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:Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow.Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it …Aesthetics“Waiting for Life” (Once on This Island)https://youtu.be/NeoVD3prQWYPersonalTop 8 events not to miss in DecemberMy daughter Carolyn appears as Young Est…CultureMy…
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:‘Snow White’ gets a new musical There’s a buzz of excitement this week…CultureOk, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy,…
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:Support the arts in your community! @geyer_pac Hello Dolly!AmusingEaster 2022PersonalThe Daughter's 21st Birthday Current_EventsWhere the press is free, and every man able to read, all…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:"Orphans" was amazing. Powerul, funny, cruel, humane, empathetic. I was speechle…PersonalPreparing for some serious nerd time with the family this summerSet phasers to “nerd”! This summer I’ll…CultureDress rehearsal for The Nutcracker.AestheticsThe school mocked. I turtled.Draft: “As my classmates tormented, I sh…AcademiaCongrats to all the winners at…
#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:Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you ha…Your first #blender3d retractable #steam…AestheticsFall 2021 Grades Submitted Mission accomplished.AcademiaNarnia board game — enjoyable family activity (but it's…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Stanford to offer new undergraduate majors integrating humanities, computer scienceTraining humanists who can code like a t…AcademiaHow to Think Like ShakespeareSaving this for the next time I teach Sh…Academia#SHUConvocation is about to begin @setonhilluniversityPersonalIn…
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:Carolyn had fun playing a street urchin this weekend in Stage Right’s production of Little…Another fun show! Great job, cast and cr…Current_EventsOn Her One Free Day Between Two Shows…[View the…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:Dan Rather, who knows a thing or two about fake news, shares tips for news consumers”If you find yourself agreeing with ever…CultureYellow Journalism Did Not Cause the Spanish-American War (Role of Sensationalized Headlin……
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:Jaw-dropping moments of insight and humanity. So funny, so edgy, so affirming! I did not e…PersonalA brief respite from grading. A brief respite from grading. PersonalNot bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorianNot bad for a couple hours of work. #ble…AestheticsProcession #classof2017PersonalMerry Christmas 2022.PersonalArsenal…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:Top U800. #chesstournamentPersonalHaven (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 10) When a low-stakes rom-com shows Troi's beau and …Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaStar Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch I was in college and grad school dur…CultureQuoth the ramen, "Eat some more!"PersonalChess tournament in Monroeville. Two losses, two…
Similar:An interesting analysis of Trump's rhetorical strategy.In the Washington Post, Greg Sargent ana…CultureA Note to My Remaining Students at the Close of the 2021 Fall SemesterOf course, the power outage meant that w…AcademiaEntire staff of Russian TV channel resigned during a live stream with last words: “no war”…The Entire staff of the Russian TV chann…AestheticsA…
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:Amazing birthday cake, created by Jane Eyre herself, Karen Baum. (Thank you @kaboom1250!)PersonalTwo classes will turn in final revisions at midnight Sunday, and final multimedia project…Still plenty…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a me…No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta st…AestheticsNight Terrors (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 17) Trapped crew grows paranoi…Rewatching ST:TNG After discovering t…PersonalWhen you hear your daughter the…
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:First time experimenting with depth of field. The pilot's perch in a fancy #steampunk crui… AestheticsIn 2019, I have a college…
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…