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:VIRUS DIARY: For these kids, no adventures to choose BURKE, Va. (AP) — On a recent car ride…Books2020, In One Photo. ("Come join us!")AmusingWashington Post Cartoonist Who Quit…
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:An English professor tries to help ChatGPT write and revise a sonnetShortly after my online AmLit survey beg…AcademiaThe daughter joined the cast of this show a few days ago. As Safie, she sings a folk song …She says she got the email while at a ca…CultureSpring 2023 Grades: Submitted! (I only had 3 last-minute…
Similar:45m into a game against a player ranked 400pts higher than him. In a frilly shirt for the …CultureHanging with the rude mechanicals @setonhilluniversityA Midsummer Night’s Dream.CultureNew home office setup. I was delighted to find those little storage boxes that fit in a ni…PersonalIt's Friday night in July, and I'm jamming with my fall course…
The girl plays Ti Moune in “Once on This Island” Friday at the Lamp Theatre, Irwin. Similar:Surprise sidewalk encounter with my man Hopkins outside the Admin shuttle stop this mornin… Spring and Fall Gerard Manley Hop…AestheticsDogmeat and I may yet win this game. Yes, this was the decisive moment. I…GamesNerdling spots typo in space exploration…
Similar:How are you holding up? What difficult choices have you made? How can we all help each oth…Carolyn and were recently cast in a hist…CultureIt's a thing to do.PersonalAn important day to remember.Never again.PersonalPICT's production of Jane Eyre has its first preview tonight.PersonalMy brother is visiting to play a game of chess with his nephew…
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:My wife reports: “There was one smart aleck walking along the street who exclaimed: “Look,…PersonalMy students were awesome. So many thoughtful final projects. So much growth. A stressful, …Personal"She even disgraces the name of Linton." –Heathcliff, on his simpering wife Isa… PersonalFinding downtime during orientation week is not a walk in the park. Except when the…
Similar:Requiem for the NewsroomWhen I worked at a radio news station in…CultureMy "Writing About Literature" Students Are Sampling Text Adventure GamesI’m having my students play Adam Cadre’s…CultureHow To Gain or Lose 30 Minutes of Life Every DayIf you smoke two cigarettes, you lose 30…DesignA friend asks: "Would it be bad form to point out the…
Similar:Storage Wars Sued By Its Star; Show Is Faked And Execs Were Confronted By Cast, Court Pape…”Reality TV” star is shocked — shocked …AmusingReport: Many U.S. Schools Can’t Afford Mannequins, Human Urine For Art Classes“It’s sad, but my students don’t even ha…AestheticsFall 2020 Midterm Grades: SUBMITTEDPersonalJudge rules Jim Acosta can have his White House pass…
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:Dear students, no need to apologize for anything unless…AwesomeMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierPersonalSummer photos of the daughter.PersonalWhen you need to record footsteps on a sidewalk, and the carpeted studio has a brick wall.AmusingI've spent 8 hours with 24 different Verizon agents who keep transferring me back and fort…It’s not a Verizon…
Similar:The Fantasticks (Oct 18-27, Theatre Factory) https://youtu.be/SYp1jQaSwjo …Culture"Moorish girl" in Man of La Mancha. (Vulcan Moorish girl.)PersonalThe third Google hit for " #steampunk control panel" is a #blender3d image I cre…PersonalWhen you see a show alone often you can get really good seats. Idaspe @quantumtheatreCultureToday's 10 sq cm of retro #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsIt's…
Similar:Where Are the Women?Thanks for the suggestion, Nicole. The …CultureThe Myth of the Unemployed Humanities MajorStudents who work their way up to leader…AcademiaGoogling Is for Old People. That’s a Problem for Google.When I ask my students to use the librar…AcademiaPresident JoAnne Boyle Announces Plans to Retire from Seton Hill University in June 2013An amazing, inspiring…