The Black Bar Over The Eyes
Dirque du SoleilIt’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…
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The Return Of Friction
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…
Please Read On ...Interview With The Artist (Part 2)
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…
Please Read On ...Interview With The Artist (Part 1)
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…
Please Read On ...Goofus Touches The Cookies
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…
Please Read On ...Know Your Ballyhoo!
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…
Please Read On ...‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Cat Edition)
‘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…
Please Read On ...How Did They Tame The Squirrels?
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…
Please Read On ...Shopping Is A Feeling …
… A Sexy Feeling. There’s something about shopping that goes far beyond the act of acquiring things. It’s not just pulling items off a shelf or clicking “add to cart.”…
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