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1938: Signs of Hard Weather

Posted on July 14, 2019

From a collection of folklore gathered by Irish teachers in the 1930’s: Weather 27-12-1938 Signs of hard weather: Robin flying into house. Lapwings seen early in winter. Wild geese seen flying inland (southwards). Small birds gathering in large numbers about … Continue reading →

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1955: 憶西環

Posted on July 14, 2019

Fan Ho: Surreal Sai Wan (c 1950-1960)

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1784: Whimsical Associations

Posted on July 12, 2019

From Paul Fussell’s Poetic Meter and Poetic Form (1965): “In ‘The Poplar Field’ …William Cowper…unwittingly allows the whimsical associations of triple meter to work against him.” The poplars are felled, farewell to the shade And the whispering sound of the … Continue reading →

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1976: City

Posted on July 10, 2019

Thomas Bayrle: The City (1976) [detail]; here is the whole thing:

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1941: FDR and Captain America’s Shield

Posted on June 21, 2019

  Captain America recieving his trademark circular shield from FDR in June, 1941. From Captain America #255 (March, 1981) (Roger Stern, writer; John Byrne, artist). The shield’s history developed slowly. Originally, in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941), Cap carried … Continue reading →

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1858: The Austria

Posted on June 6, 2019

Josef Püttner: Sinking of the Emigrant Ship “Austria” on 13th September 1858 (1858)

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1871: The Burning Ship

Posted on June 6, 2019

Albert Bierstadt: The Burning Ship (ca 1871)

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