A Completely Subjective Ranking of Pixar’s 13 Films

UPDATED TO INCLUDE PIXAR’S 13th FILM, BRAVE. Two of my former students, both fans of Pixar’s films, have recently created ordered lists ranking the 12 movies from first to worst.  I don’t think they got their lists right.  But, like I said in the title, lists like these are purely, completely subjective.  And I wouldContinue reading “A Completely Subjective Ranking of Pixar’s 13 Films”

It’s Not “The 4th of July.” It’s Much, Much More.

I’m doing my best to help my children–and the kids I influence each week–to remember that today is not a holiday because it’s “The Fourth of July.”  We don’t celebrate Christmas because it’s “The Twenty-Fifth of December” or Thanksgiving because it’s “The 4th Thursday of November.”  Those holidays are rightly called by their true names,Continue reading “It’s Not “The 4th of July.” It’s Much, Much More.”