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Madi Hime is taking a deep drag on a blue vape in the video, her eyes shut, her face flushed with pleasure. The 16-year-old exhales with her head thrown back, collapsing into laughter that causes smoke to billow out of her mouth. The clip is grainy and shaky – as if shot in low light…
My simulation project does not require me to master medieval daub and wattle architecture. But sadly, I now know just enough to be disappointed by this first attempt. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #keepgoing Similar:Myths about "Learning Styles Persist in SocietyI first heard the formalized theories ab…AcademiaMy outward-bound editor's graduation cap.PersonalThey're coming in faster than I can…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Treasure peaceful moments in a turbulent world.AestheticsScience Fair VictoryIn this photo from the front page of tod…ArtHappy Easter 2019 Current_EventsAnother student matinee. So many excited kids for Frankenstein. @prime_stage BooksMy Kids Are Shatner Than MostI passed along to my geeklings an apprec…DramaThe…
Have you seen Apple’s “Crush” ad? It features a huge huge hydraulic press crushing musical instruments, art supplies, google-eyed toys, and other beloved artifacts of imagination and creativity. I remember seeing a video years ago that showed how a smartphone replaced a desktop full of tools like a calculator, notepad, rolodex, and so forth. But…
I’m still teaching journalism and my usual courses, but after 21 years I’ve stepped aside as faculty adviser to the Setonian. The student voice of the hill (founded in 1919) will continue to evolve. First published in 1919, The Setonian not only predates SHU’s journalism major, it also predates the majestic London planetrees that the…
A Brazilian couple bought a deforested ranch and spent decades planting over 2 million trees. #hope #life #stewardship #earth #ispeakforthetrees Similar:My parents doing their daily crossword. I’m spending a few days visiting my …Personal“If music be the food of love, play on!” I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who d… CultureI…
A little over a century ago, the printer T.J. Cobden-Sanderson took it upon himself to surreptitiously dump every piece of this carefully honed metal letterpress type into the river. It was an act of retribution against his business partner, Emery Walker, whom he believed was attempting to swindle him. With its extra-wide capital letters, diamond shaped punctuation and…
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No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:More #blender3d #steampunk control panel details. #blender3dartAestheticsMy 11yo, of the opening chapters of a YA novel with an orphan heroineMy 11yo, of the opening chapters of a YA…BooksVery impressive mural has been installed in Admin for SHU’s Centennial.PersonalAnd…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This s…She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We ar…AmusingThinking about the new semester vs. Creating submission slots in CanvasPersonalThe amazing daughter is featured in the ads for this…
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Nothing in this stack is pressing, but they do include rough drafts of final papers, so that will involve concentration and tact and empathy and time. Similar:Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can…Creating textures for background buildin…AestheticsThe Future of Academic Style: Why Citations Still Matter in the Age of…
Here’s the underlying problem. We have an operating image of thought, an understanding of what thought is and how to make thought productive of knowledge and truth through the use of various methods. This image and its methods are, of course, products of human history. They change over time, in different cultures, and so on.…
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