Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Man enough to sew my own computer bag. Insecure enough to seek validation on social media …AmusingFor God's sake John, sit down!CultureA brief respite from grading. A brief respite from grading. PersonalHow to interact with the introverted…My daughter spends a lot of…
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:Had a blast watching all the amazing entries in Pittsburgh's 48 Hour Film Festival, b…PersonalEvery family has one.PersonalAnniePersonalMy meme about the distracted boyfriend memeAmusingHappy Easter!PersonalTin Man (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 20) Sad telepath…
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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The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend.Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small f…AestheticsJournalists are vital to the health of a free nation. #firstamendnent #freepressPersonalIs this stripe appearing or disappearing? FULL BLOOM (Aug 30 to Sep 2)PersonalYounger friends, can you write or read cursive? I’m curious.CultureThey're coming…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:In January 2001, I was blogging about Bill Clinton's #WhiteHouse security deposit, anachro…In January 2001, I was blogging about …AcademiaMy Dad Is a Right-Wing Asshole (Village Voice)A closed-minded liberal writing a letter…CultureWhen In Academia – WHEN A COLLEAGUE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT ‘DIGITAL…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mys…Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildi…PersonalThis friendly gangster was parked at WalMart in Johnstown yesterday.This friendly gangster was parked at Wal…PersonalIn major step, UCSF scientists translate unspoken…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:8k trimsheets baked as efficient building blocks for my #fantasy #steampunk #cgi cruiser. …PersonalMore details in the powder room of my villain's lair. #Blender3DAestheticsJesus Christ SuperstarI have a daughter who does things. Her n…CultureIt's such a privilege to introduce these young people to Shakespeare's body of work.After…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Contemptible and Exploitive “Share if You’re Not Ashamed of Me” Facebook ScamsOutline: Various Facebook posts that fea…Business“Waiting for Life” (Once on This Island)https://youtu.be/NeoVD3prQWYPersonalMoonBot (from the family steampunk bedtime RPG 2007-2013) vs. a crate and lamps.https://youtu.be/h2P2Ve-oZ1U AestheticsBirthright, Part 2…
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:So glad to be attending another live theatrical production. @quantumtheatre never disappoi…Projections, live music, sounds, props, …BusinessWalking in Another's Skin: Failure of Empathy in To Kill a MockingbirdThe money…
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:Professoring. With an(other) apple pie cupcake.I touched up and board-ified a presentat…AcademiaIdeal Homeschool Summer Day: Studying Latin, Justifying Nilla Wafers, and Making a Duct Ta…Today, I managed to get in a couple of h…AestheticsThe daughter is working hard as a dancer and Flaemchen understudy. @frontporchtheatricalsCultureShe was a musical…
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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:Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials s…If I ever share something that turns out…CultureWhat Is The Value Of An Education In The Humanities?For those who go to college, the four…