Posts by Tim Poindexter

The EDM Experience: ¡Viva la Revolución!

Electronic dance music (EDM), dub step, house, and techno have developed into commonplace names in regard 21st century music. Percussive undertones and the infamous “womp” have saturated today’s musical profile, not only making appearances in mainstream music, but also picking up momentum as a separate genre. People use the names listed above interchangeably depending on their knowledge base of electronic music. Newer enthusiasts often use a single one of these,

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Google Glass and Beyond

Google Glass, the first product of “smart” wearable electronics, went public in 2013 through the Glass Explorer pilot program. Separate from the traditional wristwatch, Google’s most recent invention makes an augmented reality possible (click on this link for a sample experience), visually displaying smartphone-like information before the reader’s eyes, receiving and responding to voice commands, filming what the viewer is watching, and so on. Legal issues are already arising due to the use

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Iron Triangles: America’s Dirtiest Secret

In the American forum, politicians function as figureheads, and this represents a rather nefarious political game. When we study our government’s behavior in minute detail, we see clearly that under-the-table dealings and gentlemen’s agreements contribute to the majority of American political decisions. Although corporations don’t have true political designations, the more influential and wealthy of these companies have a hand in setting the political, fiscal, and foreign agendas for our nation.

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Academy “Business”

Due to challenging economic realities over the past decade, Higher Education has been forced to make itself more attractive to prospective students in order to remain functional, resulting in a transactional business environment between students and colleges. An ever-expanding corpus of mission statements and neatly manicured advertisements refers to students as “customers,” clients,” or “partners” in the learning process. To add to this pathetic misery, university brochures flash montages of college rec centers rather than the pedigrees of their programs. At this point, many are

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