A new graphic for an existing handout, which I touched up a bit. When is the phrase “when asked about…” part of good news writing? Rarely. A journalist who uses the phrase “when asked about” (or a similar phrase) is carefully telling the reader, “I’m bending over backwards to make sure you don’t think I’m…
Similar:Worked a short day today, and it shows. Tomorrow is another day!Personal2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Exasperating MasterpiecePosting this mostly to prove that I can …AestheticsPater Noster Passenger ElevatorsSome 50 years ago, my father took me to …AmusingThe AI revolution is powered by these contractors making $15 an hourStudents who cheat with ChatGPT can look…BusinessEven in the…
Early in my teaching career, I noticed some students silently body-shaming another. I’m sure the target, who had a minor wardrobe malfunction, didn’t even notice. Later that day I asked a more experienced mentor for advice, awkwardly mentioning that the target of the body-shaming was not slim. My mentor interrupted me. “Ignore your students from…
I first met my wife in person, but we were in a long-distance online relationship for a year, and some weeks are so busy we text each other more than we speak in person. Starting a relationship during a pandemic would be tricky. Similar:Shen Yun Chinese dance troupeOne of seven touring groups devoted to s…ArtChatGPT…
It’s striking to hear her audience erupt in laughter at the comedy bits in the opening scenes. I assume they didn’t know what they were in for! Similar:Do the Best Professors Get the Worst Ratings?To summarize the findings: because they …AcademiaPlay-Doh was Originally Wallpaper CleanerThe story of Play-Doh began when Kutol, …BusinessNo, Trump's tweet…
In the wake of the pandemic, the entertainment industry created a new position on set to help keep outbreaks at bay. […] The demands of the job are big: sanitization, testing, safety equipment and distancing. Cast and crew are split into different zones, based on the frequency of testing and ability to wear masks. The…
I’m proud of the daughter for her involvement in this Equity audio production. (Some of the screams mentioned by the reviewer are hers.) One would be hard-pressed to find a more perfect production for the pandemic, as the radio drama comes with no visuals and forces one to shut out the outside world for the…
https://youtu.be/CWcEABVWbfA Similar:Life Support (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 13) Bashir keeps the gravely injur…Rewatching ST:DS9 An accident aboard …CultureLining up for Honors Convocation 2016. #setonhillAcademiaThe Little Professor: How to write an essay about teaching that will not be published in t…All instructors have to assemble their o…AcademiaMechanical #greebles (more #Blender3D practice)https://youtu.be/NzUp-9e_olQAestheticsMy colleague Dr. Cusick…
Bits and pieces from a news article that summarizes recent scholarly studies. Some moderately good news, and a reminder that increased testing means finding more cases, and finding them earlier, which means people get medical treatment sooner. (More testing means less suffering and fewer deaths. For those of us who care about such things.) Over…
My big finish as Alquist in a Zoom-based production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). Similar:Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class. Twelfth-grade reading scores are a…BooksPICT PROUD: PICT actress Carolyn Jerz takes on Viola in Shakespeare’s Twelfth NightPICT PROUD: She’s appeared on our stage…CultureThe Future of College Is Facebook Meme GroupsInteresting to…
Rewatching ST:TNG. The plot, such as it is, quickly gets Picard and Wesley separated from the Enterprise and in the company of a mining shuttle pilot who challenges Picard’s authority. After a few on-location scenes in a bleak desert, the story shifts to the standard generic cave set, where some falling chunks of foam and…
I wish I had the time or energy to get out the telescope and camera, but I did go out for a walk in the neighborhood and got an eyeful of this in the sky. Similar:Debunking the newspapers are dying ideaDon’t count on viral social media posts …CultureVisiting the KLBE Air MuseumPersonalThe Struggle to Save…
In October 2000, I was blogging about The F. Scott Fitzgerald Short story “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” (background; full text) A biography of Virginia Woolf The precarious status of English as a global language A call for papers for a special issue of Text Technology devoted to interactive fiction (I have a copy on my shelf…
There are some sound pedagogical reasons for turning cameras on. Thus, I suggest sharing those reasons with the students before giving them the choice of what to do about their cameras. Explain why you are making your request. For example, being able to see students’ faces gives instructors a quick and easy way to discern whether students are finding the material engaging, at least in smaller classes. One instructor told me that “I asked students to turn their cameras on to say hi to their classmates at the beginning and end of class, and those were the best moments of the class.”
Similar:Stage Right Theatre Company's 'Fiddler' all about family, on, off stageI am thrilled to be part of this great c…Current_EventsMy brother is visiting to play a game of chess with his nephew and watch his niece perform…GamesFDR in AnnieI’ve accepted the role of FDR in the upc…CultureMy brother set my parents up for a Mother's…
Similar:Looking forward to another visit to Illyria. Support humans who create art in your communi…PersonalWatching a National Guard helicopter lift off after an EMS displayJust spending an August evening with the…PersonalFoggy April morning on the hill.PersonalHi, I’m the St Joe’s basement doorstop. Let me start your three-day weekend by wrapping my…PersonalMore #steampunk control panel…
Obviously I would have preferred to see it live, but the pandemic-era video presentation — with clever graphics that indicate stage actions and pop-up text that augment the recorded performances — was subtle and touching. Similar:DOJ Enters Into Landmark Web and Mobile App Consent DecreeUnder the consent decree cite to http://…Current_EventsSlicing up a massively detailed…
Similar:Finished Reading The Chronicles of PrydainWe could hardly stop reading just before…BooksElevator shaft on a #steampunk #blender3d cruiser, just because. #design #aesthetics #blen… AestheticsBird flight simulator. The boy goes for altitude and distance, the girl does stunts.In the bird-flight simulator at the Pitt…CybercultureCelebration of Writing Fall 2025. Students present their research for their upcoming term…
The daughter plays Laertes in Seton Hill’s free, live Zoom production of Hamlet (with a film noir theme) which opens tonight at 8. (The first half will be performed tonight and next Friday; the next half will be performed Saturday and next Saturday.) Free tickets to Seton Hill’s livestreaming video production of Hamlet Through the…
From The Brookings Institution (non-profit, deeply sourced factual writing; has been accused of both conservative and liberal bias; is cited in Congress about equally by conservative and liberal politicians; leans a bit left in terms of loaded language): American institutions are not perfect, of course. We all should want to improve scientific practices, remove bias…