Good slides are good for us all

There are three life skills that they don’t teach in college – how to iron a shirt, how to steer out of a skid, and how to give a compelling presentation. Lynda.com has the last one covered for you. New courses on Lynda.com this month include Presentation Fundamentals. Planning your presentation, designing effective slides and then how […]

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We’re here to analyze dialogue and chew bubblegum…

Let’s be honest: action movies do not have the most well-crafted dialogue. They usually just devolve into threats, quips, and heavy exposition, but no one has ever pretended to see a Schwarzenegger movie for the script. But there’s also something appealing about their simplicity. If acclaimed films can feel literary and obtuse, there’s a reassuring […]

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H. R. Giger, artist of the Alien, dies at 74

Swedish surrealistic H. R. Giger died today at 74. Though he worked primarily in painting and sculpting, Giger is best remembered as the designer of the terrifying and highly Freudian architecture and creatures from Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise. Giger designed much of the iconic, dark, and twisted art of that world – from infested hallways […]

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