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:Two Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots Talk and Argue with Each OtherSounds like a typical grad school semina…AmusingThe Last Outpost (ST:TNG Rewatch. Season 1, Episode 4) Riker shouts from a cliff while Fer…Rewatching ST:TNG after about a 20-year …CultureA Robotic Dog’s MortalityFascinating video journalism from the Ne…CultureKhan Academy Gets Rare Partnership To Close Wealth Gap…
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:Scientists Trace Society's Myths to Primordial OriginsAncient cultures from Africa to Asia to …CultureBlood Oath (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 19) Glory to Dax and her three aging… Rewatching ST:DS9 A rowdy Klingon…AmusingMaybe I'll just delete these QUARTER OF A…
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:Bacon Starry Night MemeI’ve no idea where the “Bacon Starry Nig…Aesthetics#MyNYPD Hashtag Promptly HijackedSomeone is regretting this PR move. …Current_EventsThoughtful…
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:"Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania."PersonalThings are not going well when the other king and queen stop by for such an intimate visit…AmusingOn set as Betsy and Philip Schulyer in an historical film.PersonalLook what mysteriously appeared outside my office door!PersonalProcession #classof2017PersonalBasic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project….Basic details for #medievalyork…
Similar:How Not To Make Professional ContactsTowards the end of my year-long radio ne…AmusingI'd love to do a shift at these gorgeous #neovictorian workstations, created in #Blender3D…AestheticsIn August 1999 I was blogging about Poohsticks Bridge, penmanship, Archimedes, and ebooksIn August 1999, I was blogging about …BooksChess tournament in Monroeville. Two losses, two wins.The boy’s personal…
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:More 18th Century fun @fortligonierMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierPersonalPopcorn MakerI’ll have to look into this. Popc…AestheticsLook at the unusual colors…
Similar:My Father's Day adventure included replacing the family gaming computer (a 2011 Mac Mini…..One of the benefits of working at Seton …AcademiaPrime Stage Theatre Makes A Statement With Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” For Carolyn Jerz, who plays Viol…CultureMy parents holding a picture of the family I took with my first SLR camera in 1987.PersonalRussian Grand Ballet…
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…
Sinclair Lewis’s 1935 anti-fascist novel adapted for radio by Berkeley Rep. Similar:Coronavirus: advice from the Middle Ages for how to cope with self-isolationLike many people, I curate my social med…CultureI Love Books: A Campus Library EvolvesI love books. I love smelling them, t…AcademiaControversial Content in YA Literature: A College Professor and Homeschooling Parent Answe…I received…
It was a reporter’s bodyguard, not an anti-fascist activist, who shot and killed a right-wing demonstrator who had assaulted him. The viral spread of those false claims apparently alarmed the Denver Police Department, which had taken Dolloff into custody along with the journalist he was guarding and quickly determined that they were not left-wing…
Similar:Liberal arts college professor assaults alt-right group memberCarefully choosing language that fits yo…AcademiaA Message from Hester Prynne (Student Video)Have I mentioned lately that I have awes…AcademiaAnother delightful section of #neovictorian #steampunk control panel, intended for backgro…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsThe Nagus (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 11) Quark is named the financial…
For my birthday I treated myself to Episode 2 of RUR (Rossum’s Universal Robots) — the play that introduced the word “Robot” to the world 100 years ago. Similar:Humans Aren’t Mentally Ready for an AI-Saturated ‘Post-Truth World’ How is AI going to change individuals …CybercultureAnnoyed and Bored by Lazy Anachronisms in The Great Gatsby MovieI…
Similar:Siblings gotta sib.PersonalPreteen Acting Scene Version 2 – YouTubeI had a free evening and a copy of Blend…DramaAnother section of a #steampunk control panel. Useful for a cutaway shot after a character…AestheticsI rather like my instructional page on writing effective dialogue. I created this new grap…HumanitiesGreen / mahogany variation of the vibe I'm working on…