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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:The Bremen Town Musicians (WAOB Audio Theatre) My daughter plays the narrator, my…HumanitiesIgnorance Meets an Invisible DisabilityI’m sure my young, healthy-looking frien…CultureWhere There's…
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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:Parent: "Why don't you use one of your stress balls?" The girl: "They don't like me."PersonalThis class has been everything that I expect it would be and I cannot believe that we are …Some days…
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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So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Yesterday's Enterprise (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 15) Alternate histor…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….MediaLittle ThingsI recently came across an abandoned stas…AestheticsOver time, Google has made paid ads harder to spot In 2007, Google changed the long…BusinessMy Anti-Linkbait Pledge: Cynical Overhyping…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Creative People Say NoWhen I was a master’s student working as…AcademiaA Time magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It’s fake. #fakenewsDonald Trump has a lot to say about “fak…BusinessThe Enemy (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:When you see a show alone often you can get really good seats. Idaspe @quantumtheatreCultureWhich of my colleagues wants attention?AcademiaStar Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch I was in college and grad school dur…CultureStage Right offers four versions of its musical 'Annie' | TribLIVELeapin‘ Lizards! There are four…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Why Were Old Video Games So Pixelated?I get all my news online now, but I grew…AestheticsTwitter is testing a tool for reporting fake & offensive contentIt’s risky to get your news from a socia…Current_EventsMedia Bias Chart 7.0…
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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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