Similar:Captain Gearheart inspects progress on his #neovictorian #steampunk æther cruiser. Now fea…https://youtu.be/VXz7kspFimM AestheticsEducated, uplifted, boosted, and fed. Block party celebrating August Wilson continues thro…CultureOn the upside, no fake news is currently being shared on Facebook. Can't think of a do…PersonalMy brother drove my mother in to see Carolyn in tonight’s opening night Kinetic Theatre…
Similar:On the way to the theater for the show! Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd.PersonalPlaying with depth of field (blurring details that are closer than and farther from the fo…AestheticsThe Nightingale (WAOB Audio Theatre)I haven’t done any audio theatre recordi…AestheticsOpening night. Support local artists in your community!PersonalLong Live the LARPers — My daughter plays the antagonist…
Phllip Lopate writes a good essay on the challenges of writing a celebrity profile. My take: Just as Plato argued that ideal leaders would be so well-balanced that they would not desire to lead (and thus would not have the power-lust that would enable them to rise above their competitors), it follows that ideal celebrity profile writers would be…
“Doctor dragged off United flight was felon who traded prescription drugs for secret gay sex with patient half his age and took them himself – and he needed anger management, was ‘not forthright’ and had control issues, psychiatrist found,” wrote The Daily Mail this week of Dr David Dao, in probably the longest headline ever…
The language in the official United response to the “re-accommodation” incident deserves some analysis . Flight 3411 from Chicago to Louisville was overbooked. After our team looked for volunteers, one customer refused to leave the aircraft voluntarily and law enforcement was asked to come to the gate. We apologize for the overbook situation. If you “refuse…
Slate has a good article about William “Captain Kirk” Shatner’s involvement with a Twitter incident that involved Autism Speaks, the alleged connection between vaccines and autism, and the ready availability of easily Googled but unreliable “information.” Shatner is a celebrity, which means that he has outsized influence. That he would use his platform to lend…
Similar:Dear daughter, let Miley Cyrus be a lesson to youI am intrigued by the possibility that M…CultureI dunno what to call this but it really hit the spot.PersonalSecret Mouthwash Dance Exposed as FraudRecently, while getting the kids ready f…AmusingWide-angle view of a villain’s secret lair. #blender3dAestheticsI was perhaps a bit more conversational and chipper than…
Similar:Chess tournament in Monroeville.PersonalSad that NASA is taking a back seat to a private company, but still nerding over an Americ…BusinessAnd so it begins.BooksPreppers for the win. Kinda.The euphoria of getting my grades in Fri…PersonalI’m fairly satisfied with this version of a medieval building trimsheet. (Source photo is …I’m fairly satisfied with this version…
Peter was the lowest-ranked player to enter the tournament, but ended up tied for second place. Similar:Added a pilot and cockpit details to my flyby of a #steampunk scout ship. Costume is a pr…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyvR90jm…AestheticsIn-home schooling popularity slipping across stateWe were on our way out the door to see A…CultureBrought my in-progress #blender3d project into the…
Similar:Mechanical innards for a Steampunk set piece. #Blender3D #greebleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oChXOu8C…AestheticsAs Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsComfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. –Mr Dooley on the function of journali…“Comfort the afflicted and afflict the c…CultureMy college writing students are out making short videos responding…
This short film reminds us why art matters. Spend 8 minutes watching it. Two heart-wrenching twists, at 5:26 and 5;48 (and the story continues during the closing credits). Similar:A gangway, flanked by still more #steampunk control panels, leads forward from the chief e…AestheticsMemories of Toronto Yonge Street EncountersI arrived in Toronto in 1992 as a…
A letter, published a few weeks ago, in which the inventor of the World Wide Web discusses personal security, fake news, and political transparency. Today marks 28 years since I submitted my original proposal for the world wide web. I imagined the web as an open platform that would allow everyone, everywhere to share information,…
Similar:My son teaching chess to a young pupilCultureMy big brother and my son facing off at chess. I am outclassed! GamesHow Not to Hate Shakespeare The problem isn’t Shakespeare—it’s h…CultureChess again with my son.GamesThe "Best" E-mail Signature Is Actually the WorstI have no particular opinion about how t…BusinessSome editing and cropping makes this cartoon a…
Facebook wants you to spend more time on Facebook, so why should they promote links pointing to content that exists outside of Facebook? Facebook’s approach to content control means that communities that use Facebook have to play by Facebook’s rules. Users have limited ability to communicate with Facebook’s administrators when there’s a problem, as we’ve seen…
I am definitely on team revise-to-avoid-using-“they”-as-a-singular-pronoun, but the 2017 edition of the AP Stylebook (the industry standard writing guide for journalists) acknowledges the limited use of “they” as a singular pronoun. As always, the goal is clarity, not rigid adherence to a rule. They/them/their is acceptable in limited cases as a singular and-or gender-neutral pronoun, when…
California’s Ed Chau withdrew his proposed legislation that would have criminalized the willing sharing of “a false or deceptive statement designed to influence the vote” on any issue or candidate. (The Electronic Frontier Foundation objected to the bill: “You can’t fight fake news with a bad law.”) The bill would also make it unlawful for…
Similar:America's ShakespeareShakespeare continues to be the most per…CultureSeton Hill discontinues mask requirement for vaccinated individualsThe pandemic is not over. It’s a blessin…AcademiaAllergic to Grammar ErrorsSource: Cyanide & Happiness (Explosm…AmusingEvery Post-Game Press Conference (Weird Al)https://youtu.be/oXAW2qd65nAAmusingSelf-referential capitalism; paradoxical fusion of idealized pop culture and mass-produced…AestheticsMy crowd simulation handles 2000 capsule NPCs at 130fps. I’m really pushing my…
Similar:Why Creative Side Projects Are Good for YouSan Francisco State psychology professor…BusinessOpinion: Time for media to turn up the pressure, Potsdam resident says Sometimes people get the name of my sch…CultureTimeline of Donald J. Trump's Statements on Coronavirus OutbreakCulture'Most Transparent’ White House In History Keeps Majority Of Trump’s Remarks SecretOn the White House website, there…
Similar:A Note to My Remaining Students at the Close of the 2021 Fall SemesterOf course, the power outage meant that w…AcademiaMesmerizing Video of a Printer Terminal Running "Adventure" on a PDP-11/45After spending several days clicking but…AcademiaAmusing Ourselves to Depth: Is The Onion our most intelligent newspaper?Greg Beato, from Reason Magazine Online…BusinessWhite antiracist hero: "A hired…
Similar:Time article with clickbaity headline: Web users annoyed by marketing tricksThis Time magazine article is a good one…CybercultureNew "Adventure" Details from Will Crowther in Mammoth Cave BookThe new book from the University of Kent…BooksHow to Keep Students Writing in the Age of AI Tools In a writing-intensive class, studen…AcademiaRay Harryhousen, visual effects pioneer, dies The…