Spring 2024 Grades: Submitted Similar:My second greenscreen test.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-LPwKQ…CybercultureStill More FaceTime FunI realize that video-chatting teenagers …MediaFDR in AnnieI’ve accepted the role of FDR in the upc…CultureCelebration of Writing Fall 2025. Students present their research for their upcoming term …PersonalI think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter who sometimes does things.I think I’ve mentioned I have…
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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:As part of an ongoing feud over the rights to use a particular shade of ultra-black paint,…As part of an ongoing bid to…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Journalists play a vital role in a democracy. That sometimes includes serving the public b…PersonalTrimsheets baked with greebly texture goodness add eye-pleasing woodgrain & tech detai…AestheticsCarolyn is in PICT Classic Theatre adaptation of Oliver Twist (opened Sat night, runs thro…[Artistic Director Alan]…
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:The Miracle Worker opens tomorrow.PersonalWhat About “The Breakfast Club”?I made three movies with John Hughes; wh…CultureAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsProgress over 11 years of Blender3D practiceOver the past few years…
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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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