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:5 tips for choosing the right typefaceWhen it comes to picking a typeface, you…AestheticsAnd to think… I had just decided to retire this meme because the last time…
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:In the Hands of the Prophets (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 19) Keiko's scienc…Rewatching ST:DS9 A candidate for Baj…CultureAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3dart #blender3dAestheticsKafka Meets Charlie BrownThis year marks the 100th anniversary of…AmusingMake a date with #HeartOurArt at The Westmoreland Museum of American ArtWhile our daughter is performing…
Similar:Twitter has blocked President Trump’s account, citing policy violations.PersonalAnd so it begins.BooksThe girl's entrance as Marley's Ghost.PersonalAs a student journo, naturally I covered the visit from Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry…I recall just sort of telling the editor…AcademiaIn August, 2000 I was blogging about poetry, presidential wordplay, home-schooling, online…In August 2000, I was blogging about…
The girl plays Ti Moune in “Once on This Island” Friday at the Lamp Theatre, Irwin. Similar:Many of these individual steampunk control panel elements are repeated, but I've arranged …AestheticsMerry Christmas 2017 PersonalMy schedule every Friday this term. (Payback for teaching a course over Christmas break.) PersonalA friend asks: "Would it be bad form to point out…
Similar:Trimsheets baked with greebly texture goodness add eye-pleasing woodgrain & tech detai…AestheticsDance Nation @barebonesblackboxCultureAssembling wall units to bake into a texture atlas. Teacup is a freebie from polyhaven.co… AestheticsThe Girl at rehearsal (where else?).PersonalImaginary vs Real Office SpaceHere’s a fantasy workspace, that I built…AcademiaSeriously, clouds? Now?Personal
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:This morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m… CultureShe was a musical ingenue Sunday, filmed a slasher movie past midnight Monday, and was pre…DanceThoreau's Cellphone ExperimentWhen I teach “Intro to Literary Study,” …AcademiaWe celebrate the good life of my father, George Joseph Jerz “Be straight like…
Similar:I do not know why this antique service button from my campus cafeteria delights me so.AestheticsUChicago College Admissions, Indiana Jones Mystery PackageWhat we know: The package contained an i…AcademiaRemembering the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster (1986)Space Shuttle Challenger Destroyed (my …CultureThoroughly enjoying Collaborators at Quantum Theatre.PersonalFox News, accused of manipulating news images, relabels them as "collages,"…
Similar:14 questions for new journalists to consider when filing a story – PoynterIf you’re new to reporting, here is an e…EducationFall 2017 Grades Submitted. No professional tasks until Tuesday. Bliss!PersonalLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghDrama11 Compound Word Errors that Might Make You Look like a Numbskull You might wonder why we flip…
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:Misleading to suggest that because I have nothing left to mark that I have nothing to do, …PersonalA rare win for Dad. CultureFinding downtime during orientation week is not a walk in the park. Except when the downti…PersonalNot bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorianNot bad for a couple hours of work.…
Similar:At Home In Fantasy's Nerd-Built WorldsIn other words, more than the profound l…AestheticsAI generated images from the prompt "guy being bricked in a prison like a poe story b…PersonalDress rehearsal of The NutcrackerPersonalFrodo Baggins, A.B.D.When I had pneumonia a few years into my…AcademiaKids Turn Bratz into Star Wars Rey DollsSometimes, I catch myself thinking there…AestheticsTwo…
Similar:Most Americans have a high opinion of the humanities, and 81% use at least one humanities-…While some survey respondents were unfam…AcademiaShe was a musical ingenue Sunday, filmed a slasher movie past midnight Monday, and was pre…AcademiaI should be writing my "Fake News" paper for this weekend's "Computers and Writing." Inste…Could the absurd examples of bizarre…