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Ol’ Blue Eyes Sings The Thing Posted at 9:53 AM by Dave Post

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OK, this has been around for a couple years and nobody told me? How the hell does that happen? Anyway, this is a brilliant song and a really strong Sinatra impression for a YouTube video and I would argue that it’s more entertaining than the last Thing remake. I mean, it has the awesome special effects from John Carpenter’s film and they still hold up today after 31 years which is more than I can say for the 2011 movie.

And while we’re on the subject of movies take a minute to check out our Genre Lit-Flicks list. We’re up to 178 genre books made into film and television shows so far. I suspect we’re still missing quite a few so maybe you can help us out? What movies can you think of that were based on genre novels that we don’t have?

Horrible Poetry 101: Arise and Sing Posted at 7:33 PM by Rico Simpkins

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SPOILER WARNING: If you have not seen Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, do NOT read this post or watch the above video! Go watch it somewhere else, and then come back.  Trust us.  You don’t want to ruin it.

Dispelling some myths

While we at WWEnd are passionate about what we do, we also have day jobs.  I mention this because it sometimes surprises people who think we are some big corporate entity that provides services for promotional purposes (we’re not really sure whether to be flattered by that).  My day job is English teacher.  I spend a lot time teaching Shakespeare, Shelly, Keats, Frost and pretty much any other English language poet to my students.  I have high standards for them, and lyric poetry can be quite intimidating.  Consequently, I have tried to dispel the notion that poetry is hard to read or that the literary figures I teach them to identify can only exist in elite centuries-old verse.  In fact, I maintain that every trope and scheme tested in an AP English exam can be found in contemporary entertainment ranging from Top 40 music to popular musicals.

…which is what gave me the idea to use Joss Whedon’s most excellent Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog to teach poetry.  I’m just at the beginning stages of lesson planning at the moment, but I have finished an analysis of the Sing-Along Blog’s final song, Everything You Ever.

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