Brand new chairs for PICT draw applause.

Similar:A Christmas Carol — new audio adaptationBooksToiletries for a steampunk villain who needs to look dapper. Straight razor and shaving br… Nice lighting shows clearly that I h…DesignCarolyn is the Production Understudy for PPT’s Dial M for Murder in September A great professional experience for he…CultureThe last submissions of this o'er ripe term, Ungraded, mock…

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

Similar:How Not to Be a Jackass at Your Next Academic ConferenceOkay, I confess, I was once in the audie…AcademiaI'm marking them faster than they come in, which is a good thing. I won't be doi…PersonalJerz and Daughter Teach Scratch (Digital Storytelling Tutorial)In the past I have posted tutorials for …CybercultureMisaligned interior and exterior portholes. Bulkheads…

Easter collage 2018.

Similar:My son showed me Seven Samurai. I had never seen it before. Amazing!I’m going to have to watch this one agai…AestheticsAnother square of #steampunk control panel eye candy. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #a…AestheticsRussian Grand Ballet Swan Lake.PersonalA pleasant find: somebody left a painted rock by the side of the road.AestheticsRecording Christmas Stories for WAOB Audio TheatreFor…

Yes, we will see almost anything branded Sherlock Holmes.

Similar:My mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old tape machine that belonged to my f…My mother-in-law invited me to try out t…AwesomeSportsWorks Adventure at the Carnegie Science CenterI confess that I have never been all tha…CultureAscending the path to High Hrothgar? No, just the snow-covered steps from the parking lot… Ascending the path…

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…

Sobering data; stunning visualization.

This NYT story on the effects of race on the economic future of American citizens offers chilling findings. Come for the data visualization; stay for the thoughtful analysis. Another example of why journalism matters. Black boys raised in America, even in the wealthiest families and living in some of the most well-to-do neighborhoods, still earn…

Charming solar system scale installation on Baltimore St. in Kansas City.

Similar:Subtle Stylesheet Tweaks for Mobile SiteOn the mobile version of my WordPress we…AestheticsHandshakes Really Do MatterMonday night handshake/eye contact pract…CultureImaginary vs Real Office SpaceHere’s a fantasy workspace, that I built…AcademiaA #neovictorian master status display board for a #steampunk #blender3d project. Inspired …Aesthetics@shu.pippin was great. Four more chances to see it!PersonalForgotten closet box: powder blue summer…