America Online: Loss of American Culture to the Global Internet
This topic of mainstream nationalism is of perpetual interest to me. Are you American? What traits do you embrace or reject about Americanism? Seems we all have different ideas, so […]
Back to the Glory Days of the Future
Welcome to another post from The Unconventional Newlywed… Here’s the tricky thing about no longer being in graduate school yet not having that elusive career yet…there’s a hell of a lot of […]
Location-based Services for Social Change
Below is a brief write up of location-based services, specifically Grindr, and how they are impacting our behavior and social interactions. Feedback and discussion welcome. Grindr: Gay Mobile Network & […]
The Real Game of Life
It’s a Saturday night post from The Unconventional Newlywed! Do you want to know why it is hard to be married and a broke graduate student these days? Because America is […]
Online Book Club
The following are the framework of an online book club mock-up. Called ‘Writers on Writing,’ the club was designed as an online-exclusive community under the Random House publication company, to […]
In Search of the Doldrums, part II
The latest from The Unconventional Newlywed… Lest it is unclear from the last post, despite the pride I hold my fluctuating lifestyle, I am still human. A normal, American human. Therefore, I […]
Pat Benatar was right
Another post from The Unconventional Newlywed… If plagiarism was an acceptable form of blogging, I’d eagerly pawn off Richard Friedman’s opinion piece in today’s New York Times as my own. He explains all the basic […]
Francoism to Democracy
Read the report below for an overview of how the Spain of today has Franco to blame for many of its current economic and infrastructural woes. A look at three […]
Relationships: They’re for the creepers
Another post from The Unconventional Newlywed… Today, while Google-researching a completely unrelated topic, I poked my way into an article titled, “The 12 Ties that Bind Long-Term Relationships.” Take a look […]
Dreaming of a Stay-at-Home Husband
The latest from The Unconventional Newlywed… Some bunny must have read my last post. The day began as uneventful as any other Tuesday, until I received this perky little treat just […]
A Toast to Google AdWords
To keep the content flowing and let the cyberworld know I am still producing content here in graduate school, here’s a speech I recently wrote to an intended audience of […]
Facebookland
It is possible that times have begun to change since I wrote this paper in May. The IPO of Facebook seems to have exposed the brainwashing is not so bad […]
First Amendment & Food Marketing: A Children’s Story
Mmm! For a taste of my experience with legalese, browse the following document. It takes a look at the relationship between commercial food marketing and its effect on American children. […]
Giving Thanks for Coffee & Husbands Who Cook
Another post from The Unconventional Newlywed… Happy Thanksgiving! Today I am thankful that I married a man who can cook. Here is the breakdown of feast cooking duties for each of […]
How to Ruin Birthday Plans and Have a Terrible Day
Another from The Unconventional Newlywed blog… Today is Alex’s birthday! Today is also Wednesday. The worst day for a birthday celebration of ever a day exists. However, approaching this day, I was undeterred by […]
