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

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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

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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:Personal Essays: 7 Tips for Expressing Ideas in Words Wondering how to write a personal essa…AcademiaIn December 2000, I was blogging about typeface snobbery, freedom in video game spaces, th…In December 2000, I was blogging…

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

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

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