Happy Sweet Sixteen, Carolyn!

The girl spent her birthday weekend opening a show and auditioning. Similar:Stunning picture of my daughterAestheticsWhere There's a Whip, There's a WayThe girl was singing lyrics she learned …AmusingPluto FlybyWhen I was about 10, I wrote to NASA and…Current_EventsConfessions of a Nerdy Homeschooling DadAre you unexpectedly home-schooling your…CultureOnce On This Island (next weekend)PersonalNerdling spots typo…

Pictures from opening night of @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre. (Show runs through the rest of the month.)

Similar:Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you ha…Your first #blender3d retractable #steam…Aesthetics‘Broken Age’ ReviewThis will be my self-reward when I finis…CybercultureStar Trek: Voyager Premiered 20 Years AgoI remember wanting to like Voyager a lot…CultureMerry Christmas 2019PersonalIt was Mrs. White with the revolver in the ballroom. #winning GamesMidterm Grades Spring…

Brand new chairs for PICT draw applause.

Similar:The Rivals #PPTPlaytimeA great production of a delightful play.CultureSecond episode of “Electron Jones” paranormal detective audio series is up. waobaudiotheat…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTe47W3S…AmusingWith actor Ken Bolden, who appears in Quantum Theatre's gripping (and hilarious, and shock… Mix the paranoia of 1984, the absurd…CultureAnd you thought your last teleconference was rough!PersonalThis is Ralph. Ralph is a concept, created by…

PICT's production of Jane Eyre has its first preview tonight.

Similar:Loved part 1 of Alec Silverblatt's Mon Valley Medium. Part 2 tomorrow at 7. #pptplayt…CultureI’ve roughed out earthen embankments for the city walls. I know there was at some point a …I’ve roughed out earthen embankments for…CultureIt's such a privilege to introduce these young people to Shakespeare's body of work.After starting my 200-level “Shakespeare…AcademiaEvita in…

Easter collage 2018.

Similar:If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show.If you like bloody, singing, punning dem…AmusingEvery day on my fantasy #neovictorian interplanetary cruiser features glowing green ether … In the backstory for the interactive…AestheticsHome Soil (TNG Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 17)The concept was good, and the production…PersonalHey there, chaotic world in academia and…

Yes, we will see almost anything branded Sherlock Holmes.

Similar:I am slightly ahead of the boy. Rare.PersonalJournalists play a vital role in a democracy. That sometimes includes serving the public b…PersonalWhat about Socialization?Sometimes, I worry that by homeschooling…Current_EventsLighting really makes a difference! A glimpse into the captain's ready room, off the offic… AestheticsI get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes.I get…

What’s an environmental issue? — Gus Speth

I don’t know the provenance of this quote attributed to Gus Speth, which affirms the role of the humanities in a STEM-obsessed world, but I did find this interview, conducted by Steve Curwood. “You know, what’s an environmental issue?” And if the answer is air pollution, water pollution, climate change…then we’re really right where we’ve…

How Zuckerberg’s Facebook is like Gutenberg’s printing press

Historian Niall Ferguson notes that Silicon Valley is not that interested in history, which is one reason why technological gurus keep making the same mistakes. Technology that decentralizes power brings its own problems. According to Ferguson: “The idea that witches live amongst us and should be burned went as viral as anything that Martin Luther…

Bye Facebook, hello Instagram: Users make beeline for Facebook-owned social network

Instagram dialed in early to the power of building community through visual communication. From the start, Instagram was a mobile app that revolved around snapshots, not snippets of text. This visualization of social media was propelled by young people who, bombarded by text messages, status updates and blog posts, gravitated to a simpler, faster and more expressive medium…

The Irreversible Damage of Mark Zuckerberg’s Silence

Wired, obviously having worked on a thinkpiece about Zuckerberg’s silence, manages to repurpose it in light of this afternoon’s statement. The Irreversible Damage of Mark Zuckerberg’s SilenceWhat has happened in the last five days has been the biggest crisis of Facebook’s existence. But Zuckerberg’s five-day silent treatment may prove more damning for Facebook than any…