The Drinks are On Us! and Us! and Us Too!

I got a text message a couple days ago.. would I be available Saturday night to play a judge in a one-act play based (very loosely) on local history? Sure, why not? Similar:Lonely Among Us (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 6) Crew-posessing spark roams and a droid …Conflict between two species who petitio…AestheticsOut & About:…

Microphowned

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How Americans Die

Fantastic data visualization. How Americans Die. Similar:Russian troll factory paid US activists to help fund protests during electionRussian trolls posing as Americans made …CybercultureBlind-accessible audio adventure Grail to the Thief seeks crowdfundingGrail to the Thief stars a thief from th…CultureHow Poetry Helps You Improve Your WritingWhile I’d rather see a reminder that we …AestheticsAcademic study…

The Dadliest Decade

The eighties, at least, were drenched in cocaine and neon, slick cars and yacht parties, a real debauched reaction. But nineties white culture was all earnest yearning: the sorrow of Kurt Cobain and handwringing over selling out, crooning boy-bands and innocent pop starlets, the Contract With America and the Starr Report. It was all so…

The Benefits of Writing Crap (A Reminder)

A first draft gives you something to go on in the future. Because you will rewrite this draft. And you’ll rewrite it again after the first time. So, don’t rush the process. (And I’m talking to myself as much as to you.) At the same time, I think its important to acknowledge that writing “masterful…

How to Lie with Data Visualization

Data visualization is one of the most important tools we have to analyze data. But it’s just as easy to mislead as it is to educate using charts and graphs. In this article we’ll take a look at 3 of the most common ways in which visualizations can be misleading. —Heap Data Blog. Similar:Magnetic Scrolls…

Understanding Poetry

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My Day of Digital Humanities

I’ve blogged a bit as part of today’s Day of Digital Humanities. Day of Digital Humanities on Twitter. Similar:The Dadliest DecadeThe eighties, at least, were drenched in…HomeThe Rule of Capek's Robots: A public lecture, in which the word “robot” is traced, precurs…   HomeA Revolutionary Approach to Treating PTSDInhabiting an improvised play designed t…HomeTake that,…