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:The Sacramentality of Teaching and LearningFor the one-credit journalism class that…AcademiaFamily outing to the Pittsburgh National AviaryPersonal"Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania."PersonalLooking forward to what looks like an exciting evening of dance.PersonalI had a grand time recording this…
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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!CultureHome Soil (TNG Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 17)The concept was good, and the production…PersonalSportsWorks Adventure at the Carnegie Science CenterI…
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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:That Uplifting Tweet You Just Shared? A Russian Troll Sent ItProfessional disinformation isn’t spread…CultureHow not to attract women to coding: Make tech pinkJust watched videos of the musicals “Tho…AcademiaNot sure…
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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…
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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:They're coming in faster than I can mark them. This number will be higher tonight, so I'm …PersonalMe loving my birthday truck, c. 1971. I adored this…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Geometry and color maps for wooden desk tray. #Blender3D #practiceThe blue image is a “normal map,” which …AestheticsA 20 sq cm section of #steampunk #blender3d goodness. #blender3dartAestheticsIf I don’t design the sign for the pub on my #steampunk space cruiser, who…
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:A Matter of Time (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 9) Smarmy Time Traveler Observ…Rewatching ST:TNG An eccentric ti…AmusingEnjoyed watching "Queen of…
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…