More culture that will be lost when newspapers die.

What would our lives be like, in the post-newsprint world, without important cultural expressions like this? Similar:My big acting moment in this scene is declining a drink. #indie #filmAmusingMelora (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 6) Bashir floats a relationship with an …Rewatching ST:DS9 Bashir shows off an…EmpathyFake News Remains Top Industry Concern in 2017“In…

Seton Hill Unviersity mentioned on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

The iPad is mentioned a couple times during this feature on how wonderful Seton Hill University is. Just kidding. Seton Hill is mentioned twice about a minute into the clip (after the advertisement). Similar:The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (workshop premiere of a new musical by Greg Kerestan) I really enjoyed seeing the first work…CultureStage Right…

Quotes of the Day – TIME.com

Time.com Similar:I just finished "Beyond Eyes" and I think there's something in my eye.My 20yo son, who plays a lot of Star War…AestheticsIn February, 2001, I was blogging about computer nostalgia, Napster, a horror typing game,…In February, 2001, I was blogging about …Cyberculturelittle drops — Why Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" Video Makes Me Uncomfortable… and…

"How to Play IF" card

At PAX we debuted the “How to Play Interactive Fiction” postcard. If somebody is sitting down in front of an IF game for the very first time, this card should give him or her an idea of what commands are likely to work — and what commands are *likely* to work. It’s not trying to…

Seton Hill University trending on Twitter for several hours

Here’s just a sampling… zecool À la Seton Hill University, chaque étudiant aura son iPad http://is.gd/b7hcR (via @willrich45) afujimura たまんないですね! RT @Techmeme: And so it begins… Seton Hill University to give all students an iPad (@stevensande / TUAW) http://techme.me/=MFZ 24 minutes ago from EchofonIndritMaraku (Giusto per sottolineare quanto qui siamo indietro) Un iPad in regalo…

iPads for EVERYONE at Seton Hill

I can finally post about this. Seton Hill University will give a new Apple iPad to every full-time student in fall 2010. http://www.setonhill.edu/ipad/The word went out on the SHU campus about an important announcement. The room was packed. A familiar face appeared on stage. The wire-rimmed spectacles on the dancers were a nice touch, as…

The Daily Mail Song

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Increasing Number Of Parents Opting To Have Children School-Homed

In addition to providing better supervision and overall direction, school-homing has become popular among mothers and fathers who just want to be less involved in the day-to-day lives of their children. “Parents are finding creative ways to make this increasingly common child-rearing track work,” Miller said. “Whether it’s over-relying on after-school programs and extracurricular activities,…

At Schools, Playtime Is Over

RECESS is no longer child’s play. Schools around the country, concerned about bullying and arguments over the use of the equipment, are increasingly hiring “recess coaches” to oversee students’ free time. […] For children in past eras, participating in the culture of childhood was a socializing process. They learned to settle their own quarrels, to…

Interactive Fiction Awesomeness I am Missing at PAX East, Part 2

  Allagash At the #pax Get Lamp screening and panel. Don Woods! Steve Meretzky! Infocom forever! http://twitpic.com/1b5yo2 1 minute ago from Echofon Reply Retweet   DenisMoskowitz GET LAMP was pretty fascinating. Now watching impessive IF panel. Meretzky is hilarious. 4 minutes ago from Twitterrific Reply Retweet   Gingko1 RT @potteryfanatic: Grayshott Pottery Small Conical Lamp…

It's never too late to start proofreading.

Today’s schadenfreude comes from WSVN. Several people had the chance to catch this error. It’s not any one employee’s fault, but the school’s reputation won’t exactly be helped.  Further, the school missed the opportunity to make the experience into a teachable moment, and instead apparently chose to make no comment.  (It’s never too late, FCC…