Wide-angle view of a villain’s secret lair. #blender3d

Similar:Paradise Blue (so glad to be seeing more live theater lately)PersonalMarching in a parade and watching a patriotic musicalHappy Independence Day, fellow Americans…CultureRobots Are Coming for Our PoemsThe robots are quickly and surely coming…AestheticsLet there be light The Irish have a weakness for puns, …AestheticsPeople with autism spectrum disorder avoid eye contact because it causes…

The Coronavirus Is Rewriting Our Imaginations

Possibly, in a few months, we’ll return to some version of the old normal. But this spring won’t be forgotten. When later shocks strike global civilization, we’ll remember how we behaved this time, and how it worked. It’s not that the coronavirus is a dress rehearsal—it’s too deadly for that. But it is the first of many calamities that will likely unfold throughout this century. Now, when they come, we’ll be familiar with how they feel.

World Press Freedom Day. (Don’t take the free press for granted. Journalists are not the enemy. Unless you are tyrant whose rule depends upon feeding misinformation to the public. In which case, yes, a free press is your enemy.)

Similar:Thoreau's Cellphone ExperimentWhen I teach “Intro to Literary Study,” …AcademiaI let her tend the rabbits.Great production of a very moving story….BooksFind yourself someone who makes you plomeek soup like Nurse Chapel makes for Spock.PersonalIdentity Crisis (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 4 Episode 18) The Case of LaForge’s Disapp… Rewatching ST:TNG An enjoyable …MediaAnother 10 sq cm…

Intagrate Lite Plugin Problems

I’ve been using the Intagrate Lite WordPress plugin, which creates a new WordPress blog entry out of every photo I post to Instagram. A few months ago the plugin stopped working, but recently the developer updated it. I’ve noticed that I frequently have to refresh my connection between Instagram and WordPress, by logging in to…

Loved part 2 of Romeo and Juliet @thepublicpgh #pptplaytime (Next week: Tartuffe)

Similar:Musician uses computer algorithm to compose every melody possible in C, releases them for …  A lawyer and hobbyist musician…AmusingThoreau's Cellphone ExperimentWhen I teach “Intro to Literary Study,” …AcademiaFinished Reading "Deathly Hallows" for the First TimeWhem my kids started reading the books o…BooksBook geyser. My latest #Blender3D practice.In a peaceful grassy setting, a geyser o…AestheticsIn…

My current Zoom backdrop. #blender3d #partylikeaprof

Similar:I just thought of a time before you were born when I should have been kind, but I can't re… Sometimes when I’m driving along los…AcademiaSecond Skin (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 5) Is Kira a Cardassian sleeper age… Rewatching ST:DS9 Quark notices D…MediaFuturistic Acrylic Chair (Blender 3D Animation)Yesterday, I sketched a chair I…

“Oh, that I were a glove upon that hand. That I might touch that cheek!” #pptplaytime Romeo and Juliet @thepublicpgh

Similar:Internet Explorer cheated its way to the top, and I won't miss itI started teaching myself HTML in earnes…AcademiaHow Not to Be a Jackass at Your Next Academic ConferenceOkay, I confess, I was once in the audie…AcademiaCritical Thinking Rhetoric  The IdealistAcademiaWhat Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the OtherI’m very conscious that…

Look at the adorable little tape casette. Adventure International / Scott Adams Inc. spoke at a University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire English Festival event, may 2001.

Similar:Bureaucrats Put the Squeeze on College NewspapersFew school newspapers are financially in…AcademiaMore Adventures in Suburban AdultingAbout four years ago I bought an electri…CultureJust look at the light on this Mary Cassatt paintingAestheticsFreelance Writing Online: What Are You Worth?Freelance writers have to be entrepreneu…BusinessCarolyn made it to the next round of the 2017 PPT Shakespeare Monologue…

Lounge area of a steampunk villain’s lair. Still needs a light fixture or two. #blender3d

Similar:Testing out my new greenscreenFriendly advice… If you are practicing…AestheticsIn December 2001 I was blogging aboutIn December 2001, I was blogging about …AmusingParadise Blue (so glad to be seeing more live theater lately)PersonalSuperman Comic about Sympathy and HopeJust in case someone out there could use…AestheticsEvita in Zelionople CultureDress rehearsal for The Nutcracker.Aesthetics

Here’s some good writing from The New Yorker: “Seattle’s Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York’s Did Not”

If you think of science like the multiple-choice quizzes in a high school science class, where there’s exactly one correct answer that your teacher knows in advance, then watching science happen in real time can be confusing. Especially when it mixes up with politics, business, and human stubbornness. If socially disruptive anti-virus actions work, they…

Fight choreography via teleconference. As You Like It @steelcityshakespeare

Similar:Another delightful section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #design #aesthetics #…AestheticsWe Tried to Do Vanlife Right. It Broke Us Down.Shortly before I got married, my sister …CultureMy contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs.My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s …CultureSports Meant So Much to Me. Why Wouldn’t My Son Play?I…

It’s reckless and dangerous for a leader with a habit of doubling down in the face of criticism to brainstorm that wildly on coronavirus treaments

Today my Facebook feed featured memes that mocked Trump for telling people to drink bleach, pour it into their bodily orifices, etc. He did say some reckless things, but Donald Trump did *not* suggest that people inject bleach, drink disinfectant, or expose their bodily orifices to sunlight. An opinion on the president is more valuable if…

Part II of the Mon Valley Medium was a powerful experience. Funny and painful. @thepublicpgh #pptplaytime Looking forward to Romeo and Juliet next week.

Similar:“Oh, that I were a glove upon that hand. That I might touch that cheek!” #pptplaytime Rome…CultureBury Berry Family Members – a review of "Very Berry Dead" – 'Burgh VivantThe cast of comical, quirky characters a…AwesomeYoungster in a tight spot has an inspirationhttps://twitter.com/TheFigen/status/1550…AwesomeThere are many Star Wars references in Dani Girl, so I made this…

What’s My Cue? Let’s Talk Shakesepare with Andy Kirtland Virtural #Britsburgh

Similar:How exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medie…How exactly do bridges bridge? How do ri…AestheticsSurprise: Humanities Degrees Provide Great Return On InvestmentCompleting a humanities degree is a good…AcademiaIdentity Crisis (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 4 Episode 18) The Case of LaForge’s Disapp… Rewatching ST:TNG An enjoyable …MediaDistributing…

What Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the Other

I’m very conscious that my lockdown experience has been fairly smooth. I’m teaching two classes right now, versions of which I have already taught online. At home, my nuclear family is getting restless and bored, but we’re busy and productive. Yesterday afternoon I went for a walk with my son in our quiet little suburb.…