At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Hidden Spaces, New Possibilities I’ve often had dreams about returning …CultureWhere the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe. —Thomas JeffersonEducationParent: "Why don't you use one of your stress balls?" The girl:…
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:Bird flight simulator. The boy goes for altitude and distance, the girl does stunts.In the bird-flight simulator at the Pitt…CybercultureThe truth hits Thorvald.…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:This time of year I trust the process. Students are learning why a "yes/no" rese…Personal"It's called an amphora," the artist says.AestheticsIdeology shapes our view of reality, which affects what persuades us. EthicsJournalists play a vital role in a democracy. That sometimes includes serving…
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:Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow.Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it …AestheticsThe chief engineer of a fantasy #steampunk flagship needs a small booth for shift change r…AestheticsAnime Treatment…
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. Similar:Pope Francis calls for "news communicated with serenity, precision and completeness"Pope Francis recently addressed Italian …CultureMe, contemplating the implications of maybe doing a socialize this weekend.PersonalGreensburg Holiday ParadePersonalYes Virginia the Musical coming to ConnellsvilleCarolyn Jerz may be only 11 but is alrea…Current_EventsHow Star Wars was…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Friday night board game therapy. #startrek #monopolyPersonalThe daughter is home from London.PersonalThe girl as the Spanish Soloist in @laurelballettheater & @westmorelandsymphony The Nutcra…AestheticsUPDATE: BREAKING: 'Star Wars' Returns — 'Episode 7' Slated For 2015 And More Movies Plann…The moment in Attack of the Clones when …BusinessThe girl will be…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Actors can't play Hamlet as simply mad in world of mental health awareness, actor saysHow does our 21st century understanding …CultureHow To Escape The Procrastination Doom LoopInstead of being lazy or disorganized, p…CultureSorry, but I am done hearing about the "Cruise from…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Every few years, I Google the name of the kid who saw "The Empire Strikes Back" the night …HistoryThe six wives of Henry VIII, in pie chart formIf you’ve ever wanted to see the reigns …AmusingToday's unexpected but…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Lysistrata live.Current_EventsThe Cosmic Brownie fairy has visited my office. Is “brownie fairy” redundant? Thank you an…PersonalPrime Stage Theatre Makes A Statement With Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” For Carolyn Jerz, who plays Viol…CultureThis morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m……
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. Trying to add a subtle pattern to the light-…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…Aesthetics#PPTPlaytime Tartuffe @thepublicpgh (Looking forward to Part 2 of this live videoconferenc…CultureI had already created…
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:In June 2021 I roughed out the proportions and deck heights for the flagship of the #steam…AestheticsResearch Before Google Books (from 2006)Me: It took a few days for the…
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.…
Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day. Similar:On Her One Free Day Between Two Shows…[View the story “On Her One Free Day Bet…DesignSigma Tau Delta English Honors Society induction ceremony. Congratulations new members. #s…PersonalHaving a rough day. But in a span of about 24 hours, three former students reached out to …One former student said…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Carolyn, Easter 2017 PersonalFor God's sake John, sit down!CultureI rather like my camera. Bought a new zoom lens a few months ago.PersonalA stranger approached me today.A stranger approached me today. I was a…CultureA gangway, flanked by still more #steampunk control panels, leads forward from the chief e…AestheticsWhen you…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:Destroying trust in the media, science, and government has left America vulnerable to disa…From The Brookings Institution (non-prof…CulturePerspective | Whoops of selfish delightThe whoops echoed through airplanes as f…Culture‘Twelfth Night’ is a Shakespearean hoot, and Prime Stage actors Carolyn Jerz, Malcolm…
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…