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:In between 3 walks and a chess game with my son, today I managed to churn out a second 10s…Aesthetics5 Fun Ways to Help Your Kids Learn Math OnlineMy son has finally found a math textbook…CybercultureToday's unexpected but…
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:Time Squared (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 13)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…PersonalQ Who? (ST: TNG Rewatch,…
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:Just an elegant retro keyboard for a #steampunk #cgi project. Procedural materials mean I …AestheticsBeing a deaf lipreader during a pandemic means increased social anxietyEven…
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The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Spring 2024 Grades: SubmittedSpring 2024 Grades: SubmittedPersonalTrue Q (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 6) Visiting Intern Exhibits Q-like Power…Rewatching ST:TNG On its way to help an…CultureProofreading matters. (For the record, Blanche actually said,…
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:Hoarding disorders have increased during the pandemic. Here’s how to help a loved one who …Hoarding disorder — a mental health cond…CultureOpening Night: New "The Little Mermaid"At night, instead of…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:Rascals (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 7) Transporter glitch tween-ifies Picar…Rewatching ST:TNG A glowing Space Thing…AmusingPope calls Argentine kiosk owner to cancel paper deliveryThis is a very cute story, further illus…AmusingLoved part…
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…AestheticsSo, What's in It for Me?All in all, I enjoy my job very much, an…AcademiaFirst Day in the Theatre for Twelfth Night (May 3-12) Daughter: (is sad her “first day in …CultureLovely set for…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:Me: Carolyn, are you ok? Carolyn:Just reminding myself that I am a gift.AmusingCan you really say you’ve designed #neovictorian uniforms for a fantasy #steampunk cruiser…AestheticsBeautiful day for a walk.Personal"I think the Exposition Officer's bridge station might have too many control pan…PersonalValid for any new yearEthicsFallout Monopoly with…
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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:That one ungraded assignment is an early submission due Jan 2. I’m all set for a relaxing …AcademiaDatalore (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 12) Data's bro wants…
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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 ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ Lesson for the Digital AgeIf we were surprised Tuesday night, it w…CultureWendy's Bests Internet Troll, Then Unwittingly Posts…
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…