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:Carolyn portrays Maria in West Side Story, Aug 9-12. #ifeelpretty #tonight #somewhereAt the Geyer Peforming Arts Center in Sc…AestheticsMy older brother falls to my son's chess skills.PersonalMy student journos are meming it like bosses.PersonalI played…

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…

The choreographer daughter is doing a thing.

The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:No filter October mist as I walked up from the parking lot. Not a bad view. Aesthetics13: The Musical Promohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MbeApiX…CultureAnother 40sq cm chunk of a #steampunk control panel. I'll do three more variations followi…AestheticsLook what I found on my shelf in a closet. #history #archaeology #media Look what…

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:Beautiful, meditative video shows how books are madePretty sure you can’t do this to a Kindl…AestheticsWhy Hoboken is Throwing Away All of its Student LaptopsUntrained teachers. Damage-prone machine…CybercultureTricking the eye to see 3D details in geometrically flat surfaces for my #steampunk #blend……

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 time of year I trust the process. Students are learning why a "yes/no" rese…PersonalSpit & Polish ''Pac Gentleman"Spit & Polish: When this game was f…AestheticsWith actor Ken Bolden, who appears in Quantum Theatre's gripping (and hilarious, and…

This is manageable. Far better than some semesters.

This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Late night set construction for The Miracle Worker.ArtNew Renaissance Theatre Company's The Merry Wives of Windsor (in rep with The Tempest…PersonalCarolyn as Luciana in the PPT Shakespeare Summer Intensive DramaMy 14yo Helps Teach a Vacation Bible School Class In character as “Pontius Pilate,” wa…PersonalThis morning I awoke to…

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:My #AugustWilson #Steampunk NightmareToday is my last official day teaching a…AcademiaWhat My Journalism Class Looks Like on Election DayMy journos are out there, gathering news…AcademiaThe chief engineer has a forward-facing station, on a platform above the technical…

Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day.

Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day. Similar:She feels pretty at the dress rehearsal (opens Thursday)On the ride home, in the middle of a spi…AmusingPopulating my simulation with a crowd. Tweaking and experimenting. #unity3d #medievalyork …Personal‘Snow White’ gets a new musical There’s a buzz of excitement this week…CultureTop U800. #chesstournamentPersonalWhen you accidentally send a "Dear…

The daughter opens another show. This weekend only.

The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Bad Doggy — practicing "Tomorrow" with a human Sandyhttp://www.youtube.com/v/718e4XsNvGY …AmusingDrinking milk and using the #WaybackMachine to fix broken links in a 10-year-old blog post…PersonalPrime Stage Theatre Makes A Statement With Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”  For Carolyn Jerz, who plays Viol…CultureSeize the Day!PersonalLeftovers from the food my colleagues brought…

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:Kids Today: A Response to Mark Bauerlein (from "Dean Dad")Mark Bauerlein’s essay “What’s the Point…AcademiaWhy I Left Academe to Become a Science Communicator: The pursuit of academic research was …From explaining the effectiveness of soc…AcademiaFacebook is predicting the end of the…

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:In February, 2002, I was blogging about…In February, 2002, I was blogging about …ArtNo, this pie chart does not mean that anyone at CNBC believes the typical 25 year old earn…Tell me you didn’t click the…