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:When we play Star Trek Monopoly, I am the Captain’s chair. GamesRichard Scarry unfinished manuscript to be publishedSome of my happiest memories of fatherho…AestheticsMore split-screen actinghttp://youtu.be/EGgeZWskEs8DesignEnjoying more live theater.CultureTerm grades submitted. Homeschool son graduated. Time to breathe.AcademiaBeautifying the exterior…
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:John Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a “scale of paces.” My #unity3d placeholde…John Speed’s 1611 map…
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:My 14yo Helps Teach a Vacation Bible School Class In character as “Pontius Pilate,” wa…PersonalWatching a National Guard helicopter lift off after an EMS displayJust…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:More rehearsing. More dancing. PersonalResearch Poetry (communicating research results and expressing their significance through …For an article on communicating research…AcademiaMisaligned interior and exterior portholes. Bulkheads from the deck below visible above th… AestheticsWe were a Neilsen ratings family during the pandemicIn March 2020, just as the lockdown…
#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:Lovely #greebles give attractive details to the the flat surfaces of this little bot (from…AestheticsRespect the Text: Teaching Textual Primacy to Non-English MajorsIn the past, I have used the first day…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:More household props for a #blender3d #steampunk project. I had made the spice rack and utensi…AestheticsHow ‘twisted’ early childhood education has become — from a child development expertKids who got low scores, I was…
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:Inmates in a Brazil prison shorten their sentences by writing book reviewsAn amazing story of hope and dignity. T…BooksWARNING: Picasso, Van Gogh, Gauguin have been stolen in UKOne of several…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:The daughter is in "Very Berry Dead," a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two …The writer, director, and one of the cas…ArtHappy St. Crispin's DayHere’s my rendition of the…
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:Learning the hard way, by making mistakes and starting over. The fore section of the fanta… AestheticsTake a look at the moon tonight!I wish I had the time or energy to get o…AestheticsShe’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:The Last Jedi: Oh, the Feels.No spoilers here. (I managed to avoid al…MediaYes, we will see almost anything branded Sherlock Holmes.PersonalThese buildings are so much better than my first try about a month ago, and good enough fo…These buildings are so much better than …PersonalIs this why…
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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:Easter collage 2018.PersonalMy brother, in town to see The Nutcracker, starts a chess game with my sonPersonalI'm marking them faster than they come in, which is a…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Feeling classy while I lose. Feeling classy while I lose. PersonalAnother delightful section of #neovictorian #steampunk control panel, intended for backgro…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsAs Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI…
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:Man enough to sew my own computer bag. Insecure enough to seek validation on social media …AmusingSeattle Times ‘Outraged’ FBI Created Fake…
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…