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A student pointed me to this "Daily Show" segment on bloggers. You've probably seen it posted on a number of blogs already, but watch it if you haven't already. It's hilarious, and its pretty insightful, suggesting people who care about the news now may be more drawn to blogs than the cable news channels.

I think I may show this clip in class tomorrow; I'm planning to show the opening sequence of The Triumph of the Will to talk about fascist media use, and it seems like Colbert's admission that his name is really "Ted Hitler" might make for a lightweight seque. Its funny how easy it can be to shock my lower-division students. I was explaining Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain" to looks of disbelief. When I showed them an image of the piece, they burst out in laughter. I later got on a tangent about "Guernica," so I showed this image of Colin Powell after his address to the UN on the eve of our invasion of Iraq. Again, I had my pupils surprised. Does anyone know where I can find a larger version of that image?