“Engineers now predict the day will come when we get all our newspapers and magazines by home computer.” Similar:What Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the OtherI’m very conscious that my lockdown expe…CultureHow Not to Be a Jackass at Your Next Academic ConferenceOkay, I confess, I was once in the audie…AcademiaGames as…
I can’t seem to get into superhero movies. The non-stop CGI onslaught just leaves me cold. As an English professor who teaches classes like Shakespeare in Context and World Drama, I do a lot of reading and see a lot of local theatre. But I’m hardly a media snob. For relaxation, I often put on…
Similar:That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. G…That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of…AestheticsThe Forsaken (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 17) Lwaxana Troi and the station c…Rewatching ST:DS9 Bashir is hosting t…CultureMy 14yo Helps Teach a Vacation Bible School Class In character as “Pontius Pilate,” wa…PersonalIn-home schooling…
Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation after a 20-year break Starfleet offers Riker his own command and sends his estranged father to brief him on his new mission. Meanwhile, Wesley notices Worf is more anti-social than usual. A character-based episode that has some good moments for the ensemble, but overall didn’t do much for me.…
Similar:That should be the top "Under 800" prize, but the plaque has an extra zero. #chessPeter spent the day at a chess tournamen…GamesAmazing birthday cake, created by Jane Eyre herself, Karen Baum. (Thank you @kaboom1250!)PersonalCarolyn and Alex in “The King and I”PersonalMore #blender3d #steampunk #design. #blender3dart #aesthetics The officers’ conference roo…Aesthetics“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid…
Critical thinking skills and basic textual analysis are increasingly important in a cultural landscape where the powerful are counting on the average person not caring about such things as the truth. Biden opened by talking about how English common law in the 1300s allowed for husbands to beat their wives, and then said that we…
Similar:Nature walks 2012 and 2018.AestheticsiMovie Glitch: Unplug Removable Media before Using iMovieI spent a few hours today working on a v…CybercultureJournalists play a vital role in a democracy. That sometimes includes serving the public b…PersonalLet's talk about books, old sport.BooksA vacation minibar story from 20 years ago.PersonalMy son (black) has captured better pieces, but my…
Similar:Play-Doh was Originally Wallpaper CleanerThe story of Play-Doh began when Kutol, …BusinessOklahoma Was Never Really O.K. (Frank Rich, Vulture)”Oklahoma! was greeted as jingoistic ent…AestheticsGame Design Program for Education & TrainingI haven’t tried GameSalad yet… and won…AcademiaShare a Coke with "Pepsi"AestheticsA week of nonstop breaking political news stumps AI chatbotsChatbots are designed to give conversati…CybercultureThe Begotten…
Similar:Over the years I have leveled up my Blender3D skills.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNLArSlF…AestheticsPreppers for the win. Kinda.The euphoria of getting my grades in Fri…PersonalPictures from opening night of @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre. (Show runs through the rest …PersonalBeautifying the exterior of the fantasy cruiser from the bedtime stories I used to tell my…PersonalProper commenting is an important part of…
My mother wants me to thank John at The Train Depot in Chantilly, Va., who cleaned and oiled the engine and made it ready to run after 35 years in storage. My very handy mother stripped the 18-gauge speaker wires to connect the lock-ons to the transformer and track. Similar:Had a rough day. Designing another…
Similar:Smalltalk through masks is hard; I really was glad to see so many familiar upper halves of…If you said hello to me recently and I d…CultureI have two scenes in a horror film. My head appears in a third scene.During Fall Break, I filmed my scenes fo…AestheticsLet’s Make the Academic Job Market More HumaneIt’s been…
Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation after a 20-year break. The Enterprise encounters an abandoned Federation shuttlecraft and a time-travel mystery. A “bottle” episode that takes place entirely on the Enterprise, which frees up the production budget for some cool “energy vortex” special effects and gorgeous computer interface displays that really help create the illusion…
Insightful essay from a US Military vet who went to college at age 52. Let me address this “snowflake” thing. According to the “Urban Dictionary” a “snowflake” is a “term for someone that thinks they are unique and special, but really are not. It gained popularity after the movie “Fight Club” from the quote “You…
Similar:Is Superman the next Drudge? Clark Kent quits newspapers in latest issue Even Clark Kent can see through the wri…Current_EventsAnother delightful section of #steampunk control panel, for a personal #blender3d project….AestheticsHow Not to Be a Jackass at Your Next Academic ConferenceOkay, I confess, I was once in the audie…AcademiaMy son teaching chess to a young…
Similar:It's not just you — we are all more forgetful during the pandemic, experts say. Here's ho… Pandemic living can make it much more …CultureWhy I Rarely Blog about My Home Building ProjectsWe’re kind of in the eye of the storm, b…ModdingOn set as Betsy and Philip Schulyer in an historical film.PersonalAt 96, Dr. Heimlich…
Similar:There is a thing in literature, theme X.I’m very happy that several students in …AcademiaLook at how many times this false claim of media conspiracy is being shared. Compare that …PersonalIt will be harder to leave Facebook than it was to leave Twitter It was not that hard to leave Twitter….CybercultureThis is what the techbros…
Similar:I went down fighting.PersonalThis friendly gangster was parked at WalMart in Johnstown yesterday.This friendly gangster was parked at Wal…PersonalPracticing Intellectual, Evidence-based DisagreementThis is what a busy literature seminar o…AcademiaThe truth hits Thorvald. Loved PPT PlayTime’s online presentation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s Hous…PersonalPrepare for the Ultimate GaslightingThoughtful essay from Julio Vincent Gamb…BusinessThe third Google hit for…
Similar:Winners Chosen in Annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene ContestMichael Henninger took this wonderful ph…BooksDrumming Kid Is Epic. That Is All.https://youtu.be/MRvHI8tgx8A AestheticsFake News Is Not the Real Media Threat We’re FacingConservative talk radio predates the Int…CultureThe daughter is doing another thing, this time in Galway, Ireland. AestheticsBurgh to Burg, episode 2.AcademiaLatest #blender3d progress on a villain's…
Marley was dead. (I voice the narrator in this new, fully dramatized audio adaptation. First of four parts.) Similar:We found a mushroom fairy ring in our yardIt won’t make the afternoon of mowing mo…AestheticsDéjà Q (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 13) Amusing, insightful study of hum…(Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break…AmusingUnearthing a Long Ignored…
Similar:Chapbooks — the latest assignment in my “History and Future of the Book” class.Students have already done a 400-word sp…AcademiaKirk's manly, sensitive advice to young CharlieIn popular culture, Captain Kirk from th…CultureNot a #carguy but I pried open the hatch of the van to change 4 bulbs. #adulting PersonalThoughtful analysis of how the tension, shot choices,…