Marley was dead. (I voice the narrator in this new, fully dramatized audio adaptation. First of four parts.) Similar:Memo to faculty: AI is not your friend (opinion)I was approached on LinkedIn with the op…AcademiaCNN fires Chris CuomoThis is what an ethical news organizatio…Current_EventsHow We ReadI feel a little nerdier than usual when …AestheticsKnowing Poe…
Similar:Happy St. Crispin's DayHere’s my rendition of the famous “band …CultureMy simulation project does not require me to master medieval daub and wattle architecture….My simulation project does not require m…AestheticsUnion siege cannon, printing press, and "From Slavery to Freedom" were the highl…PersonalFreshman writing students present their research projects in a suitably decorous setting. … PersonalIn December…
What makes WAOB Audio Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol” unique? Why is the story so well-loved? Voice actor and English professor Dennis Jerz discusses all this and more! Similar:Now Is the Perfect Time to Memorize a PoemPowerful writing, by Matthew Schneier. …AestheticsMoonBot (from the family steampunk bedtime RPG 2007-2013) vs. a crate and lamps.https://youtu.be/h2P2Ve-oZ1U…
Similar:Yesterday we took advantage of a rare free day.At the Carnegie Museum of Art. AestheticsWhat Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the OtherI’m very conscious that my lockdown expe…CultureIt was Mrs. White with the revolver in the ballroom. #winning GamesThe Moral Authority Of AnimalsChimpanzees in Arnhem’s Royal Burgers’ Z…EmpathyRules of Acquisition (#StarTrek…
Similar:The ‘Cancelling’ of Flannery O’Connor? It Never Should Have HappenedI regularly teach Flannery O’Connor, and…AcademiaCurse you, conference proposal word limits. I’m frustrated by these accursed c…AcademiaEnjoying some sibling nerdtime with Lego The Hobbit.GamesThe last submissions of this o'er ripe term, Ungraded, mock me though this app. And thus,…AcademiaA student who is writing her research paper…
It was supposed to be a county budget meeting in Chattooga County, Ga., last Friday — but before it could even begin, the county commissioner’s wife stormed in and dumped a soda on a reporter’s head. The shocking moment, captured partially on video, stunned the room into silence. Chattooga County Sole Commissioner Jason Winters’s…
Similar:Memorizer (Memorization Tool)A Midsummer castmate shared a link to th…Cyberculture#PPTPlaytime adaptation of The Merchant of Venice.Top — nonverbal addition with Jessica an…DramaLetter Grades Deserve an 'F'In a points-based grade book, the studen…AcademiaGeometry and color maps for wooden desk tray. #Blender3D #practiceThe blue image is a “normal map,” which …AestheticsBlade Runner | Typeset In The FutureThis is nerd…
Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation after a 20-year break. In “The Royale,” an away team is trapped in a simulated casino, where Data cheats at roulette. That’s about it. A solid teaser and surreal first act ramp up the mystery nicely; however, on my rewatch, the episode didn’t hold together very well for me. We’re…
Similar:Misleading Publisher Email Promises Paid Stipend, Delivers LotteryAn email from a reputable higher educati…AcademiaI rather like my instructional page on writing effective dialogue. I created this new grap…HumanitiesThe other day I did a socialize with some of my Humanities colleagues. (I am proud of myse…PersonalHere is an example of how I teach with Inform 7.Here…
They discovered TikTok. And Fortnite. And a world of YouTube gamers. I assumed they’d forgotten about Mister Rogers. But then came fall. After a long day of school, my daughter came home with tears in her eyes. She had too much homework, she moaned. And on the school bus a pair of kids had called…
What does this simple question and its results tell us? It’s not the English major that’s the problem. It’s an industry-recognized skill attached to the English major that’s the opportunity. I’ve long advocated for a rebranding of the term liberal arts. Americans generally and employers more specifically value the elements of a liberal arts degree such…
Similar:Back in the groove. I should be able to keep this number headed in the right direction unt…PersonalAs Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsBefore the haircut. PersonalThe boy approved of the WWII historical fiction Dunkirk. CultureShe’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in…
Similar:Hearing "Godzilla on My Mind" author Wiliam TsutsuiPersonalMy parents doing their daily crossword puzzle.PersonalMerry Christmas 2019PersonalToday's annoying adventures of adulting: fixing the bathroom ceiling fan.Not fun, but done. ModdingAnniePersonalCrash site and Tower of Voices. Well worth the side trip on the way back from a weekend gi…Flight 93 crash site and Tower of Voices…Culture
See: Academic Argument: Evidence-based Defense of a Non-obvious Position Similar:Battle Lines (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 13) Bajor's spiritual leader joyri…Rewatching ST:DS9 Kira is annoyed to …CultureSesame Street Is Moving to HBO, and the Symbolism Is CrushingI’ve been fascinated by the rhetoric of …BusinessEncyclopedia Smithsonian: Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812 When he…
Picard faces aggressive Romulans and an archeological puzzle as a computer virus threatens the Enterprise. Some good Neutral Zone brinksmanship, and a formulaic but fun quest right out of a CD-ROM point-and-click adventure game.
In December 1999, I was blogging about: The death of Joseph Heller (author of Catch-22, which invented the term) “On the Internet, every page is hot off the presses… or could be, if editors and publishers simply realized that ‘[i]nteractive media eliminates the holy deadline.’ What’s left over feels more like gardening.” Dot-coms hiring journalists,…
A well-written news story, covering a sensitive subject. The graffiti in rural Indiana became a national sensation, part of a string of high-profile hate crime reports in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory. Late-night television host Stephen Colbert featured an image of one of the tagged walls during a monologue. The church’s priest, the Rev.…
Similar:Apparently I’m using boolean modifiers to carve out negative-space greebles for a texture …AestheticsThe girl as Mrs Lovett with Ben Federico as Sweeney Todd.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITqwfTCk…CultureThe Hidden Subversive Messages of [MGM's Screen Adaptation of] The Wizard of OzWhen I tried teaching The Wizard of Oz i…BooksStudents Are Using ChatGPT to Write Their Personal Essays Now: AI can…
This article left out someone important! Reassembling the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (Shatner as Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelley as McCoy, George Takei as Sulu, Nichelle Nichols as Uhura and Walter Koenig as Chekov) years after the end of its five-year mission — with added, pivotal Starfleet characters Decker (Stephen Collins) and Ilia…
Similar:Hidden Spaces, New Possibilities I’ve often had dreams about returning …CultureMore #steampunk #neovictorian goodness. Bring the wood polish. #design #aesthetics #blende… AestheticsAnother 10 sq cm of details for a #steampunk control panel. Just background eye candy, not…AestheticsBeam me up, Chewie!AwesomeA Conversation with Dennis Jerz, Actor — WAOB Audio Theatrehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU6vs0ZB…DramaFantasticks (Theatre Factory, Oct 18-27) Aesthetics