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:Desk blotters, with procedural leather and wood materials by Blendermada. #blender3dAestheticsSpace Shuttle Challenger (Destroyed 28 Years Ago Today)I was in my final semester of high schoo…EducationOur 2014 class banner was an iPad. I can’t believe I just noticed…
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:Enjoyed watching "Queen of Katwe" (Ugandan girl chess prodigy movie)I enjoyed watching this chess-themed com…CultureCarolyn is in…
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:This winter I changed my weekday alarm tone to chirping birds. This winter I changed my weekday ala…AestheticsQuoth the ramen, "Eat some more!"PersonalAnother fun 10…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:Carolyn as Dolly Levi (Arts4Homeschoolers / Stage Right)I loved listening to her practice the “M…AestheticsStar Wars Han Solo in Carbonite Silicon Ice Tray Star Wars Han Solo in Carbonit…AestheticsA day may come when the strength of the girl fails and she must make more than one…
#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:It's Science! Carolyn Uses Anastasia's Lip Balm KitMy friend Anastasia gave me a home-made …AestheticsWhen you need to record footsteps on a sidewalk, and the carpeted studio has a brick wall.AmusingBreakfast…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:A college tells faculty it's illegal to speak to student journalistsCongratulations, President Meadows. You …BusinessLet He Who Is Without Sin #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 7) Worf Scorns RisaRewatching ST:DS9 A nervous Morn…
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:Fascinating, and very sad, story behind an iconic National Geographic photo.Fascinating, and very sad, story behind …AestheticsSchieffer: 'We Now Don't Know Where People Get Their News'The legendary Bob Schieffer is…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:What’s an environmental issue? — Gus SpethI don’t know the provenance of this quot…CultureThe Crucible, Geyer PAC (Scottdale, May 16-19)My wife is directing Arthur Miller’s The…CultureDress rehearsal for The Nutcracker.AestheticsWhat happens to local…
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:My son teaching chess to a young pupilCultureSpring 2023 Midterm Grades: Submitted!PersonalIt's been a Dwarf Fortress afternoon. AwesomeAfter a successful piano recital.CultureCarolyn as Luciana in the PPT Shakespeare Summer Intensive DramaRespect the Text: Teaching Textual Primacy to Non-English MajorsIn the past, I have used the first day o…Academia
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:If I don't design the control panels for my fantasy #steampunk project, who will? #blender…AestheticsFall 2020 Midterm Grades: SUBMITTEDPersonalFinished Reading "Fibble," Book 4 in "Heck: Where Bad Kids Go."I finished reading to my daughter the fo…BooksI am slightly ahead of the boy. Rare.PersonalMy son, volunteering at the…
Similar:With actor Ken Bolden, who appears in Quantum Theatre's gripping (and hilarious, and shock… Mix the paranoia of 1984, the absurd…CultureOne of the Sadder Lost and Found Messages You'll Probably See TodayNot my item, but the pathos caught my ey…DesignNeuroscientist Explores the Ethical Quandries of a Digital AfterlifeNow imagine the resources required to si…CultureCollege is…
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 figured it out.PersonalSimulated iceberg, preserved artifacts and re-creations at the Titanic installation. …CultureMy wife Leigh will direct the small-cast drama "Full Bloom" Aug 30-Sep 2My wife…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Top U800. #chesstournamentPersonalJerz Nerdcation 2013On a visit to the Washington DC area for…CultureI am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts …I am not in the splash zone but still de…AmusingI accidentally…
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:Play-Doh was Originally Wallpaper CleanerThe story of Play-Doh began when Kutol, …BusinessHeart of Stone (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 14) Odo…
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…