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:Senior Tech #1: How To Master TextingIt’s funny because it’s true. http://…AmusingThe chief engineer does not know where the floating lamps are coming from, but he looks gr…AestheticsVincent Connare, Inventor Of 'The Most Hated Font,' Defends HimselfA typographic engineer, Connare was work…AestheticsRest assured, there will soon be enough Rey toys to monetize the imaginations of…
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:Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3dart #blender3dAestheticsJanuary 6th … the board game? About 20 of us are here in Brooklyn to …ArtMe, contemplating…
Similar:Sherlock Holmes and The Woman (WAOB Live Virtual Performance)I was happy to play Watson. The daughter…BooksTwittering The MachineI’ve never been a phone guy. My vo…AcademiaA performance, two auditions and a cast party. #busyweekendPersonalMinneapolis protest cleanup: Did you share this meme without fact-checking it? (Don’t spre… A Facebook meme with 52k reactions a…CultureDetailed Articulation of Feet…
Rewatching ST:TNG after 30 years. After playing the trombone at his birthday party and passing out on a gassy planet, a gray-flecked Riker awakens in sickbay, where he learns 16 years have passed and he is now the captain of the Enterprise. After the requisite medical technobabble (virus, amnesia, blah blah), Dr. Crusher tries to…
Similar:Report to the bridge so the captain can assess your virtual upholstery skills. #blender3d …AestheticsYork Corpus Christi Pageant, Toronto, June 7I’ll be in Toronto next week to observe …AcademiaUnder my academic robes… photographer vest with 3 frozen ice packs. #heatwave #HonorsCon…PersonalAnd now that June’s almost over, it’s time to start prepping for the fall term.…
Deadline seems to have briefly published, then taken down, a breaking news story including the sentence “Pence announced late Wednesday that he is among those who have tested positive in the ongoing White House coronavirus outbreak.” 1. Google search for “tom tapp coronavirus pence” shows a hit for a Deadline story with a headline prefaced…
I recall just sort of telling the editors that I would be taking this story, thank you very much. I started looking for this clipping when I reviewed The Measure of a Man for my ST:TNG Rewatch. Sadly The University Journal is no more. When I was at U.Va. it was one of two competing…
Similar:Interpretation and Intellectual Inquiry: A Charge To KeepI took a little break from evaluating a …ArtCarolyn as Maria in West Side StoryPersonal80 Days review80 Days was my go-to game over the summe…CultureThe secret history of “Y’all”: The murky origins of a legendary Southern slang wordThe Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is u…CultureThe Internet Is RottingI do…
Headlines are important. (Send an editor some love.)
The first act of Artistic Prosperity’s virtual production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) is online. I designed the set backdrops and I play the humble builder Alquist. The first act is something like an office comedy, but the story takes a few twists and turns before the epilogue. Oct 12: Replaced link with new version.…
Those darned reporters. Always publishing newsworthy facts of national importance that powerful people would rather keep silent. When Hicks tested positive, she worried about others around her who might be infected, too, but the White House sought to keep that information from the public. Without Jennifer Jacobs, a dogged Bloomberg reporter who broke the story…
So negative! Why does the lying America-hating fake news media keep publishing stories that make Trump look bad? Where are the reports about superspreader events in the Obama White House? Where are the stories about Obama’s family members and staff ostentatiously refusing to take precautions that their own medical experts recommended that all Americans take?…
From Frank Bruni, NYT It’s a measure of the cynicism that has infected American politics — and, yes, me — that among my initial reactions to the news that President Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus was: Are we sure? Can we trust that? A man who so frequently and flamboyantly plays the victim,…
Similar:Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced to 3 years for ‘Healthy Holly’ children’s …Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, w…Books''The Balloon Hoax'' by Edgar Allan PoeWhen steampunk was speculative fiction, …AmusingPlease use the microphone at public events (I have an auditory processing disorder and can… Still recovering from this morning’s t…AcademiaHong Kong: journalist permanently blinded in…
This is a sample link. Similar:‘There’s a certain madness to it’ … fans await new chord in John Cage gig with 616 years l…The organ composition is called “As Slow…AestheticsChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web Think of ChatGPT as a blurry jpeg…CybercultureCrying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship EverI’ve felt a bit…
I have been experimenting with midnight deadlines lately, including midnight Sunday deadlines. Students who don’t want to work Sundays can of course get the work done earlier in the week. I also often have students start assignments during class time, ask them to submit what they have by the time class is over, and let…
Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break. The Federation ambassador to the Klingon Empire requests Picard’s help about an urgent matter. Chancellor K’empec names Picard arbiter over the power struggle that will follow his impending death. He suspects that one of the two rival faction leaders has been slowly poisoning him. The scenery-chewing Ambassador K’Eyhlar gets…
This is the end of the coronavirus pandemic. And this is how it could happen in the United States: By November 2021, most Americans have received two doses of a vaccine that, while not gloriously effective, fights the disease in more cases than not. Meanwhile, Americans continue to wear masks and avoid large gatherings, and…
I had to teach my Introduction to Psychology class today to 300+ students from my cell phone while I was trapped in my apartment building elevator with my two young kids. This has to go down as my most surreal and stressful teaching experience. — Jay Van Bavel (@jayvanbavel) September 24, 2020 Similar:What’s My…