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Entries Tagged as 'In Media Res'

A resonable self-disagreement

November 17th, 2008

The controversy over California’s passage of Proposition 8 is not confined to California. Russell Arben Fox takes you through his thoughts, and struggles, on the matter.
Local protests of Proposition 8

The power of vegamite

November 14th, 2008

What do Political Science professors do to unwind after the elections? They post deep, meaningful analysis and challenge our thinking as a sort-of post election debriefing.
Or they post music videos from the 80s and a link to a movie starring a homicidal computer. Same effect.

Speaking of the 80s

November 7th, 2008

Every Friday In Media Res sheds the shackles of political analysis and returns to a simpler time when Zubaz meant style and the ozone layer came in a distant second to hair care.
This week’s offering: Go West and “King of Wishful Thinking.” Slip that headband on and join the action.

Thoughts on our new President

November 5th, 2008

For over 200 years, or even two years ago, Barack Obama was an “unlikely” pick.
Now the hard part of being President, dealing with reality.
A picture that, for many, sums up the election.

And Paul Jackson posts a poem from long ago that rang true yesterday.
The final ballot-shower from East to West – the paradox and conflict,
The [...]

Later tonight

October 31st, 2008

you will, or should, watch a scary movie to top off your Halloween evening. In Media Res has a few suggesitons.
Be sure and turn the lights down low and the sound up loud. Its no far to blunt the scariness.

For the undecided

October 23rd, 2008

It is not helpful, or wise, to portray them as incredibly stupid.
A more thoughtful approach is provided by In Media Res.

The most authoritative* blogger in Wichita

October 22nd, 2008

shares random thoughts on many subjects.
* According to Technorati and In Media Res.

The core of the current economic distress

October 14th, 2008

Dr. Fox has drilled down and found a video that explains the source of our current troubles.

Fox media

October 9th, 2008

He’s on TV and the local newspaper. And he’s not tossing soundbite sized opinions around. If you want your thought processes stimulated here’s the  link.

Marking time

September 30th, 2008

Dr. Fox uses holidays to maintain a sense of stability in the world. So he aggregates holidays like Douglas and Main aggregates blogs.

Poop Storm

September 5th, 2008

Thats what In Media Res calls the political uproar ricocheting around new and old media and he gives it the same respect poop deserves.
Actually he says “shitstorm” (twice) but, if that kind of descriptive wordsmithing bothers you, he does apologize . Douglas and Main chose to use the juvenile form in the headline because we [...]

A blogger marriage

August 14th, 2008

Slowly I see connections between Wichita bloggers. The bicyclers. The gardeners. The Eagle people. And some of the bloggers are married. To each other.
Dr. Fox blogs on the personal. political and philosophical. He gives us a glimpse into the turmoil of 1993 with a picture from his wedding. he is suitably self-deprecating but the picture [...]