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:“Waiting for Life” (Once on This Island)https://youtu.be/NeoVD3prQWYPersonalSeize the Day!PersonalHomeschool prom 2017PersonalNerdling spots typo in space exploration textbook.PersonalBefore the haircut. PersonalI baked pools of light into the wallpaper, so I can quickly suggest background lighting, s…Aesthetics
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:Only a Dad (Edgar Guest poem, read by Carolyn and Peter Jerz for WAOB Audio Theatre)Carolyn and…
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:Nerd-buddies”He likes Lord of the Rings, Star Wars *…BooksI don't expect any but the largest text will be legible in my #steampunk project, but it…
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#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:Beauty and the Beast (St. Vincent Summer Theatre)The girl (blue skirt and pigtails), who …Current_EventsSpotted: the North American tree daughter.NaturePluto FlybyWhen I was about 10, I wrote to NASA and…Current_EventsSeeing the…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:We are cruel. We always have been. The Internet did not make us soWe didn’t start the flame war. Scandalou…CultureMy "Writing About Literature" Students Are Sampling Text Adventure GamesI’m having my students play Adam…
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:True Q (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 6) Visiting Intern Exhibits Q-like Power…Rewatching ST:TNG On its way to help an…CultureHow journalists can prep for a possible violent eventJournalists face…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:No, the AHCA Doesn't Make Rape a Preexisting ConditionA Republican Facebook friend posted a li…BusinessAdvent of Digital Humanities Will Make English Departments Pointless — New RepublicDon’t overreact to the headline, which i…AcademiaFrame of…
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:Out for an April stroll.Nature#PPTPlaytime adaptation of The Merchant of Venice.Top — nonverbal addition with Jessica an…DramaPicking up books for another termAcademiaIs this Wonka's factory, or the presidential picnic @setonhilluniversity ? PersonalAm I a Bad Father Because I Let My Daughter Eat M&Ms in Her Mashed Potatoes?[poll id=”2″] AestheticsCan…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:Support the arts in your community! I’m here for the daughter and the rest of the cast. @j…Support the arts in your community! I’m …CultureThe Course of True Fun Never Did Run Smooth: A Midsummer Night's Dwarf Fortress ReflectionI am in rehearsals to play Oberon in a…
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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:Another 10sq cm of a beautiful #steampunk control panel for a personal #neovictorian #blen…AestheticsI'm down to a king and two pawns but my son likes playing until…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Lysistrata live.Current_EventsAbove the Forward Ops conference platform we see the chief engineer's station and a glimps…AestheticsLego-Building Tween Refers to "The Hobbit" TextMy daughter, having just received a hand…AestheticsThings that have made me start singing "Tradition!" in my head so far todayAfter…
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:What happens if you hide everything on Facebook? I tried it for a day.Spoiler: not much really happened. Telli…AmusingSeton Hill's Latest Interactive…
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…