Here’s some excellent analysis of Trump’s latest attack on journalism (I blogged a bit about this in “More Evidence That, to Trump, ‘Fake News’ Means Critical News“). Trump either doesn’t understand or ignores the difference between a story he doesn’t like and one that is not true. He conflates the two for his own political…
If you think middle-class children are being harmed by too much screen time, just consider how much greater the damage is to minority and disadvantaged kids, who spend much more time in front of screens. | According to a 2011 study by researchers at Northwestern University, minority children watch 50 percent more TV than their…
Nothing really new here, just calling attention to how President Trump uses parentheses to demonstrate that by “fake news,” he means “news that is critical of me.” Similar:A week of nonstop breaking political news stumps AI chatbotsChatbots are designed to give conversati…CybercultureTerminated for Reading an Allen Ginsberg Poem?In February two students complained abou…CultureNew Kindle Helps…
Today one of my students gave a final presentation in the form of a branching hypertext (akin to the “Choose Your Own Adventure” novels). On the opening screen, the voice of the professor welcomes the students to the course, announces a the major term project, and then immediately dismisses the class. During the Q&A afterwards,…
Similar:Midterm Grades Spring 2025: Posted!I planned ahead pretty well this term. I…AcademiaOne of my undergrad lit papers. Dot-matrix printed, with hand-written instructor annotatio…AcademiaThe daughter missed her graduation ceremony because she was performing in Kinetic Theatre'…The daughter missed her graduation cerem…AcademiaSeeing A Wrinkle in Time. @prime_stagePersonalStage Right's Alice in WonderlandMy daughter shared the role of…
Similar:Carolyn's Theater Bio for Prime Stage's The Outsiders (Mar 6-15) Actor biography sample Program bi…BooksThe Tribune-Review published a nice preview of Dani Girl.My daughter Carolyn, Matthew Hommel, Vin…DramaOpening night of Sive.PersonalMy parents doing their daily brain treasers in a coffee shop.PersonalNarnia board game — enjoyable family activity (but it's weird that the Pevensies compete …It’s weird…
The girl plays Ti Moune in “Once on This Island” Friday at the Lamp Theatre, Irwin. Similar:We don’t need more STEM majors. We need more STEM majors with liberal arts training.A chemist celebrates the liberal arts. …AcademiaMy colleague @crissycp offers warm soda bread and tea every year, as part of her authentic…AcademiaIdeal Homeschool Summer Day:…
Similar:And if my point of view is somewhat misty-eyed…And if my point of view is somewhat mist…AestheticsOver the years I have leveled up my Blender3D skills.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNLArSlF…AestheticsDaily 10sq cm of control panel eye candy. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunkAestheticsThose emails can wait.PersonalThoroughly enjoying Collaborators at Quantum Theatre.PersonalI have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting…
I wrote my college application essay on how I negotiated social situations by storing up an array of dumb puns on a random general topic. At a social gathering, I would sit around awkwardly until a certain topic came up — shoes (“lace be serious”), or cameras (“lens be serious”) or astronomy (“let’s be Sirius)…
Similar:The choreographer daughter is doing a thing.The choreographer daughter is doing a th…PersonalFie upon your multi-page, ad-stuffed crapfest of shame. (Don't click!)What I wrote is not actually a list, jus…DesignThe Fantasticks closes today at 2.PersonalLooking forward towards the wardroom (center) and the officers' pub, the Gear and Hea…AestheticsChipping away at the total as the final…
Similar:Thank you, anonymous person who left a container of Oreo minis outside my door.PersonalI am a dog and I am a good boy and I am prepping my Spring courses.AcademiaSound Design and the Wilhelm ScreamAhh-aaggh! https://www.youtube.com/wa…AestheticsThinking about physical therapy and cheerful, chatty older gents…I feel like I’m living in a sitcom. A…CultureAn Adjunct's Death Becomes…
Similar:Prime Stage Theatre to end 2018-2019 season with Shakespeare comedy Twelfth Night, May 3–1…2019 Pittsburgh Public Theater Shakespea…CultureMLA In-text citations: Writing that got you through high school won’t do in college. MLA In-text cita…AcademiaMicrosoft has no shame: Bing spit on my ‘Chrome’ search with a fake AI answer It was time to download Google Chrom…BusinessFor…
A subsection titled “Need for Free Press and Public Trial” was removed entirely. That section, which was included in versions of the manual at least as far back as 1988, according to DOJ archives, read as follows: “Likewise, careful weight must be given in each case to the constitutional requirements of a free press and public…
In its efforts to combat the spread of false news online (whether by malicious people who knew it was propaganda, or through the wishful thinking of overly-credible sheep who saw a post as confirmation of a value they already held), Facebook experimented with flagging stories as “disputed by third-party fact-checkers.” It turns out that a…
I am not a fan of TV news, and in fact only watch a full broadcast once every two years, in order to prep for a particular unit in my intro to journalism class. In truth, I am going to have to redesign that unit, because most of my students aren’t in the habit of…
Today’s students have also lived most of their lives in the shadow of a systemic financial collapse. Some of us can still remember the extent to which the worldview of our parents or grandparents was shaped by having grown up during the Great Depression. While the Great Recession was objectively not as severe, it has…
I used to print a lot. I have enough tote bags. I found more stuff for my box of once-loved tools. It felt so good throwing away all the papers having to do with that one thing. If spiders had to crawl into one box and die, I can forgive them for choosing that other…
Similar:Ushering for a school matinee. Love seeing the kids excited about @prime_stage Frankenstei… CultureNot doing well. As usual.PersonalLooking forward to what looks like an exciting evening of dance.PersonalSmalltalk 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…CultureThe Xplor Store:…
Similar:Don't call it "social distancing" or you just might get a polite correction from the admin…AcademiaReception after faculty workshop. #partylikeaprofessorPersonalCanadians Love Poop, Americans Love Pizza: How Emojis Fare Worldwide The company SwiftKey analyzed more tha…AestheticsThank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting this low-resolution (the background image was 640x…Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting …AestheticsLooking forward to…
Similar:11 Compound Word Errors that Might Make You Look like a Numbskull You might wonder why we flip out over …CultureWhat Jonson meant by Shakespeare's "small Latin and less Greek" Jonson famously eulogized Shakespeare …CultureI just learned I only have months to live. This is what I want to say. – The Boston GlobeWhat a…