Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Nick Anderson reflects on the recent firing of former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff cartoonist Rob Rogers. Getting a string of cartoons killed is generally not a good harbinger of things to come, and going public with it is a risky gambit. But, there is absolutely no reason to be an editorial cartoonist if…
At the Geyer Peforming Arts Center in Scottdale, Aug 9-12. Similar:Education: Teaching teachers how to teach readingI’m definitely seeing students in my fre…BooksWhy Photojournalism Matters World Series: Chicago Tribune & th…AestheticsI went down fighting.PersonalHow newsroom managers can invest more time developing their staff — and why it mattersOne of my most consistently rewarding pr…BusinessHow 'Fiddler…
For my summer project, teaching myself the Unity Game Engine, I’m updating the texture atlas I created for control consoles for the flagship of the steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my kids. My designs are now a lot less blocky and more visually interesting. When I showed the girl, she was impressed. Then…
Similar:FDR in AnnieI’ve accepted the role of FDR in the upc…CultureAssembling wall units to bake into a texture atlas. Teacup is a freebie from polyhaven.co… AestheticsDance Nation @barebonesblackboxCultureEpilogue to Rossum's Universal RobotsMy big finish as Alquist in a Zoom-based…Drama"Shakespeare in Love" with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and Stage Right!When I teach Shakespeare, I will from…
Similar:I had a blue checked shirt in my hand this morning, but she nailed the khaki pants.PersonalHere for the daughter.AcademiaOn the upside, no fake news is currently being shared on Facebook. Can't think of a do…PersonalStage Right's production of 'Secret Garden' is heart-tugging showIn the Stage Right production, the role …Current_EventsThe Anatomy of a Shakespeare…
Democrats wildly over-estimate the percentage of Republicans who make over 250k a year (estimated: 44%; actual: 2%). Republicans are almost as bad when it comes to predicting the percentage of Democrats who are LBG (estimated: 38%; actual: 6%) and atheist/agnostic (estimated: 36%; actual: 9%). Both groups were a little closer to the mark when asked…
Similar:When we play Star Trek Monopoly, I am the Captain’s chair. GamesI'm having scads of fun designing #steampunk control panels. #blender3d #blender3dart…AestheticsOn Her One Free Day Between Two Shows…[View the story “On Her One Free Day Bet…DesignAbove the ready-room desk is the captain's power-napping loft, because self-care is i…AestheticsTake a moment to appreciate these good COVID-19…
Similar:I've spent 8 hours with 24 different Verizon agents who keep transferring me back and fort…It’s not a Verizon Wireless issue. It’s …BusinessIf I am not a pedagogical god, at least my marking app has no ungraded submissions. PersonalJustice (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 7) When Wes trips on a fence, joggers' god gets in…In which…
Like all successful demagogues, Trump has a talent for identifying scapegoats. It is not hyperbole to say that he speaks of Latino immigrants in much the same way that European monsters once spoke of Jews. It is equally foolish, however, to look past a sign that all is not well in Trumpland and that the…
Similar:Yes I do own a copy of the 1975 Star Trek Enterprise blueprints, but this guy annotated hi…PersonalAnnie — Cabinet TomorrowMy 10yo daughter Carolyn played Annie in…AmusingCarnegie Science Center: Roboworld (and a bit of SportsWorks)Here’s a brief video, made up of clips I…CultureTopics in Am Lit: August Wilson — Online J-Term course starts Dec 16.PersonalStarting…
Similar:I’m fairly satisfied with this version of a medieval building trimsheet. (Source photo is …I’m fairly satisfied with this version o…AestheticsSlow flyby of a scout shop. Starfield backdrop; particle-based engine exhaust; hull uses a…More progress as I continue to level up …AestheticsOver the years I have leveled up my Blender3D skills.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNLArSlF…AestheticsAnother 10sq cm of a…
Similar:My mother has taught me so much. I'm delighted I get to sit in her living room and te…PersonalLook how the box leads your eye down to the car, then the two signs lead your eye up to th…PersonalHappy Easter!PersonalMemories of Toronto Yonge Street EncountersI arrived in Toronto in 1992 as a 22yo g…CultureElmo? Yes,…
Similar:My Daughter's Synesthesia: "S" Is Always Red, and "T" Is Lime GreenAccording to a color-picking test at syn…AestheticsMoonBot (from the family steampunk bedtime RPG 2007-2013) vs. a crate and lamps.https://youtu.be/h2P2Ve-oZ1U AestheticsPluto FlybyWhen I was about 10, I wrote to NASA and…Current_EventsPractice, practice, practice. Making many things in #Blender3D. Arranging them to make a t… …
The more you identify with a particular point of view, the harder it is to recognize the difference between facts and opinions, and the easier it becomes to accept as “fact” an opinion that aligns with and affirms your world view. This is not something that only the “Liberal Elite Media” or the “Deplorable Right”…
We learned that though a degree made a big difference in the success of an entrepreneur, the field it was in and the school that it was from were not significant factors. YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki, for instance, majored in history and literature; Slack founder Stewart Butterfield in English; Airbnb founder Brian Chesky in the…
The original was a stunning image, which has been used to criticize ICE’s policy of separating children from parents attempting to immigrate at the border — a policy which Trump says he dislikes. The animated version of the Time cover makes it clear that this is a composite picture, though of course the emotional power…
No fake news here. This is why journalism matters. It wasn’t the moral consequences of his own immigration crackdown that caused Trump to act — it was “the sight of” those consequences. What happens to those families after they have been detained for over 20 days remains to be seen. Very glad to hear that…
One bedtime about 11 years ago, my 5yo daughter did not want to go to bed, so she asked me to tell her a story. Not to read one from a book — but to make one up for her. She and her brother would often spend time on long car rides telling stories together.…
One of the benefits of working at Seton Hill is they provide me with a MacBook Air and an iPad. I turn them in every few years for an upgrade. The computer the kids use for gaming is a Mac Mini that I bought in 2011, with a virtual machine that runs Windows. It has served…
After 25 years as the editorial cartoonist for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, I was fired on Thursday. I blame Donald Trump. Well, sort of. I should’ve seen it coming. When I had lunch with my new boss a few months ago, he informed me that the paper’s publisher believed that the editorial cartoonist was akin to…