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Found: Slowpoke

by liam | Dec 7, 2004 | pre-wp

As always, I’m probably pretty late to the party on this one, but I just discovered Jen Sornesen and her Slowpoke comic strip. Even better, she has a Slowpoke blog where she gives voice to the motives behind each of her comics. Since I’m almost finished...

For Kids Gore Still Number One

by liam | Dec 5, 2004 | literacy, pre-wp

I wish I was talking about politics, but were not that lucky. When it comes boys and books, it seems that horror and gore are still the way to get them reading. According to this article in the Guardian, children are still lapping up all the zombie guts authors can...

Kleenex = Kleercut

by liam | Dec 3, 2004 | pre-wp

Greenpeace Canada has launched their Kleercut campaign, warning of the waste that goes into the manufacture of toilet paper and tissues. The worst offender is the Kimberly-Clark corporation, the makers of Kleenex brand tissues (heard of them?) From the Kleercut site:...

Get Your Steer On

by liam | Dec 3, 2004 | pre-wp

Tony at Clickable Culture has introduced me to Steer Madness a new game created by Veggie Games. From the site: “Steer Madness is a fully-featured 3D action-adventure game for home computer. You play as Bryce the Steer who narrowly escaped the slaughterhouse....