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:This class has been everything that I expect it would be and I cannot believe that we are …Some days are slogs. Some weeks are slo…AcademiaMy wife Leigh will direct the small-cast drama "Full Bloom" Aug 30-Sep 2My…
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:Cliffhanger from ST:TNG Best of Both Worlds. I haven't made time to watch TNG in probably …The…
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:Had a rough day. Designing another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel doesn't fix everyt…AcademiaThe girl got picked for an audience participation bit as…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:Faculty lining up for #SetonHill's "Go Orientation" — new ceremony hands students from th…AcademiaWould YOU trade a Hank Aaron rookie card for a Roberto Clemente… for her? Full Bloom (Au… In Suzanne Bradbeer’s play FULL BLOO…ArtTrying out a new lens to capture creepy-toy-come-to-life choreography. AestheticsJust a…
#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:Frozen opens tonight. (All shows have been sold out for over a month.)DramaIn August 1999 I was blogging about Poohsticks Bridge, penmanship, Archimedes, and ebooksIn August 1999, I was blogging about…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Seriously, Fuck You, "Kindle Unlimited"I’m just quoting the f-bomb in the link,…BooksTeaching Shakespeare in a Maximum Security PrisonGood essay by Mikita Brottman. When I r…CultureI try to create one brand new element, modify one…
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:Thoughtful Gestures Sometimes Speak Louder than WordsShe ended up waiting out the light cycle…AmusingRebooting “Rossum’s Universal Robots” for the 21st century“It is over three hours long, and it is …CultureThe…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:Beautiful, meditative video shows how books are madePretty sure you can’t do this to a Kindl…AestheticsChildren of Eden (Stage Right, April 2014)My wife and I in Biblical costumes for C…CulturePost-publication review as an…
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:Ignorance Meets an Invisible DisabilityI’m sure my young, healthy-looking frien…CultureWhen you hear your daughter the understudy is going on for a sold-out show. Live theater i… CultureI am a dog and I am a good boy and I am prepping my Spring courses.AcademiaA question I find myself thinking…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:Serving at midnight breakfast.PersonalI 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…AmusingGame night at our local library.GamesApple Hill Playhouse is closing, leaving theater group seeking new homeConfiguring socially…
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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:My crowd simulation handles 2000 capsule NPCs at 130fps. I’m really pushing my coding skil…AestheticsJerz Nerdcation 2013On a visit to the Washington DC area for…CultureHappy ice cream…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Did you see that guy’s license plate?Did you see that guy’s license plate? …AmusingYeet with Emily Dickinson (according to my auto-correct}Personal@shu.pippin was great. Four more chances to see it!PersonalOn Her One Free Day Between Two Shows…[View the story “On Her One…
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:Economics in Early Computer Games(First published 27 May 2020, when I fou…BusinessI'm glad President Trump was right about the coronavirus vaccine In…
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…