Saturday, April 18

Today is Saturday of Week 13. Here is a link to Week 13 along with all the other available weeks (including Week 12) here at the class calendar. There is just one more weekend after this before the class is over, so I hope this will be a productive weekend for you.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Mix and match. Now is definitely the time to make your plan for finishing up the class to get the grade you want (410 A, 360 B, 320 C, or the new P/pass option 301). It's all mix-and-match: whatever combination of assignments you want to use to finish up will work!

Project Stack. On Friday I got through almost all the projects in the stack, and on Monday, I'll finish up the items turned in on Friday along with anything people turn in today. You can always check the stack anytime to make sure I received your project.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I know people are missing sports these days, so I thought it was very cool that Carver did a "hint fiction" microfiction about basketball:

Twitter Stream. I learned something new about ancient Rome here: the Golden Milestone was the starting point for the Roman road network. Read the Twitter thread for more details.

And for an India item from Twitter, here's a gorgeous painting of Shiva and Parvati:

For a Covid-related item, here is a Twitter announcement about StoryCorps, one of my favorite audio projects! More about StoryCorps.

Indian Epics Today. The epic character for today is also a writer: Vyasa, who composed the Mahabharata, and who is also a major character in the story, fathering the two kings, Pandu and Dhritarashtra. More about Vyasa here, plus an Epified video:

Myth-Folklore Video. Here's a Crash Course video on The Trickster Anansi.

Proverbs. And here's a proverb from Ghana: Two crocodiles don’t live in one pond.

Writing. The cartoonist Tom Gauld is always having fun with smart storytelling styles; here's his take on an old Aesop's fable: The Ant and the Grasshopper. Click here for larger view.

HEART Video. This short film by Louis Schwartzberg features the words of Brother David Steindl-Rast: Gratitude.

April 18: Moreau. Today marks the death in 1898 of the great French painter, Gustave Moreau; he was born in 1826. Moreau is famous for his paintings on subjects taken from classical mythology, and you can read about his life in this Wikipedia article. One of his most famous paintings shows Oedipus and the Sphinx:

Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.