Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity

Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:The Icarus Factor (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 14)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…PersonalAll the Classroom’s a StageSome good observations in this essay. As…AcademiaCreated a new graphic for an existing handout on writing editorials.The “lead editorial” represents the offi…EmpathyWhen we play Star…

A crushing backlash to Apple’s new iPad ad

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.

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

A Brazilian couple bought a deforested ranch and spent decades planting over 2 million trees. #hope #life #stewardship #earth #ispeakforthetrees Similar:Duet (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 18) Kira is convinced an ailing Cardassian…Rewatching ST:DS9 Kira is convinced s…CultureTake a moment to appreciate these good COVID-19 statisticsMay 1, my state had the third-highest pe…AwesomePict Classic…

Remnants of a Legendary Typeface Rescued From the River Thames

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…

A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son.

A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son. Similar:My semester with the snowflakesInsightful essay from a US Military vet …AcademiaOne Teacher’s Brilliant Strategy to Stop Future School ShootingsEvery Friday since Columbine, one school…CultureAfter my conference talk, a post-audition, pre-Jane-Eyre-performance dinner with the girl.PersonalEnglish Is the Language of Science. That Isn't Always a Good…

The choreographer daughter is doing a thing.

The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Detailed Articulation of Feet in Unity3DI’m following a lot of tutorials, and co…AestheticsBird flight simulator. The boy goes for altitude and distance, the girl does stunts.In the bird-flight simulator at the Pitt…CybercultureI rather like my camera. Bought a new zoom lens a few months ago.PersonalLast event of a…

So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi

So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Why I Took My Kids’ Toys AwayMy wife is something of a hoarder. Now, …CultureDiaper Money Camaro Comes Home Four Decades Later“While my dad has always spoken lovingly…AwesomeMy Tween Preps to Program a Lego Hobbit GameAs part of a course I’m teaching…

No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d

No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:This is about half of the #steampunk control panel details I've created in the past m…Aesthetics“If music be the food of love, play on!” I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who d…    CultureIn May,…

This is manageable. Far better than some semesters.

This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:My daughter was five or six when she created the character “Moonbot” for the #steampunk be…https://youtu.be/GoWiNB_tlJ8  AestheticsSee The Nutcracker!@laurelballetperformingco dancers and full @westmorelandsymphony orches…DanceSpring 2020 Quarantine Grades SubmittedPersonalThe girl on Halloween 2018. (The boy and I were watching the 1931 Frankenstein at the libr…PersonalNot a #carguy but…

Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d

Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Merry Christmas 2013Current_EventsHealing the WebThe lessons I learned in just over an ho…BusinessBeauty and the Beast (St. Vincent Summer Theatre)The girl (blue skirt and pigtails), who …Current_Events‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation As much…

Yesterday my stack of unmarked assignments was about 120, so this is not bad.

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:My adorable daughter (Easter 2021) AestheticsDoes the phrase "based off of" make you shudder… or shrug?Jerz > Writing >&nb…AcademiaUnity3D Maze Game TutorialWorkspace for an in-progress Unity3D tut…AcademiaMore modeling in #blender3d. Very happy…

Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day.

Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day. Similar:Misleading to suggest that because I have nothing left to mark that I have nothing to do, …PersonalDance of "the awkward nerd trying to act really cool" Carolyn (doing a really cool dance m…AestheticsMy brother drove my mother in to see Carolyn in tonight’s opening night Kinetic Theatre…

The daughter opens another show. This weekend only.

The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Lego goes steampunkBe still, my nerdy heart. Steampunk —…AestheticsMy son teaching chess to a young pupilCulturePeter vs. the PenguinsFor the past hour, Peter (who is not yet…AmusingYou cannot serve both…PersonalJust submitted final grades for the compressed course that began the day after fall grades…PersonalJaw-dropping moments of insight…

How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper.

How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:BuzzFeed plagiarism, deleted posts: Jonah Peretti explains.In 2012 my former Slate colleague Farhad…BusinessGreat moments from Pride and PrejudiceI haven’t read Pride and Prejudice in ab…BooksResources for combating sexual harassment in the newsroom — Society of Professional Journ…The Society of Professional Journalists…

Geometric shapes, with several embedded figures that could be dancing or raging, occupy the upper left corner of a mostly blank canvas, with streaks that suggest the artist's own interrupted life.

A.I. ‘Completes’ Keith Haring’s Intentionally Unfinished Painting

After learning of his AIDS diagnosis, artist Keith Haring created the work, “Unfinished Painting” (1989), which is mostly a blank canvas, with streaks that evoke his own interrupted, incomplete life. Someone who thought it was “so sad” that the painting was unfinished used AI to “complete what he couldn’t finish.” Needless to say, the bot…

Seton Hill students Emily Vohs, Elizabeth Burns, Jake Carnahan-Curcio and Carolyn Jerz in a scene from “Dead Man’s Cell Phone.”

Seton Hill students Emily Vohs, Elizabeth Burns, Jake Carnahan-Curcio and Carolyn Jerz in a scene from “Dead Man’s Cell Phone.” This weekend only… opens tonight! Order tickets online at http://www.setonhill.edu/tickets by phone at 724-552-2929, or by mail at SHUPAC Box Office, Seton Hill University, 1 Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, Pa., 15601-1599. Box Office Hours are…

Dr. David von Schlichten honors the spectrum of motivations (not always financial) featured during Seton Hill‘s “Celebration of Scholarship.”

Dr. David von Schlichten honors the spectrum of motivations (not always financial) featured during Seton Hill‘s “Celebration of Scholarship.” Similar:Mailbag: breaking in again » Raph's WebsiteGood advice from Raph Koster to someone …BusinessA picture of puffy white clouds floating in a blue skyAestheticsHigh School Poems in a College Writing WorkshopPoems that you wrote in high…