Attending this was one of the handful of cultural treats my wife and I splurged on during our grad student days. LA Times – Canada's Stratford Festival losing 'Shakespeare' from its name. Similar:Richard Halloran / Owns Home Computer.“Engineers now predict the day will come…AmusingAnd if my point of view is somewhat misty-eyed…And if my point…
In anticipation of the film, Sony turned to Wieden+Kennedy to give fans the opportunity to serve alongside the Royal Secret Intelligence Service’s most famous fictional agent, by passing a secretive five-part examination conducted through an online text adventure game. Finding the text adventure game in the first place required more than a little work. A…
Great resource. Cover your Backside with B-roll on Vimeo Video School on Vimeo. Now consider this: Similar:IN-ZOOM (A world-premiere 10-minute play)A very current short play by Bill Irwin….CultureMany things in the world are awful. But creating this #steampunk #blender3d control panel …Aesthetics14% of Americans [say that they] have changed their mind about an issue…
Addis, LA: Little Orphan Annie stopped for speeding | #Beet’s B.O.O.T.. Similar:Beowimp (spoof I wrote for my high school lit magazine c. 1985)I got an email this morning from someone…AmusingIn March 2000, I was blogging about Palm V computers for the Navy, NCAA banning online jou…In March 2000, I was blogging about …AcademiaRay Harryhousen,…
I’ve accepted the role of FDR in the upcoming Stage Right! Production of Annie. Auditions for the little ‘uns are Friday afternoon. My 10yo daughter and her tweeny friends are sticking out their chins and grinning and singing “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day” or whatever…
For more than 20 years, Navy archaeologist Steve Schwartz searched for that cave. It was believed to be home to the island’s most famous inhabitant, a Native American woman who survived on the island for 18 years, abandoned and alone, and became the inspiration for “Island of the Blue Dolphins,” one of the 20th century’s…
I rather expected this — popularity of the search term “blog” from 2004-2012. And this, too, was not a big surprise — Similar:The Horror… The Horror! How Music in Horror Games Effects Player ExperienceFrom one of my students, a blog-based pr…AcademiaPesky journalists, always showing up to document atrocities.No Democratic president should send in t…CultureNASA confirms…
Visitors often remark the campus reminds them of Hogwarts, so it’s fitting to learn that a Quidditch goal has been assembled at Seton Hill University, in preparation for a charity tournament Monday. Similar:Apple Hill Playhouse is closing, leaving theater group seeking new homeConfiguring socially distanced seating a…BusinessHappily masked in center row C. (The daughter is…
Study used D & D characters to test how subjects responded to eyegaze in human, humanoid, and monster characters. Observers were presented with images selected from the popular fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons (D&D; figure 1a). The images could be of humans, creatures with eyes in the centre of the face (humanoids), and creatures with…
Why does Facebook always use this image for the thumbnail? This image isn’t the first or the last on the page. It’s not embedded into the post, it’s part of the template. Lately, even when I specify a different thumbnail, Facebook uses this image. I’m using a plugin called Social, which does a great job…
“Once we got to the Internet/cable-news cycle, really in 2004, there was no capacity to control” the message, said Dan Pfeiffer, the White House communications director. “I leave it to others to judge if the power has gone from us to the reporters. I don’t know that, and it probably depends on the day, but…
Mean technology. Mean, mean technology. The legal case brought by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers against Google was a revelation, as important, if not as celebrated, as the obscenity trial of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover. In the face of the openness and honest labor of engineers, the priestly class closed…
The moment in Attack of the Clones when the rockets popped out of Artoo’s legs, Star Wars died for me. So I can’t manage to get very worked up about it. Still… BREAKING…. Disney has just confirmed that it has agreed to acquire George Lucas‘ Lucasfilm Ltd, and that includes rights to the Star Wars…
What is with the five-year-old photo illustrating this story that was published yesterday? That Kindle is ancient. Born digital describes works that are created with a computer and are meant to be read on the computer. They’re not works that you print out. The computational aspect of the work is part of its aesthetic and…
Similar:My View: What will you do with an English degree? PlentyI just found my first reading assignment…AcademiaThis is How Literary Fiction Teaches Us to Be HumanPracticing empathy through drama and poe…BooksHuge Collection of Free CC-Licensed Textbooks (2012)2012 Book Archive. Business, humaniti…AcademiaIn April, 2001 I was blogging about interactive fiction, Roget's Thesaurus, John Lennon, H… A…
My plans to use a Chromebook over the weekend didn’t go as well as I had hoped… In between family events I was pretty wiped out and didn’t have much time to experiment. After just 3 years as an Apple user, I found myself feeling very frustrated by a brief return to Windows (because I…
The latest example of why writing matters in the real world. Be careful of that word “everything.” Here is the online ad that the family placed Tuesday night: “Fairly large, free yard sale. Moving and we want everything to go for free. So come over and take whatever you want and how much you want.…
Awesome robot costume is awesome. The Best Halloween Costume Is a Robot Halloween Costume – Atlantic Mobile. Similar:Google Books ruled legal in massive win for fair use (updated)Update in a legal battle that’s been goi…BooksFatworld ReviewOn Jan 14, Ian Bogost of Persuasive Game…CybercultureRebound Rumble, FIRST Robotics 2012 GameIn the FIRST Robotics competition, indiv…CybercultureEffects of Internet…
Amazing mural. Amazing. Star Trek The Original Series by *dusty-abell on deviantART. Similar:Okay, not my most thrilling #blender3D creation, but a fantasy steampunk ship-of-the-line …DesignThe Outrageous Okona (TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 4)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…PersonalMy Parents (aged 72 and 78) Demonstrate a Ballroom Dance PoseThis is how my parents finish…
I have recently started managing the Facebook page for a local arts nonprofit. Tracking the number of views, likes, and shares generated by the items I post has been a lot of fun. I’ve definitely played fewer rounds of Civilization as a result of doing more Facebook page management. The recent experience means I am…