The human eye is not a selective instrument; it cannot distinguish two superimposed colors as such. Taking advantage of this fact, in 1801, Thomas Young, and later Hermann von Helmholtz,…
No kidding, kids. Having fun covers a lot of territory – don’t overdo one thing at the expense of another. Balance your fun diet – and you’ll have more fun!
This is a particularly awful dish from our International Collection of Awful Food. A steamed, yes steamed, omelette that doesn’t exactly look like the omelettes we are accustomed to seeing.…
Just a slight reference to the Violent Femmes song Blister in the Sun released in 1983. Remember, technology is our friend. Big Hand, I Know You’re The One!
The 1980s really didn’t begin in earnest until August 1, 1981. That’s when a fledgling cable television station called MTV (Music Television) signed on with a music video by The…
Mr. Deltoid (P.R. Deltoid, Post Corrective Officer) is a very unforgettable character with a peculiar style of speech in Stanley Kubrick’s award winning classic cult film from 1971, A Clockwork Orange.…
Popular culture (or pop culture) is the widespread cultural elements in any given society that are perpetuated through that society’s everyday language. It comprises the daily interactions, needs, desires and…
Welcome to the Art Line! The Art Line ©2017 Eric Hatheway Crossing this line is the difference between: Bad or Good Schlock or Masterpiece Crafts or Art Tasteless or Tasteful…
Hey! Why not try some of this Singapore Shrimp with steamed rice, bananas and parsley? It’s delicious! Don’t forget the curry sauce. Bon appétit!
Style can be defined as a characteristic manner of presentation in any art form. The word can refer to to the elements of flexibility that shapes each type of art…
From the 1984 film Repo Man, an explanation of the great cosmic unconsciousness from Miller. “Have you heard the words plate, shrimp, or plate of shrimp lately? Don’t worry, you will…you’ll…
Here are the seven myths that made us modern …. 1. X-Rays 2. The Electron 3. Radium 4. Radiation 5. The Quant 6. Relativity 7. Rock ‘n’ Roll
Triad: a group or set of three connected people or things. Also, a chord of three musical notes, consisting of a given note with the third and fifth above it.…
Accused of having done something wrong or illegal but not yet proven guilty. The Key Word Is “Alleged”