Troy Kinney
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (2018) R
We went to see They Shall Not Grow Old the other afternoon. It was 4 o'clock on a Monday and I figured the theater would be empty. It...
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Troy Kinney
- Dec 14, 2018
- 2 min
Westworld (1973) PG
In 2016, HBO decided to make a long running adult-themed series called Westworld, based on the ideas of Michael Crichton. In fact,...
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Troy Kinney
- Dec 11, 2018
- 1 min
Ordinary People (1980) R
Currently Streaming on Amazon Prime. As far as dramas go, Robert Redford’s first foray into movie directing should not be missed. It was...
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Troy Kinney
- Dec 6, 2018
- 1 min
Network (1976) R
If you believe yourself to be a cinephile, one who loves movies, then you should definitely spend some time and watch this one. Currently...
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Troy Kinney
- Nov 27, 2018
- 1 min
Two Ways to Read?
I think there are some interesting things in this piece by Zat Rana: There Are Two Ways to Read — One Is Useless My immediate problem as...
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Troy Kinney
- Nov 24, 2018
- 2 min
The Yahoos are Here! And they are Us.
As I watched that video and others like it, I again sat in wonderment of the craziness that overcomes some folks on “Black Friday.” Much...
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Troy Kinney
- Nov 11, 2018
- 1 min
Poem: My Bunk
I wrote this one back in college. It is in honor of my dad's service and all those who defend our freedoms. Thank you. I was encouraged...
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Troy Kinney
- Nov 7, 2018
- 2 min
Poems: Reformation Festival
-I- Fortunes At Our Feet Arriving under leafy eucalyptus branches Snowy tent tops like a tiny cathedral in the grass Folks mingling,...
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Troy Kinney
- Nov 7, 2018
- 1 min
Poem: Rest Home?
Icy air creeping out of vents, pumping the smell of aging flesh. Nurse, attention caught by accident, a whisper perhaps. He materialized...
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Troy Kinney
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
Wonder (2017)
We watched Wonder (2017) as a family the other night. It truly was full of wonder and wonderful. It is about Auggie who was born with...
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Troy Kinney
- Oct 24, 2018
- 2 min
Captain America - Winter Soldier
I found the two following excerpts from the dialogue of the movie quite interesting. I thought they might be worth some discussion,...
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Troy Kinney
- Aug 20, 2018
- 1 min
No More Bible Stories
In teaching public high school literature there are very often ideas writers share and connect that are allusions to other literary...
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Troy Kinney
- Aug 20, 2018
- 1 min
Michael Pollan's COOKED: Fire (on Netflix)
“For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and...
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Troy Kinney
- Aug 20, 2018
- 2 min
Michael Pollan's COOKED: Water (on Netflix)
In the second episode of Netflix’s Cooked Series, "Water" by Michael Pollan, we are reminded that, “Nowadays cooking is optional. It’s...
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Troy Kinney
- Aug 20, 2018
- 4 min
Michael Pollan's COOKED: Air (on Netflix)
I felt like this episode was kneading my mind, expanding my understanding of the importance of another aspect of cooking. It really hit...
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Troy Kinney
- Aug 20, 2018
- 5 min
Mr. Anderson, English 102
The second semester of my freshman year in college I had an interesting English prof. His name was Mr. Anderson. He loved to pick on the...
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Troy Kinney
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
Movie review: Turbo Kid (2015)
Remember when your parents had a cable movie channel like HBO in the 80’s and you got to watch those campy post-apocalyptic, dystopian...
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Troy Kinney
- Jun 15, 2018
- 2 min
HBO films Fahrenheit 451 (2018) - Movie review
I was excited to see what HBO cooked up when I saw the initial preview to their film based on the novel Fahrenheit 451...
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Troy Kinney
- Apr 21, 2018
- 13 min
Book Review: The Great Gatsby
People also believe that George Wilson kills Gatsby out of jealousy and revenge. But this is not what really happens.
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Troy Kinney
- Apr 17, 2018
- 2 min
The Science of Teaching? Part 3: "Killing the Golden Goose"
It is as if experts in educational practices believe that teaching can be boiled down to a paint by numbers exercise. They've study the...
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