Some people find money in parking lots. Some find car keys. Every now and then someone gets lucky and discovers a winning lottery ticket. I found government paperwork. It was lying face down in the August sun, halfway between an oil stain and a crushed convenience store cup. The paper…
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It’s almost a symbol in its own right–that black bar over the eyes on photographs used to obscure identity. It’s a little artifact of visual culture that has been fascinating to me since I was a youngster. I once sneaked a look at a “spicy” detective magazine in the back…
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There is a quiet but unmistakable drift in contemporary culture—a turning back, not in rejection of the present, but in search of something the present seems unable to hold. Call it nostalgia if you like, though that word often feels too sentimental, too dismissive. What is happening now is more…
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This is the second part in a series of interview with Eric Hatheway as conducted by the senior ranking correspondent at EricHatheway.com, the Groovy One – Dirque du Soleil. Dirque du Soleil is a writer of uncertain credentials, extravagant curiosity, and a firm belief that most design conferences would benefit…
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This is the first part in a series of interview with Eric Hatheway as conducted by the senior ranking correspondent at EricHatheway.com, the Groovy One – Dirque du Soleil. Eric Hatheway & Dirque du Soleil Dirque du Soleil: Ladies and gentlemen, thinkers and doodlers, welcome! Tonight’s act features a man…
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A tale of manners and mischief! If you’ve ever flipped through an old copy of Highlights for Children, you’ve likely met the iconic moral duo: Goofus and Gallant. In one particular panel that we at Goofus Touches The Cookies can’t help but adore, we see Goofus committing the ultimate snack-time…
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Let me tell you how Ballyhoo came into the world. It did not arrive quietly. It burst in sometime around the turn of the twentieth century, likely through the side entrance of an American carnival, trailing sawdust and brass music. No one is entirely sure where it was born. Some…
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‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,Not a creature was stirring—except Stella, the louse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,While Trudy chewed one like it wasn’t even there. The humans were nestled all snug in their bed,While five cats did parkour over their heads.With Mowgli…
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From a library Request For Information card from 1976 In 18th‑century English paintings, squirrels frequently appear in portraits and genre scenes because they carried symbolic and social significance. Wealthy families often commissioned paintings that included exotic or unusual pets to reflect their refinement, education, and connection to the natural world.…
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