Carolyn Jerz lights up the stage from her first entrance, almost literally. Dressed in bright colors and elaborately coiffed, with her face made up so pale white that it glows (think Björk meets Catherine O’Hara in Beetlejuice), Jerz imbues the role of spiritualist and yoga enthusiast Marigold with an outsider energy that is otherworldly, larger than life,…
Moments after Donald Trump was rushed to safety following a failed assassination attempt at a Saturday night rally, some of his supporters turned toward the press pen with obscenities as they fingered reporters for blame. “This is your fault!” one attendee emphatically yelled, pointing at individual journalists as he approached the fence line separating them from attendees.…
Your first attempt at a medieval gate and city walls will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:A student just booked an appointment to discuss picking up journalism as a second major. E…AcademiaThere was a hand, too. Did you bring the hand?AmusingGeorge Joseph Jerz (1933-2023)George Joseph Jerz, born on September 3r…EmpathyMy current Zoom backdrop. #blender3d…
Sold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleanna. Chilling. Gasps from the audience. Office furniture may be a bit too fancy for an untenured prof, but multiple copies of the prof’s book on the shelves was a realistic touch. Similar:Nerd Break! Listening To: Wilhelm Scream / Castle Thunder / Amen Break (While Watching Lig…In order to…
These buildings are so much better than my first try about a month ago, and good enough for me to move on to the next step. #blender3d #blender3dart #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:For God's sake John, sit down!CultureSeeing the Barebones production of The Sound Inside. (Support the arts in your community!)PersonalI had to act like I knew…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:Recording my lines for a student escape room project.PersonalOn the way to closing night of "Orphans."PersonalChecking out of @frontporchtheatricals Grand Hotel. What an experience!My brother had already planned to visit …AestheticsThe daughter is working hard as a dancer and Flaemchen understudy. @frontporchtheatricalsCultureWhy do academics dress so…
#blender3d is teaching me more than I ever thought I’d need to know about roof geometry. Enjoying free WiFi in a shady courtyard downtown. Similar:Pfully Pfizered and pfeeling pfine so pfar. Current_EventsCreating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can…Creating textures for background buildin…AestheticsThree more performances of Jane Eyre. Closes Saturday…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Canadian teen's short film captures Spring 2020Not graphic, but emotionally powerful. …CultureHow newsroom managers can invest more time developing their staff — and why it mattersOne of my most consistently rewarding pr…BusinessKTVU Buries News…
The writer, director, and one of the cast members talk about the play that my daughter Carolyn is getting ready to open Friday. Tickets: https://veryberrydead.bpt.me/ Similar:Television is Now the Second Screen for Kids with TabletsOf course, not all kids have tablets, an…CultureDoes the phrase "based off of" make you shudder… or shrug?Jerz > Writing >&nb…AcademiaStage Right spreads the…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:ALL ABOUT 'ARCHIE' – Jason Robert BrownA few years ago, my daughter got to perf…CultureThis Woman Inspired One of the First Hit Video Games by Mapping the World’s Longest CaveThe Medium headline calls…
I used to spend time in class teaching students about how your act of choosing to link from your blog to someone else’s blog was part of the formula Google used to rank its search results. The words you picked when you crafted your hyperlink was a way of conveying or withholding value. Tagging is…
Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier Similar:Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. Not the end product. Just prac…AestheticsBusy with Midterm GradesPosted midterm grades for the most labor…AcademiaAnd now that June’s almost over, it’s time to start prepping for the fall term. (Sigh.)PersonalLovely #greebles give attractive details to the the flat surfaces…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:Former student: "I remember sometimes being annoyed with all of our blogging assignments, …A third alum in the last few weeks has c…AcademiaTrying out a new lens to capture creepy-toy-come-to-life choreography. AestheticsAnother section of a #steampunk control panel for a texture atlas. #blender3d #blender3dar…AestheticsOne of the benefits of teaching…
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I’m not making a serious attempt at recreating specific architecture, just trying to convey a sense of what the streets might have looked like. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #simulation Similar:Such A Good Feeling: The Affectionate Documentary 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'My son and I saw “Won’t You Be Ny Neighb…CultureDaughter made a Rainbow Loom Marty McFly.…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Finished Reading The Chronicles of PrydainWe could hardly stop reading just before…BooksReading a Classic American Play to My Daughter BooksDress Rehearsal for "My Son Pinocchio"My wife, daughter, and I waiting to star…AmusingWooden document holders. Pretty routine, but practice is practice. #Blender3DPersonalScience…
Glenda Morgan does not sound that impressed with Google’s latest promises about AI and education. [T]hus far I am unconvinced that the kinds of tutoring currently offered via AI matches the concept of watching a student’s thought processes and identifying the core issues they aren’t understanding. Instead, AI tutoring today seems to consist of breaking…
When scholars of journalism study the effects of the shrinking press corps, they usually focus on how it hurts civil society. Vast swaths of the country are at risk of becoming “news deserts,” with limited access to reliable local journalism. This state of affairs makes it harder for people to make educated decisions and is…
Not bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorian I painstakingly created every knob and switch as a 3D object two summers ago. Now I can slap these textures anywhere. Similar:Many things in the world are awful, but my latest #Blender3D work on my #steampunk control…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsCrossover…
Over the past couple of years, researchers at Jigsaw, a Google subsidiary that focuses on online politics and polarization, have been studying how Gen Zers digest and metabolize what they see online. The researchers were hoping that their work would provide one of the first in-depth, ethnographic studies of Gen Z’s “information literacy.” But the…