Epic Game of Thrones pun battle. Carolyn Jerz Vs. Greg Kerestan
Here is the transcript the girl provided, of her pun battle with my former student and Stage Right’s resident lyricist & character actor Greg Kerestan.
The heir to the throne of Gondor and and a scruffy looking nerf herder are handing out candy.
Similar:Carolyn as Cosette in the wedding scene in Les Miz. #feelsPersonalThe girl as Gimli, Legolas, Aragorn and Thorin. #proudofthegirl #notentirelysurewhy #still…AestheticsMy more or less daily 10cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart…AestheticsSafety is a good thing.PersonalPuns really matter to us over here in English.I swore I would wield my powers only for…AcademiaSupport…
Another chess tournament with the boy.
Similar:Encounter at Farpoint (Season 1, Episode 1: ST:TNG Rewatch) Picard gathers his crew, hates…Rewatching ST:TNG after almost 20 years….CulturePater Noster Passenger ElevatorsSome 50 years ago, my father took me to …AmusingAt the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland.At the airport, sending the daughter off…PersonalFeeling classy while I lose. Feeling classy while I lose. PersonalChurning…
About the Sinkhole in the Adjunct Faculty Lounge, and Other Mid-Semester Announcements
I recently spoke with the Sarah Sutton, General Manager of the Walmart on Victory Boulevard, and she’d like me to express to you all that while she’s still willing to permit any adjunct faculty members in need of shelter to sleep in the loading bay behind the store, trapping and consuming the seagulls that flock…
If you want to work with words, then journalism courses are very practical options.
Similar:First Day in the Theatre for Twelfth Night (May 3-12) Daughter: (is sad her “first day in …CultureWhat if Generative AI turned out to be a Dud?I’m sad thinking of all the students who…BusinessHistorians Admit To Inventing Ancient GreeksI knew it! Busted!! “One night someone …AcademiaShe feels pretty at the dress rehearsal (opens Thursday)On the…
A student just booked an appointment to discuss picking up journalism as a second major. Excellent choice!
Similar:MLA Citations: Your attention to detail establishes your credibilityAfter marking a set of bibliography exer…AcademiaCourage Wolf: Write "Could Of" or "Would Of." I Dare You.AmusingThe Duolingo owl is proud of me.PersonalProfessor teaches class of 300 students from his phone while trapped in elevator with 2 sm…https://twitter.com/jayvanbavel/status/1…AcademiaComfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. –Mr Dooley on…
Rediscovering History’s Lost First Female Video Game Designer
RCA’s console never rivaled the impact of Atari’s VCS, Magnavox’s Odyssey, or Mattel’s Intellivision, and few people remember it today. But the true story behind it is fascinating. Its underlying technology began in 1969 as a personal computer developed at home by one man with a vision, Joseph Weisbecker. His daughter, Joyce, ended up being…
Equus. Powerful theatre.
Similar:Talked too much during a meeting today.Talked too much during a meeting today. …AcademiaMy son showed me #PacificRim.My son showed me #PacificRim. Liked the …CybercultureSpent the morning in a socially distanced recording studio.PersonalI had to act like I knew something about golf. There I am on the right at about :15.PersonalMy Polish grandmother used to…
My undergraduate connects the Leontes/Polixenes conflict in The Winter’s Tale to a pro wrestling “heel turn”
Today’s class on The Winter’s Tale was very much the kind of class that I hoped for when I was an undergraduate thinking, “Maybe I’d like to be an English professor.” Leontes and Polyxines in “The Winter’s Tale” grew up together, but for no good reason other than it sets the plot in motion, Leontes…
Why The Athletic Wants to Pillage Newspapers – The New York Times
By the time you finish reading this article, the upstart sports news outlet called The Athletic probably will have hired another well-known sportswriter from your local newspaper. In a couple of years, once The Athletic has completed its breakneck expansion, perhaps that newspaper’s sports section will no longer exist. —The New York Times Similar:Harper Lee…
Pict Classic Theatre Romeo and Juliet.
Similar:The girl has gotten progressively more dedicated over the past few days.When you’re a homeschool parent, you go …AestheticsPrime Stage Theatre Makes A Statement With Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” For Carolyn Jerz, who plays Viol…CultureI Love Books: A Campus Library EvolvesI love books. I love smelling them, t…Academia#Blender3D practice: #Steampunk control panel #trimsheethttps://youtu.be/4j7qAzaDg3w …AestheticsThe…
The girl got picked for an audience participation bit as the muse of comedy in Xanadu. Great fun.
Similar:At Home In Fantasy's Nerd-Built WorldsIn other words, more than the profound l…AestheticsPlato's Allegory of the CaveIn The Republic, Plato uses an extended …AcademiaMy 10yo Launches a Soda Bottle Rocket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbNu8…AestheticsLecturing is So Much Easier than Leading a DiscussionLecturing is So Much Easier than Leading…AcademiaAs a student journo, naturally I covered the visit from Star…
A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens
Saving this for next term’s “History and Future of the Book” course. Students said they preferred and performed better when reading on screens. But their actual performance tended to suffer. For example, from our review of research done since 1992, we found that students were able to better comprehend information in print for texts that were…
Writing a news story calls on different skills than writing a traditional essay.
Updated an older instructional handout with a bunch of new examples and some fancy red/green color coding. To write a news story, you’ll use many of the skills that help you write good personal essays; however, the two kinds of writing have important differences, so what counts as “good writing” is also different. English Essay:…
The Digital-Humanities Bust
Dinosaurs evolved into birds. Not all of them, of course. Birds are so much a part of our environment that we barely notice them. I’ve said the same about weblogs. Monetized and platformized and app-ified, the basic functions of blogging live on — a reverse-sorted stream of posts, a mechanism to engage with visitors to…
Talk with us about books! English as a minor or second major @setonhilluniversity
Similar:Diaper Money Camaro Comes Home Four Decades Later“While my dad has always spoken lovingly…AwesomeThe 22 rules of storytelling, according to PixarMy favorite: “Once upon a time there was…ArtThe daughter missed her graduation ceremony because she was performing in Kinetic Theatre'…The daughter missed her graduation cerem…AcademiaBias is a noun. CultureOn the Importance of Nonverbal Feedback in…
Russian troll factory paid US activists to help fund protests during election
Russian trolls posing as Americans made payments to genuine activists in the US to help fund protest movements on socially divisive issues, according to a new investigation by a respected Russian media outlet. On Tuesday, the newspaper RBC published a major investigation into the work of a so-called Russian “troll factory” since 2015, including during…
Feeling Like an Impostor at 49
I reminded my Shakespeare students that I’m a full-time generalist and a part-time Shakespeare professor, and that I’m constantly comparing my own classroom performance with the brilliant well-planned lectures my professors delivered to classes of 100 or 400 students.
Journalists Prefer “Said”
Journalists prefer the neutral “said” to attribute a source’s statements, opinions, and emotions. Using “claimed” generates doubt. Using “explained” confers trust. Flowery alternatives compete with the unbiased reporting of facts.
About to DM a journalism class role-playing exercise. Surprises coming!
Similar:Peter Thiel Just Got His Wish: Gawker Is Shutting DownAFTER A 14-YEAR run, Gawker.com is shutt…BusinessDonald Trump tests positive for Covid-19. CNN: "A nightmare scenario for the White House." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdXL…Current_EventsThe Hidden Feminist Messages in 'Schoolhouse Rock!'Hidden? Sure, but certainly not accident…AcademiaSelected Negative Teaching Evaluations of Jesus Christ“Not what I expected. They say his area…