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.

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

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Reception after faculty workshop. #partylikeaprofessor

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In Which I Bow Before the Mistress of Teen Snark

The Girl: I’m sorry I’m being so… Me: Self-deprecating? The Girl: No! Me: Testy? The Girl: No… the term I was going for is “bitchily modest.” Similar:Pict Free Summer Webinar: Shakespeare’s HeroesCulturePrime Stage presents ‘Twelfth Night’ as season-ending productionLooking forward to seeing this! Set in …CultureTaking a break from my syllabustering in order to design…

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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