Everyone who is reading this article in 2024 grew up in an era where a photograph was, by default, a representation of the truth. A staged scene with movie effects, a digital photo manipulation, or more recently, a deepfake — these were potential deceptions to take into account, but they were outliers in the realm…
Sold out closing performance. Support the arts in your community! Similar:More #blender3d #steampunk control panel details. #blender3dartAestheticsI wish I could credit the designer. This is brilliant.PersonalPie, anyone?PersonalChapbooks — the latest assignment in my “History and Future of the Book” class.Students have already done a 400-word sp…AcademiaLooking forward to another visit to Illyria. Support humans who…
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Happy to see a familiar face in a slide during today’s Academic Affairs Workshop. Classes start Monday. #syllabusforward Similar:Steampunk flag for the United States of Britannia (from the alternate history my kids and …In the steampunk world my kids and I mad…AestheticsWhat are 'Judeo-Christian values'? Analyzing a divisive termblock of American society. But for crit…AcademiaHe…
The Liar’s Dividend suggests that in addition to fueling the flames of falsehoods, the debunking efforts actually legitimize the debate over the veracity. This creates smoke and fans suspicions among at least some in the audience that there might well be something true about the claim. That’s the “dividend” paid to the perpetrator of…
I’m fairly satisfied with this version of a medieval building trimsheet. Source photo is of Pickersleigh Court, Malvern, Worcestershire. I was disappointed by my first try in May, but I’ve come a long way since then. Similar:Stop Using 'Poet Voice'This article analyzes (and skewers) that…AestheticsMy 11yo, of the opening chapters of a YA novel with…
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Even though I wrote about some of Eugene O’Neil’s earlier plays in my dissertation, I had never seen or even read this play before. I knew the basic subject matter but didn’t know the details. All the actors did a great job and the production values were top notch, as I expect from Quantum. Similar:So…
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