Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Things are not going well when the other king and queen stop by for such an intimate visit…AmusingCharming solar system scale installation on Baltimore St. in Kansas City.PersonalMan enough to sew my own computer bag. Insecure enough to seek validation on social…
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:Enjoying an ice cream cake, apple pie, and the classic Star Trek episode “The Doomsday Mac…PersonalFeeling classy while I lose. Feeling classy while I lose. PersonalThe Battle (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 8) A Ferengi…
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:How Americans DieFantastic data visualization. How Ameri…CultureThe Last Jedi: Oh, the Feels.No spoilers here. (I managed to avoid al…MediaOrson Scott Card Builds an EmpireVideo games are a viable storytelling me…CybercultureHow the Midwest went from the idealized to the deridedWhile Pittsburgh has become more metropo…AcademiaThe worst-case…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:How to interact with the introverted…My daughter spends a lot of time with he…DesignElmo? Yes, I do mind. I learned far more from Bert.Like plenty of people my age, I grew up …AestheticsStar Wars, Star Trek And V Author Ann Crispin Passes AwayAs a high school student, I…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Another corner building. Designed and textured. Needs an interior. #blender3d #design #ae…Another corner building. Designed and te…AestheticsDefunct Web Pages are Not Dead Ends to JournalistsIn my “News Writing” class, I first warn…AcademiaDarmok (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 2) Picard of the…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder.She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh fo…AestheticsUNC student newspaper goes viral for coverage of campus shooting As Emmy Martin was…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Thinking about physical therapy and cheerful, chatty older gents…I feel like I’m living in a sitcom. A…CultureDon't call it "social distancing" or you just might get a polite correction from the admin…AcademiaI love my students enough to teach them the difference between passive voice and past tens…If…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:A Fistful of Datas (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 8) Worf Trapped in Western S…Rewatching ST:TNG Silly Gagh-Western …AmusingThe Sacramentality of Teaching and LearningFor the one-credit journalism class that…AcademiaSuch A Good Feeling: The Affectionate Documentary 'Won't…
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:Kairos: Open Since 1996As a plucky new faculty member I wrote a…AcademiaThank you, anonymous donor of Mardi Gras candy.Okay, on closer inspection I see the red…AestheticsDress Rehearsal for "My…
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:My parents doing their daily brain treasers in a coffee shop.PersonalModular support craft from the #neovictorian #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my …Modular support craft from the #neovicto…AestheticsJesus Christ SuperstarI have a daughter who does things. Her n…CultureVisiting the KLBE Air MuseumPersonalThe third Google hit for…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Seeing Floyd Collins, a musical about caving and journalism. Front Porch Theatricals.PersonalAnd so it begins.BooksRhythm of the Dance (Irish dance, song, and music touring show)My family thoroughly enjoyed this perfor…AestheticsFinding downtime during orientation week is not a walk in the park. Except when the downti…PersonalCelebration of Writing…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:Multimodal Composing, Sketchnotes, and Idea GenerationUsing the mixed media of sketch notes, a…AcademiaInternet Explorer and Murder Rates: More Fun with Causation and Correlation IE.png – mlkshk.AmusingTake my feedback if you want to pass.I won’t be so assertive in the first wee…AcademiaThe…
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.” 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…
Inspiration can come to those with the humblest heart. Caedmon the Cowherd believed he had no talent for singing, but the voice in his dream encouraged him. Listen to what he does with it in, “The Cowherd Who Became a Poet,” by James Baldwin. A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre. Read by…
Dr. David von Schlichten honors the spectrum of motivations (not always financial) featured during Seton Hill‘s “Celebration of Scholarship.” Similar:The Most Toys (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 22) Data Abducted by Eccentri…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….ArtFantasy football and the cold future of robot journalismFor fantasy football players, the servic…BusinessThe 1931 Histomap: The entire…