I played hooky to go see Wild Robot this afternoon, so I went back to the office to mark more papers. Plenty more to go, but I put a good dent in things. The story and characters of Wild Robot were not as engaging as those of Wall-E, and the problem of “how do predators…
Similar:The Last Jedi: Oh, the Feels.No spoilers here. (I managed to avoid al…MediaYes, we will see almost anything branded Sherlock Holmes.PersonalCome see Carolyn and her talented castmates in The Fantasticks (Theatre Factory, Trafford …PersonalThe real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months “I have always understood the…
I first started teaching with this handout in 1999 and posted it on my blog in 2000. Like the Ship of Theseus, I’ve made gradual changes so it’s not really the same document, but just now I spotted hilariously out of date references to bringing along transparencies with you as a backup. Similar:How the printing…
First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshu Similar:Hanging with the rude mechanicals @setonhilluniversityA Midsummer Night’s Dream.CultureAngry 10yo Edits the Paper Heart She Gave Her MotherAestheticsRefreshing my memory of working with reel-to-reel tape as a radio news intern (c. 1989).HistoryAnother #steampunk interior. High tech garden gazebo or away team dropship? Why not both? … AestheticsStage Right Theatre Company's…
Back in 2003, shortly after I moved with my wife and two young children to take my current job, I was eager to make new friends and rebuild my social network. One evening, my wife agreed to watch the kids so I could drop by the local branch of a national service organization in which…
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. @thepublicpgh Similar:Prepare to lower the personnel deployment gondola from the forward eployment bay, two deck… AestheticsFall 2020 Midterm Grades: SUBMITTEDPersonalDelighted, amused, touched, and quite frankly weirded out (so… many… puppets…) by @t…PersonalThe Rivals #PPTPlaytimeA great production of a delightful play.CultureBooks Wield a Dangerous PowerWhile we…
[A] popular type of generative AI model can provide turn-by-turn driving directions in New York City with near-perfect accuracy — without having formed an accurate internal map of the city. Despite the model’s uncanny ability to navigate effectively, when the researchers closed some streets and added detours, its performance plummeted. When they dug deeper, the researchers…
I was perhaps a bit more conversational and chipper than usual during class today. A grinning student asked what I was drinking. (It really is just iced tea.) Similar:Coding Bootcamps and the New For-Profit Higher EdThere are actually a number of narrative…AcademiaA Fistful of Datas (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 8) Worf Trapped in…
I create five color variations of each #blender3d building I #design, and each of those has closeup, high, mid, and low resolution variations. It’s tedious but enjoyable. Kinda like knitting. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #aesthetics Similar:Airlock for a #steampunk #blender3d project featuring #neovictorian #greebles. #blender3da… AestheticsDark Page (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 7) Lwaxana suffers from…
Journalism is not a crime. It’s not a crime if it offends the powerful. It’s not a crime if it doesn’t offend them enough to suit you. Yes, journalists make mistakes. Yes, you should take a break from doomscrolling for your mental health. But the First Amendment freedom of the press is crucial to democracy.…
I just caught myself thinking, “This doesn’t suck.” #medievalyork #mysteryplay #blender3d #design #aesthetics Similar:The girl on Halloween 2018. (The boy and I were watching the 1931 Frankenstein at the libr…PersonalThe girl continues her exploration of Scottish history.Carolyn: “Does no one have a kind word f…PersonalCarolyn and Alex in “The King and I”PersonalWilliam Shakespeare’s Star WarsBecause…
As part of an ongoing bid to get his hands on Vantablack, the super dark, light-absorbing material to which Anish Kapoor controversially has the exclusive license, artist Stuart Semple has legally changed his name to… Anish Kapoor. “It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time,” Semple told me. “I like the idea of being able to try a name…
Predatory publications are not concerned with writing quality (or even coherence), and thus also do not care about writing tools (although we could, perhaps, include generative AI as a tool that replaces those used by human authors). The rules change pretty radically as the predatory version does away with nearly all of the rules in…
Our family has seen David Whalen in the persona of Sherlock in five or six different shows. So happy Carolyn will be on stage with him this time. Similar:Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork …Modular components to mix and match. The…AestheticsOmaha schoolgirl dresses as a different historical figure…
“While my dad has always spoken lovingly and fondly of his old Camaro he sold for my ‘diaper money’ he was never sour about it,” Jared confesses. “There wasn’t negativity about it. He wasn’t sad. He wasn’t angry. He talks about the selling of the car like it was a duty.” This diaper money Camaro…
“While my dad has always spoken lovingly and fondly of his old Camaro he sold for my ‘diaper money’ he was never sour about it,” Jared confesses. “There wasn’t negativity about it. He wasn’t sad. He wasn’t angry. He talks about the selling of the car like it was a duty.” This diaper money Camaro…
I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:Sights, Sounds, and Smells of Elizabethan TheaterSomewhere during my education I picked u…AcademiaHappily masked in center row C. (The daughter is dance captain.)DramaAll Sheep MatterCultureVan Gogh Immersive Experience Aesthetics‘There’s a certain madness to it’ … fans await new chord in John Cage…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:The girl is intrigued by the plot twists in _The Mayor of Casterbridge_.PersonalStage Right Theatre Company's 'Fiddler' all about family, on, off stageI am thrilled to be part of this great c…Current_EventsThree different sized buildings. Still working on variations for the biggest one.…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:My parents doing their daily crossword. I’m spending a few days visiting my …PersonalI'd like to speak to the manager. Yes, I'll wait right here. The manager is of course somewhere e…Aestheticsi trained an…
I have a daughter who does things. If demon curses and buckets of stage blood are your thing, join the fun this weekend in Greensburg. (I will not be seated in the splash zone.) Similar:I may or may not make a zapping sound under my breath while phasering your ticket. @prime_… AestheticsRedemption, Part I (#StarTrek…