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:My 10yo Launches a Soda Bottle Rocket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbNu8…AestheticsA pie slice from the ring surrounding the ballroom, from the #steampunk bedtime stories I …AestheticsLast day filming for “The First Night of Summer”PersonalA quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son.A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier…
Enjoying the “Science of Pixar” 3d computer modeling and storytelling exhibit with my son. @kaminsciencecenter Similar:Fall 2017 Grades Submitted. No professional tasks until Tuesday. Bliss!PersonalWhat would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood? @shu_hog… AmusingEvery few years, I Google the name of the kid who saw "The Empire…
A little better all the time. Similar:Slicing up a massively detailed trimsheet to simulate reflections and geometry for four va…PersonalI came of age playing too many CD-ROM point-and-click adventure games to ignore these stee…I came of age playing too many CD-ROM po…AestheticsWhat Khan Academy's Fun, Free Learning Empire Has to Do with Dystopian Social Control…
Support the arts in your community! I’m here for the daughter and the rest of the cast. @jerz.carolyn @frontporchtheatricals Similar:Merry Christmas 2018PersonalU.S. Public Wary of Biomedical Technologies to ‘Enhance’ Human AbilitiesAmericans are more worried than enthusia…CultureBanned Books Week | Celebrating the Freedom to Read: Sept. 30 – Oct. 6, 2012 What, you haven’t honored your…
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Happy to see a familiar face in a slide during today’s Academic Affairs Workshop. Classes start Monday. #syllabusforward Similar:Family ( #StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 2) Picard Retreats to Family Vineyar…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….DramaForgive and Remember: How a Good Boss Responds to MistakesI’m thinking about risk. When my twee…BusinessHow Humans Respond to…
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:York Corpus Christi Pageant, Toronto, June 7I’ll be in Toronto next week to observe …AcademiaSold out closing performance. Support…
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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:Media…
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