A Grave Tale (a short story I narrated for WAOB Audio Theatre)

A Grave Tale (WAOB Audio Theatre) Written by Kelsey McIngyre Narrated by Dennis G. Jerz Similar:Did you put enough donuts in the elevator shaft of your #steampunk #neovictorian cruiser t…https://youtu.be/lSgv5L0sXtc &nbs…AestheticsThe ‘Little Free Library’ arrives in the D.C. areaThe “Little Free Library” concept starte…AmusingInside Voices — A Weekend MusicalCarolyn was in this short movie, conceiv…AestheticsMy…

The Mere Presence of Your Smartphone Reduces Brain Power, Study Shows

 The researchers found that participants with their phones in another room significantly outperformed those with their phones on the desk, and they also slightly outperformed those participants who had kept their phones in a pocket or bag. The findings suggest that the mere presence of one’s smartphone reduces available cognitive capacity and impairs cognitive functioning,…

Backstage with the White Swan and her prince.

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Russian Grand Ballet Swan Lake.

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British Politician begins reciting colonial-era Kipling poem in in Myanmar temple

After the UK ambassador cut off his recitation of a pro-colonial Kipling poem in a Maynmar temple, UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson said, “No? Good stuff.” The foreign secretary has been accused of “incredible insensitivity” after it emerged he recited part of a colonial-era Rudyard Kipling poem in front of local dignitaries while on an…

Carolyn and Nick in Beauty and the Beast

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Inverted Pyramid: A news story starts with what’s most important, not with whoever spoke first at the event you’re covering.

Jerz > Writing > Journalism Using the inverted pyramid structure is one of the major differences between a news story and a personal essay. Similar:STEM Education Won't Solve the World's ProblemsI love STEM. My SAT score for math was e…AcademiaRevision: Don't just wash off your old sedan. Turn it into a pink monster truck or a solar…If your writing…

The girl rehearsing as Babette in Stage Right’s Beauty and the Beast

Carolyn rehearses with Nick Lenz. Her show is Friday night. (She’s a napkin, wolf, and villager Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.) Similar:A Matter of Honor (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 8)Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….MediaRichard Scarry unfinished manuscript to be publishedSome of my happiest memories of fatherho…AestheticsBBC News – TS Eliot's widow Valerie dies…

Reception after faculty workshop. #partylikeaprofessor

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In Which I Bow Before the Mistress of Teen Snark

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On the Ethics of Rebranding a Former Trump Administration Official as an Amusing TV Personality

It’s also a disservice to readers to report on Spicer’s post-White House life and not mention how unusual and controversial his tenure was. This is a guy famous for meeting with reporters near the bushes on White House grounds, for coining the phrase “Holocaust centers,” for creating the necessity for courtroom sketch artists in the White House briefing…

A very happy geekling playing Dungeons and Dragons on her one free evening. #llap

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