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 Rivals #PPTPlaytimeA great production of a delightful play.CultureAnother delightful section of a #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. #design #aesthetic…AestheticsGraduation procession #classof2017PersonalChess tournament in Monroeville. Two losses, two wins.The boy’s personal best in terms of win-…CultureStill shot from a…
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:From this station on the bridge, the exposition officer can relay whatever random bit of i…https://youtu.be/_E-3E7Q3LSs Get…
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:A Few Good Men at the Pittsburgh Public TheatreFantastic performances, powerful writing…CultureHandshakes Really Do MatterMonday night handshake/eye contact pract…CultureAdding details to a clip-art silhouette, for…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:Stage Right's 'Seussical' offers songs, messagesThe Tribune-Review does a great job cove…Current_EventsWatching a National Guard helicopter lift off after an EMS displayJust spending an August evening with the…PersonalThe girl on Halloween 2018. (The boy and I were watching the 1931 Frankenstein at the libr…PersonalOne of the…
#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:Union siege cannon, printing press, and "From Slavery to Freedom" were the highl…PersonalAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3dart #blender3dAestheticsGet Hands-on Writing Experience.AcademiaThoughtful Gestures Sometimes Speak Louder than…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Kittenwar”May the cutest kitten win…” –Kittenw…AestheticsThe State Of Media EmploymentThis is why I require my “new media jour…BusinessReally enjoyed watching Your Name with the family. Visuals hooked me, but the story kept m…AestheticsNews Feed…
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:"You work for the @CollegeBoard?" the bright-eyed teen behind the fast food counter asks. …”Unsweetened tea. And can you use this c…AcademiaThe Myth of the Fake Geek Girl It’s not…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:I just finished "Beyond Eyes" and I think there's something in my eye.My 20yo son, who plays a lot of Star War…AestheticsPICT Classic Theatre brings The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll to 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:Carolyn as Maria in West Side StoryPersonalA full minute standing ovation after that rousing final “Alleluia.” Thrilling!PersonalDress rehearsal of The NutcrackerPersonalA little better all the time.A little better all the time.PersonalThe Miller of the Dee; by James Baldwin; read by Dennis JerzI showed up at the recording studio…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:Synergistic Synthesis XVII Sub B1 Chair by Kenneth SmytheAfter my daughter’s theater workshop, I …AestheticsBad Doggy — practicing "Tomorrow" with a human Sandyhttp://www.youtube.com/v/718e4XsNvGY …AmusingThe girl on Halloween 2018. (The boy and I were watching the 1931 Frankenstein at the libr…PersonalHow Not to Be a Jackass at Your…
Similar:Most Christians don’t actually care about Starbucks cups. Here’s what we do know.No Christians in my social media feed ca…CultureYounger Americans and Public LibrariesMillennials are quite similar to their e…BooksGet ready for Generation ZStudents continue to change… I’m doing…Culture‘One of the great American stories’: the incredible life of playwright August WilsonThe host was Bill Moyers,…
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's what's been bothering me since yesterday's #AirPod reveal. #manamanaNumber of times one of my $9.99 headphon…BusinessDear organization from my past that just sent me a scolding…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Teaching myself the #Unity3D game engine. Each step requires a lot of focused attention. I… Teaching myself the #Unity3D game engi…AestheticsSorry, not sorry. I don't want such friends. Back in 2003, shortly after I moved …CultureIt's been a Dwarf Fortress afternoon.…
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:Amazing show. Young lovers, a witty (but often stupid) servant, speeches, rants, exaggerat… PersonalAstronauts cloaked Klingon space patch: Star Trek-inspired emblem revealed The…
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…