Similar:Audisee Presents: The War of the WorldsAs new age synthesizer music, a rich bar…BooksA merry look at journalism in the classic "The Year without a Santa Claus"PersonalOn my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble… The first few weeks of Jun…AestheticsCharming solar system scale installation on Baltimore St. in Kansas…
Similar:Academic study concludes that teaching kids to touch-type can make them better writersImproving students’ handwriting skill di…EducationPope Francis declares evolution and Big Bang theory are right and God isn't 'a magician wi…The theories of evolution and the Big Ba…Culture100 Word ChallengeIt is a weekly creative writing challeng…CultureFor New Acquisitions, UMD Libraries Choose Ebooks by…
Similar:I played hooky from work to see Wild Robot with my familyI played hooky to go see Wild Robot this…AestheticsLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghDramaJust a handful more of these elegant #steampunk control panels and I can move on to the ne…AestheticsParadise Blue (so glad to be seeing more live theater lately)PersonalStandardized…
Similar:Happy Easter 2020 CultureHow do I cite a tweet in MLA Style?According to the Modern Language Associa…AcademiaLet's talk about AI art (long, scrollworthy post from The Oatmeal)https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_artAestheticsI'm really enjoying seeing how my students are responding to Hamlet.As part of a class assignment, one stude…AcademiaWet Book Rescuehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9_fwmdC…BooksTwelfth Night Cast Photo (Prime Stage, May 3-12)My daughter…
In August 2000, I was blogging about Top 10 Tips for Writing Poetry (which I’ve updated over the years and is the most popular page on my site today) Richard Lederer’s presidential wordplay (“I predict that at the end of the campaign. Gore will be bushed and Bush will be gored. Then we’ll have either…
Similar:Outtakes from “Once on This Island” promohttps://youtu.be/QlMJuogD9to AmusingShakespeare Popularized Falconry TermsEnglish is full of figures of speech pop…CultureStudents say they prefer lectures, but "active learning" is more effectiveA recent study measured differences in s…AcademiaThe 3 Scariest Words A Boy Can Hear ("Be a Man")Former NFL player and current pastor Joe…CultureProfessor Sees Parallels Between Things, Other…
Our understanding of COVID-19 has accreted around the idea that it kills a few and is “mild” for the rest. That caricature was sketched before the new coronavirus even had a name; instead of shifting in the light of fresh data, it calcified. It affected the questions scientists sought to ask, the stories journalists sought…
Similar:Relics (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 4) When a huge hollow sphere traps a Sco…Rewatching ST:TNG The Enterprise-D tr…AmusingA snifter of brandy helps a supporting character deliver exposition & set up for a nic…PersonalSpring office cleaning thoughts: 1) I used to print a lot. 2) I have enough tote bags. I used to print…
Another very rough day. Students are cheerful and patient, obviously happy to be here. I can barely understand what the students right in front of me are saying. (It’s not about volume… the problem is I can’t see their lips moving; I do have an appointment with an audiologist Friday.) I long for the days…
Similar:I am shocked — SHOCKED — to find that TV journalism is scripted, shallow eye candy. Don’t trust the scary bad interweb. Do…BusinessAs coronavirus cases climb, the White House line is consistent: Everything is well in handTraditional journalism aims for neutrali…Current_EventsA spooooooky post about predatory journals for this Halloween season.Predatory publications are not concerned…AcademiaThe Penance…
I survived the first day teaching in a masked classroom. As I expected, I had a very difficult time hearing my students. I felt awkward taking up the first class talking about myself, but I told them I’ve recently been diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder. My ears can pick up the sounds of their…
Bee walked on six spindly legs to the spot where Spider had stopped moving. Bee, whose job was to record the doings of the lab, had been across the room, but its video feed had captured the moment. The tiny arachnid-shaped bot had been monitoring the bio-nanobot colonies when it teetered and fell, alone. “Can…
Plenty of news organizations have reported on the tragic case of a white boy who was murdered while riding his bicycle. One must ignore easily verifiable opposing evidence to claim that “the media” are universally ignoring this story. It’s even more unhinged to latch upon the conspiracy theory that the reason for this (non-existent) lack…
Similar:Bully: She told her son, ‘hit him hard’ –and she learned a lessonThis is a great story about a parent who…CultureOedipus Tyrannos (Oedipus Rex) — Brief IntroductionMy first lecture screencasts for my newl…AcademiaThe Liminal Classroom”What,” I asked, “are we to make of Plat…AcademiaWork / Life Balance: UnlockedI think I must be doing something right …AcademiaIs…
Similar:Zagg Rugged iPad Air2 keyboard case — USB mini socket came right out with the plug. Grr!I have not had much luck with Zagg keybo…PersonalSharing a root beer float with your dad doesn't fix everything that's wrong in the world, …AestheticsOn the way to closing night of "Orphans."PersonalMore bits of my summer project – another…
One of the few harsh critics of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, which premiered 70 years ago. Mr. Bentley, who was also a playwright, was an early champion of modern European drama in the 1940s but had little use for American plays. Source: Eric Bentley, Critic Who Preferred Brecht to Broadway, Dies at 103…
On Tuesday, as Florida set a daily record for covid-19 deaths, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods prohibited his deputies from wearing masks at work. His order, which also applies to visitors to the sheriff’s office, carves out an exception for officers in some locations, including hospitals, and when dealing with people who are high-risk or…
Similar:The Geekling Worked a Shatner/Nimoy Tribute into GodspellMy geekling daughter, who in Willy Wonka…AmusingSean Spicer: Hero in the War Against JournalismThe Onion reminds us not to normalize Sp…Current_EventsTimed Essays: Top 5 Tips for Writing Academic Essays Under PressureWe have one more day of classes Monday, …AcademiaAt the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland.At the…
block of American society. But for critics of how the term is used today, Judeo-Christian is vague, historically flawed and even inflammatory. These opposing views reflect a deep rift in American society and illuminate very different fundamental political beliefs.
“This is a term defined by exclusion,” said Shalom Goldman, a professor at Middlebury College in Vermont, arguing that the term is often used to reject secular values and Muslims.
“It’s essentially saying our values are not the values of the Enlightenment or the Constitution, but instead our values are the values of the Bible,” he said.
Rabbi Jack Moline, president of the Washington-based Interfaith Alliance, called the term a “generalization” and said it is one “Christians in particular use to put a patina of universality on a certain Christian culture in the United States.”
Good news writing, and praise for Trump’s cool demeanor during a crisis, from : The Independent The large man in the grey suit interrupted Donald Trump. No one interrupts Donald Trump – especially at the White House. At his White House. Then the man turned his back to the television cameras showing the utterly surreal scene live around the…