Joshua Gibbs

How To Tell If Students At A Private School Have Access To Drugs

Q: Do the students at a certain private school have access to drugs? A: Do any of the students at this school work at a pizza restaurant?

Two Kinds Of Originality

Student: Don’t you find completely derivative art pointless and dull, though? Gibbs: Most derivative art is dull because it aims to be wildly original. The sort of people who make originality a top priority are dull because they draw from a laughably small pool of influences. These days, every “wildly original” artist is either imitatingContinue reading “Two Kinds Of Originality”

Heavy Rotation: Agnes Obel

The best LateNightTales compilation since Air’s 2006 mix.

On Human Beauty

“Our perspective on human Beauty is skewed by the glut of the Beautiful involved in the entertainment industry; when we think of human Beauty, we do not think of Helen of Troy or King David, but Heidi Klum. The sultry photographed faces gazing at us from the Victoria’s Secret show window have sullied the reputationContinue reading “On Human Beauty”

Apologies: This Is The Video Skewering Foodie Culture

The earlier link was to Patrick Kehoe’s Vimeo page, but this is the particular video I wanted to show you.

Why I Love Watching The Olympics

“While the lines of competition are drawn between nations, watching the Games tends to produce a remarkable balance between love of one’s own people and love of others. When watching, I intuitively pull for the United States, but I find myself easily won over to charismatic athletes from other countries. In distinguishing athletes by nation, the GamesContinue reading “Why I Love Watching The Olympics”

Skewering Foodie Culture

Patrick Kehoe’s short film which satirizes bespoke liquor brands is spot on.

If Children Answered Questions Like Adults Being Interviewed On NPR

Mrs. Grady: Class, what is 9 divided by 3? Lucas? Lucas (7): Absolutely. Yeah. So, 3? __ Dad: Did you call your sister a ‘puke sandwich’ and hit her in the face with the Happy Pumper? Elijah (5): Sure. So, no. __ Mr. Ogleby: Alright, my little biologists. First review question from yesterday’s lesson: IsContinue reading “If Children Answered Questions Like Adults Being Interviewed On NPR”

Excerpt: “I Want My Son To Become A Better Writer” & Other Daydreams

“Many classical Christian schools hold themselves to absurdly low standards when it comes to writing instruction. A few graduates come back from their freshman year in college and report, ‘After writing my senior thesis, college writing work is easy,’ and the school congratulates itself on how well they’re doing. Twenty years ago, I took aContinue reading “Excerpt: “I Want My Son To Become A Better Writer” & Other Daydreams”

I Call Them Like I See Them

Teaching senior thesis is really more appropriate to science teachers than English teachers.