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More podcasts like Ill Doctrine?

callmejay — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:22:55 -0800

I want more podcasts/vidcasts like Ill Doctrine. I find Jay Smooth entertaining, thoughtful, and emotionally and intellectually intelligent at the same time. Who else would I like?

Need not be related to hip-hop, although it certainly could be.

Forget Creationism, we should teach _______ in public schools!

InsanePenguin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:59:01 -0800

Is there an alternative to evolution or intelligent design? We constantly hear arguments about evolution versus intelligent design, but is there an alternative? I was watching Planet Earth and they were talking about chimpanzees, but I wasn't really paying attention, I was just looking at the chimps and thinking "Wow, they are really similar, but we've looked so hard for a link and haven't found one, really."

So, curiously (because I do believe in evolution,) I was wondering if there were any alternatives. I don't care how hokey or trumped up it sounds, I'd just like to hear different ideas.

Bonus points for interesting articles.

Tiny reader seeks education.

jlowen — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:11:07 -0800

My daughter is on her 5th day of Kindergarten and it is quickly becoming apparent she is not being challenged at her reading level. What can I do to challenge her growing mind? My daughter has had 2 years of pre-school. One year was at a Montessori school, and the second at a fancy-ass prep school. We have since moved to a progressive community and made the decision to put her in public school. She is a good reader (as I type she is sitting next to me busting out Green Eggs and Ham like a champ which is a 2.2 reading level book) yet her "homework" tonight was to sit down with a parent and have them explain that words go left to right and up to down. She is waaaay beyond that kind of assignment.

I really like the populism and character building of public schools, yet worry that my little brilliant spawn is not being challenged. I would really like to keep her in her current school as it is a lovely little neighborhood school that is very close to our house.

I already plan on talking about this with her teacher. What else can be done? Hire a private tutor to offer more challenging work? Are there any great curriculum that we could use at home to the same effect? Should I consider asking for her to move up a grade?

Thanks in advance for your help!

I need a perfect way to make the girls go crazy.

matkline — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:52:28 -0800

I'm looking for music that has "pop" mass appeal and lyrics that are ironic/post-modern. In other words, intelligent, but not intelligent at first glance. Some acts that I've found which fit this criteria are: Steely Dan, Scritti Politti, and Beck. Any other recommendations?

Is there anyone else like Chuck out there?

reenum — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:00:50 -0800

I really love Chuck Klosterman's writing. Please help me find more authors/columnists like him. I really love the scholarly and witty way Chuck Klosterman writes about pop culture. I am looking for writers similar to him. So, MeFites, is there anyone else out there who can write about a subject in an intelligent or scholarly way, while still remaining accessible to a wide audience? The writing doesn't have to be constrained to pop culture. It can be about any other subject. It can also be any medium (blogs, books, magazines).

Thanks all!

Intelligent Design

aburd — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:51:49 -0800

Are there any blogs giving a play by play for the Intelligent Design court case going on right now? I am looking for any sort of transcript type stuff that might be out there.