of 81. A great write-up at the New York Times captures the essence pretty well: William Harrison Withers Jr. was born on July 4, 1938, in Slab Fork, W.Va., to William and Mattie (Galloway) Withers. His mother was a maid, and his father worked in the coal mines.At 17, eager to avoid a coal-mine
Gross groove. Some good music for your earhole on a Friday morning.
Late yesterday big news broke about the University of California system, and how they will respond to the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 crisis:The University of California announced Wednesday that it will greatly ease some admission requirements for fall 2020 and beyond by eliminating SAT test scores and minimum grades, saying that “grave disruption” to schools during
Doug Lederman has an interesting article up at Inside Higher Ed today. The lede: If campuses are still off-limits to students come September, this spring's version of remote learning won't suffice. Some colleges are preparing (quietly) to deliver better online learning at scale if needed.More: Depending on how things go -- what the arc of COVID-19 is nationally or in
So, I just discovered Run The Jewels. I know, I know. If you're like my kids you're likely thinking, "well, you're a mid-40s guy who just doesn't know what is 'hip' anymore." To that I respond:Shut up, and;You're kind of rightThe reason that I know that you're kind of right is because I used to have a proverbial finger on the pulse of music. But Run The Jewels (RTJ, as
How cool is John Krasinski? The full video is worth your time for some good feels. And, I think that we all need some of that right now.
Epcot, looking at Future World from the World Showcase, on our last tripGiven all of the shut-downs due to Novel Coronavirus, it's certainly no surprise that all of the Disney-related theme parks (as well as non-Disney attractions as well) have completely closed. I was reading the other day about the financial impact that it has on the Disney company specifically (estimates
Screenrant does a fantastic job documenting the what and why of the Force Dyad in the Star Wars universe:The Force Dyad appears to be an entirely natural phenomenon. According to Charles Soule's tie-in comic The Rise of Kylo Ren, it first manifested when Ben Solo began to surrender to the dark side. He was locked in a duel with the leader of the Knights of Ren, and abandoned
Of late - with the LARGE exception of COVID-19 related information - the buzz in my Twitter timeline is almost wholly that from the pro-test-optional community. I count myself as one who supports that initiative.(NOTE: here is where I must once again pause to remind you that my words are my words only. These thoughts do not necessarily represent those of my colleagues
Before zombie apocalypse movies and tv shows were all the rage, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost created what I think is the best zombie movie ever: Shaun of the Dead. If you are unfamiliar, here's a taste of the film (and the undercurrent of humor throughout):Because of the Coronavirus outbreak, they have taken to the Internet to update that scene, and add a bit of their sense of
There has been a lot of activity in my timeline about colleges changing their business practices due to the coronavirus. Yesterday I listened to a highly relevant piece at NPR (shout-out to Elissa Nadworny) about how COVID-19 is impacting students looking to attend college. Listen here. Some good print-takeaway:[High school senior Xander] Christou spent most of last fall like
A little over two years ago my family "cut the cord" from satellite television and went full-tilt into streaming services. I've talked previously about my love/obsession with Disney Plus and we also have a subscription to Prime Video (my most recent win there is The Boys). Additionally, we share a subscription to Hulu and Netflix. One other service that I recommend is Vudu
What a cool concept! From Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) comes Upload, a new sci-fi comedy. In the near future, people who are near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality environments. Cash-strapped Nora works customer service for the luxurious “Lakeview” digital afterlife. When party-boy/coder Nathan’s car crashes, his girlfriend uploads him into Nora’s
Amid all of the COVID-19 news, I missed this not-so-small headline: Admissions Counselors Move to Change Code of Ethics From Mandatory to Best Practices: The National Association for College Admission Counseling’s Board of Directors approved at its March meeting last week a motion to change its Code of Ethics and Professional Practices from a mandatory code to a statement
The Admissions Dude Mobile Command CenterToday was my first day working remotely as a result of COVID-19, and it wasn't a disaster Granted, there are still a few minutes left in my workday, but I'm feeling confident that I won't crash and burn today. (but there's always tomorrow!)As I went about my work, virtual meetings, evaluating applications, and getting affection from
I don't even know how to label this post. Work? Personal? WTF? All of the above?So, in case you hadn't heard, there has been a lot of activity related to COVID-19 (aka, the Coronavirus) in the past few days. Here at Penn State, like everywhere else, things have gotten hectic with trying to plan for working remotely (at best) or a complete shut-down of the University (at worst).Last
What a great peek at the possibilities that abound in No Time To Die, the 25th installment in the James Bond franchise. Head-nod: /F
[NOTE: as usual, when discussing these things I feel that I should remind you, Dear Reader, that these are my words and opinions and do not represent the opinions of Penn State or the Undergraduate Admissions Office]Here we are, neck-deep into the Season of Yield in the recruitment and admissions game, and many colleges and universities are showing their hand with regard to offering
Something about which I have oft-wondered. Why did the George Lazenby, the second actor to play James Bond, only appear in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, then never appear in another Bond movie?It's tempting to assume that the negative reaction and general feeling that Lazenby was inferior to Connery directly led to his short career as MI6's finest, but this wasn't the case.