About Me
My name is Daniel Scarpati, and I'm a second-year university scholar at Macaulay Honors College at Brooklyn College. I plan to double major in Film Production and Television/Radio, with a possible minor in Digital Art Design and/or Computer Science.
The Utopia of Daniel is the culmination of all of the things I enjoy in life. From cars and college classes to movies and video games, I blog about it all! I hope you enjoy your visit, and please RECOMMEND this blog to your friends! Thank you.
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- College Humor Hilarity made by college students for college students.
- MCHC 1001, The Arts in NYC The blog for my Arts in NYC Macaulay seminar.
- MHCH 1002, The Peopling of NYC The blog for my Peopling of NYC Macaulay seminar.
- MHCH 2001, Science in NYC The blog for my group project created for our Science of NYC seminar.
- MHCH 2002, The Future of NYC The blog for my Future of NYC Macaulay seminar.
- UtopiaOfDaniel's YouTube The place to go to see all the UtopiaOfDaniel videos.
Cool Beans, Man
- MacUpdate A great site with all sorts of freeware and demo programs for your Mac.
- Quickmeme You ever hear those random catch phrases and one-liners that your friends say they found online? This is where they found them.
- VGMaven's YouTube My main YouTube channel for funny videos and short films.
My Favorite Sites
- The Angry Video Game Nerd My number one favorite web series. The AVGN reviews old video games in a high-larious way. (Parental guidance is advised)
- The Nostalgia Critic One of my favorite web series. The Critic posts reviews of old movies and TV shows every Tuesday night. (Parental guidance is advised)
- Will it Blend? A weird video series about blending things in an official BlendTec blender.
- Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series This is a really funny web series for fans of children’s trading cards and anime alike.
More Than Great Legs – Sloan Sabbith Character Study
If there’s one character that really stands out to me on Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, it’s Sloan Sabbith. Played by the devilishly gorgeous Olivia Munn, Sloan is the only female…
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More Than Great Legs – Sloan Sabbith Character Study
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsIf there’s one character that really stands out to me on Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, it’s Sloan Sabbith. Played by the devilishly gorgeous Olivia Munn, Sloan is the only female... -
“We Told the News” – The Newsroom Season One Reflection
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsI worked in a newsroom once. Only it was called “The War Room” in my case. It wasn’t for a televised news show like Atlantis Cable News, but for the Queens... -
Who’s Sponsoring What, and Why?
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsIn January 2009, BioShock 2 released for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Both a sequel and prequel to the original BioShock in a single player story and multiplayer story,...
Film and Television
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More Than Great Legs – Sloan Sabbith Character Study
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsIf there’s one character that really stands out to me on Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, it’s Sloan Sabbith. Played by the devilishly gorgeous Olivia Munn, Sloan is the only female... -
“We Told the News” – The Newsroom Season One Reflection
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsI worked in a newsroom once. Only it was called “The War Room” in my case. It wasn’t for a televised news show like Atlantis Cable News, but for the Queens... -
S1E10, The Greater Fool – Good Night, And Hire Her
Posted on May 3, 2013 | No CommentsIn the finale of it’s first season, The Newsroom’s two sides come full circle. The first side of the show revolves around the emotional, mental and physical relationships between office... -
TV Journalism In Its Prime, Filmmaking Not So Much – Good Night, And Good Luck Review
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsI’d like to make this clarification right off the bat: as a historically accurate representation of broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow’s quest to expose Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communism insanity, Good... -
S1E9, The Blackout Part Two – The Great Debates
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsMcAvoy and MacKenzie’s relationship is slowly leading towards either a total make-up or complete disintegration, Don is finally getting the message about how Maggie feels for Jim, Neal and Sloan...
Computer Apps and Tech
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Increasing Mac Productivity: Hot Corners
Posted on March 21, 2013 | No CommentsIf you’re interested in Mac tips and tricks, follow this productivity series at http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/utopiaofdaniel/category/technology-and-gaming/mac-productivity-tips/. Your screen is a very powerful thing. On a Mac, incorporating “Hot Corners” into the screen makes... -
Increasing Mac Productivity: Genie VS Scale Minimization
Posted on October 27, 2012 | 2 CommentsThis is the first post in a series I intend to continue on increasing productivity on Macintosh desktops and laptops. Follow this productivity series at http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/utopiaofdaniel/category/technology-and-gaming/mac-productivity-tips/. Nowadays, speed is everything. People... -
How to Get Front Row Back in OS X Lion
Posted on October 4, 2012 | 1 CommentIf you’re like me and you have a lot of videos on your MacBook (or just regular Mac), then you like having ways to easily play them. Apple designed a... -
Caffeine: the most helpful tool a college student can download
Posted on March 30, 2012 | 1 CommentNow this right here is a REALLY cool app for your Mac. If you’re a super busy person, like me, and you like saving laptop battery life (or screen life... -
Miss your old point-and-click PC games? Play ‘em on your Mac with ScummVM!
Posted on March 10, 2012 | 3 CommentsWhen I was much younger, my dad always bought me all sorts of really fun point-and-click adventure games. Most of them were made by a company called Humongous Entertainment. Some...
