httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXFi7AdhhGk

Tim Lee, possibly the only standup comedian with a PhD, does a bit on PowerPoints with PowerPoints.  Worth seeing.  Worth showing to your students.

I have already posted Jon Stewart this week, but last night he did a bit that has the blogosphere buzzing.  Here Jon channels Glenn Beck to eviscerate Glenn Beck.  The self-described “rodeo clown” should’ve known better.  Because of Jon Stewart, we can be thankful he didn’t.

In Canada, watch it here.  In the U.S. and the rest of the world, watch it here.

In case there’s any doubt about the relevance: it’s a reminder that progressives get to push back too, and that they are much better at enlightening satire than “conservatives” of the Fox News variety, who are self-satirizing at best.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Keira Knightley and Dame Judi Dench.  For real!  Extended preview:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_gh-maRlw8&feature=fvw

See the movie, read the book!

Video promo for the book after the jump.

Update: Jonathan Allen reports that he’s currently working on a paper on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.  We look forward to reading it.

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