Not only is this a fantastic story about language and culture and colonialism, it’s also a great example of how a talented PR writer used journalistic storytelling strategies to turn a scholarly study into an appealing narrative. We start with a very specific, very personal story about a man returning home for his father’s funeral.…
Similar:Why It’s So Hard For Foley Artists To Make Footstep SoundsAccording to Foley artist Stefan Fratice…AestheticsOn the upside, no fake news is currently being shared on Facebook. Can't think of a do…PersonalGreat energy at our Comp & Culture poster paper session. So proud of these students an…AcademiaThe Toulmin model for analyzing arguments came up at…
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, the first talkie The Jazz Singer, the songs “Ol Man River” from Showboat and “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” and the novels To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder) and the first Hardy Boys novel will (finally) enter the common domain in 2023. I chose my…
Similar:Another #neovictorian control panel for a personal #steampunk project. #design #aesthetics…AestheticsFoggy April morning on the hill.PersonalThe joy of text – the fall and rise of interactive fictionAlthough the IF community first formed a…CybercultureJournalism, Fake News, and "Clickbait Defamation"Sometimes when my social media contacts …CultureA few Dwarven Moments in Stage Right's Snow WhiteThe dwarf scenes were…
I’m consciously fighting confirmation bias by sharing some claims that I intuitively (irrationally?) doubt. Contrary to widespread beliefs, the share of misinformation in most people’s information diet is minimal, conspiracy theorising does not seem to have increased in recent years, and those who consume high rates of misinformation are largely hyper-partisans or dogmatists anyway. Moreover, even when people’s…
Similar:An Hour of Monastic Silence in Media Studies Class (plus an awesome drum solo)I announced that my 300-level Media and …AcademiaHow Humans Respond to RobotsThe play that coined the word “robot,” K…AestheticsHow to promote your laser skin clinic effectivelyI rather miss teaching HTML and doing my…AestheticsThe Search for IT Relevence — Featuring Seton Hill IT…
Similar:Carolyn and Alex in “The King and I”PersonalMy daughter found where all the missing pens and pencils end upAmusingA Conversation with Dennis Jerz, Actor — WAOB Audio Theatrehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU6vs0ZB…DramaYour first attempt at a medieval gate and city walls will be your worst. #blender3d #medie…Your first attempt at a medieval gate an…PersonalComing up for the girl is…
Similar:How exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medie…How exactly do bridges bridge? How do ri…AestheticsHow Are Websites Made?This one chart is actually the punch lin…AmusingIn September, 2003, I was blogging about the emerging fad of internet plagiarism, ethnical…In September, 2003, I was blogging about…CultureFirst Contact (#StarTrek…
Similar:My parents doing their daily crossword. I’m spending a few days visiting my …PersonalFaculty Senate meet & greet. With food. In the parlors till 6. AcademiaEvery family has one.PersonalWhat a great time everyone had at the "Cabbies."CultureAnother section of a #neovictorian control panel for a #steampunk #blender3d project. I h…AestheticsAI generated images from the prompt…
Similar:After lights out, the girl is knitting.Personal20 Things 20-Year-Olds Don't GetI expect my English majors not to balk w…AcademiaFancy a game of whist with your nemesis? The prospect of ruin adds piquancy to the pleasur…PersonalCarolyn as Dolly Levi (Arts4Homeschoolers / Stage Right)I loved listening to her practice the “M…AestheticsI just picked up both Aslan's How…
Similar:A stranger approached me today.A stranger approached me today. I was a…CultureDesk blotters, with procedural leather and wood materials by Blendermada. #blender3dAestheticsThe boy approved of the WWII historical fiction Dunkirk. CultureThose shoggoths hacked from lungs unspeakable1) Last night, I’m fairly certain some …AmusingEveryone Nov 1AmusingGetting in the Christmas spirit.Personal
I’m about 1/4 through teaching an online American Lit course. Some students are commenting on the use of “men” to mean “people,” as if it’s brand new to them. Others helpfully explained to their peers that in an era when only men could vote or hold office, it would have been in some cases historically…
Businesses still fret over these issues, and against a tight labor market, more companies are making self-checkouts the norm. But the machines failed to live up to their promises. This week, Walmart’s CEO said that thefts “are higher than what they’ve historically been”, which many staff and customers link to self-checkouts. On top of that,…
Similar:Remember That Class Assignment I Hated? The One That Landed Me My Dream Job?ME (a couple years ago): Okay, students….AcademiaBusiness as Usual #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 18) Quark accepts a lucrative …Rewatching ST:DS9 Playing tongo at the …BusinessSchool ditches rules and loses bulliesSwanson School signed up to the study by…CultureMy adorable daughter (Easter…
Similar:Family, I Hear You. I Love You. Go Away. This Weekend, I'm Marking Papers.No, I don’t want to see the new jacket y…AcademiaApple Hill Playhouse is closing, leaving theater group seeking new homeConfiguring socially distanced seating a…BusinessOn my fantasy #steampunk capital ship, every uniform is a full dress uniform. #blender3d #…AestheticsHow to Make a Website:…
Similar:Why Can't Millennials Find Jobs?Half of hiring managers say wearing atti…Business11 Tips H.P. Lovecraft Had for Novice Writers”Avoid reading so as not to taint your c…CultureThe Die Is Cast (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 21) Garak's mentor leads a pres…Rewatching ST:DS9 After the recap of …CultureGo Ask AliceFrom the tangled tale of mass literacy…
Similar:Distributing Candy at Holiday ParadeCurrent_EventsSeeing A Wrinkle in Time. @prime_stagePersonal#Blender3D rendition of the bridge of the æthership that featured in the musical #steampun…PersonalWhen You've Already Got a Major, But You Love Books (Seton Hill English) When committee work is fun… making…AcademiaAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsWhat, exactly, am I looking at…
For some reason today I was thinking of the 3D shape scientists recently discovered in our cells — I had to look it up just now to refresh my memory. Not being an expert in geometry, I would describe the “scutoid” as an irregular prism-like shape with a hexagon on one end and a pentagon…
Leapin’ lizards, the clip from the cabinet scene (where I played FDR) has 42k views on YouTube. Loved this set by Mark Kissner!
Similar:Facebook Axes “Trending” SidebarFacebook is discontinuing the “trending”…BusinessThe Chase (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 20) Planet-hopping archaeological DNA…Rewatching ST:TNG A well-done mystery…CultureAnother lovely variation of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3dart #neovictorian #desig…AestheticsThe Enduring Allure of Choose Your Own Adventure BooksI didn’t realize how involved the childr…AwesomeToday's 10 sq cm of a #steampunk control panel…