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:Another section of a #steampunk control panel, made in #blender3d for a personal project. …AestheticsMy laptop hard drive is full & my comfort-food shelf is emptyMy laptop drive is full & my comfort…CultureIn-person classes heighten age-related hearing problems…
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:I rather like my instructional page on writing effective dialogue. I created this new grap…HumanitiesFaculty/staff orientation begins…
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:The Enemy (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 7) — LaForge and a Romulan Cooperate to …Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….EthicsA little board-gaming for Labor…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:John Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a “scale of paces.” My #unity3d placeholde…AestheticsUntil next term, I have zero more unmarked assignments. #fistpumpUntil next term, I have zero more unmark…AcademiaThis Woman Inspired One of the First Hit Video Games by Mapping the World’s Longest CaveThe Medium…
#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:#SHUConvocation is about to begin @setonhilluniversityPersonalPlaying with depth of field (blurring details that are closer than and farther from the fo…AestheticsI had some unexpected downtime today, so I filled out another…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Police Say A Lot Of ThingsIt’s not all cops who lie. Just the bad …CultureExplore – Laconic history of the world in a typographic map…Explore – Laconic history of the world i…AestheticsFeeling classy while…
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:The Minecraft GenerationIt’s a world of trial and error and cons…AestheticsDescent, Part 1 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 26) Data experiences disturbing…Rewatching ST:TNG Data plays poker wi…CultureThe Surprisingly Savvy…
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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…
Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier Similar:Excited for Annette Vee’s visit. My journalism students have to submit a story by midnight…PersonalMaking more retro props for a #blender3d project. The way to get better at a thing is to d…PersonalCelebration of Writing Fall 2019PersonalAI generated images from the prompt "guy being bricked in a prison…
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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:The Physics Behind Traffic JamsIn between today’s various events, I das…CulturePippin! Last show today at 2pm.CultureThe film Carolyn was in is a finalist. The screening will start…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:A stranger took this photo of my parents doing their daily crossword together in a cafe.A stranger took this photo of my parents…CultureThe Cosmic Brownie fairy has visited my office. Is “brownie fairy” redundant? Thank you an…PersonalAnother 10 sq cm of…
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:Quidditch Comes to Seton HillwartsVisitors often remark the campus reminds…AcademiaThe false link between Amy Coney Barrett and The Handmaid’s Tale, explainedOne 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…