Biggest accomplishment of the day

The real problem is timing — they had called me for the second week of classes. I wouldn’t mind sharing this civic responsibility so much when I’m not so busy, but the first couple weeks of term are crazy enough. Similar:National Mall site approved for memorial to fallen journalists Federal officials have approved a site…CultureMy…

The Princess and the Paint

Friday night, my daughter will be playing the lead in the Stage Right! musical version of “The Princess and the Pea”  — her first starring role. After rehearsal today, she jumped at the chance to get messy by painting with Mark, our set designer. Similar:More #steampunk control panel goodness. This section features a nice retro…

Sci-Fi Airshow: Guided Tour

Fantastic series of photos, showing sci-fi spaceships digitally inserted into photos that appear to have been taken at real airshows. To be more believable, we probably need to see more poorly-framed, snapshot-style “here’s my kid standing in front of a Moonbase Alpha Eagle,” but this was still a lot of fun. Sci-Fi Airshow: Guided Tour.…

The Portable Writing desk — the Victorian laptop

Focusing on the materiality of writing, this page offers a brief but fascinating overview of how design and culture affect the act of writing (and vice-versa). Just as we find laptops essential for writing, researching, and storing valuable information, the Victorians found their writing desks indispensable for storing writing materials; valuables, including money and jewelry;…

Newsweek Owner Says Magazine Will Eventually Shift Online

As tablets, smartphones, and microportables of various  sorts become more common, this is not a surprise. It’s really only a question of when. Newsweek will eventually transition to an online publication, owner IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI) said today, marking the beginning of the end for the magazine’s 79-year run as a print weekly. —Bloomberg. Similar:In February, 2001,…

The Great Gatsby Character Map

SomethingSoSam. Similar:Firstborn (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 21) Worf prepares his reluctant son f… Rewatching ST:TNG Worf awkwardly rehe…CultureShakespeare-themed Math PuzzlesI didn’t know I had a Shakespeare-themed…AmusingLincoln’s last play; or, the continuing fascination with “Our American Cousin”E. A. Sothern as the foppish and silly L…CulturePracticing my Unity3D design skills. Forgot to turn on gravity.https://youtu.be/PkxxiPAmTFg…

Crabby 10yo Ties Self to Pole to Protest Injustice

My wife confiscated my preteen daughter’s blush. To protest the injustice, my daughter tied herself to a pole and wrote this protest note. Similar:The Moral Authority Of AnimalsChimpanzees in Arnhem’s Royal Burgers’ Z…EmpathyThe Internet Is RottingI do what I can. It’s disheartening how,…AcademiaAnalysis | President Trump is losing his war with the mediaMy Media Aesthetics…