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1883: The Skaw Spit

Posted on March 11, 2019 by corvusfugit

Johan Krouthén: The Skaw Spit, Skagen (1883)

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2017: Huge Jelly Blobs

Posted on March 11, 2019 by corvusfugit

  From Live Science: Huge Jelly Blobs Spotted Off Norway Coast: What Are They? Giant, jelly-like blobs have been sighted off the western coast of Norway, but the identities of these mysterious objects have scientists stumped. The blobs are about … Continue reading →

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1802: The Mammoth Cheese

Posted on March 9, 2019 by corvusfugit

On the first day of 1802, President Thomas Jefferson received a gift of mythic proportions. Amid great fanfare, a “mammoth” Cheshire cheese was delivered to the President’s House by the itinerant Baptist preacher and political gadfly Elder John Leland (1754-1841). … Continue reading →

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1946: Fight That Man!

Posted on March 4, 2019 by corvusfugit

The Challenger—a tough-talking comic book hero from the 1940’s who fights fascism at home: “The man who wants to smash the unions or attack racial or religious minorities is a fascist! Never forget that, and never forget to fight that … Continue reading →

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1918: All Things Die, But All Will Be Resurrected

Posted on March 3, 2019 by corvusfugit

Detail from Léon Frédéric’s seven-panel work All Things Die, But All Will Be Resurrected through God’s Love (1893-1918). Here is the whole thing:

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1943: Workers and Paintings

Posted on March 3, 2019 by corvusfugit

Honoré Sharrer: Workers and Paintings (1943) I can’t identify all the paintings in this painting. Leave a comment if you can fill in the blanks:                   Hugo Gellert : Free Man’s Duties (No 4) (1943) Jean-François … Continue reading →

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1682: A Black Cloud of Strange Appearance

Posted on March 2, 2019 by corvusfugit

At Lynn, Mass., one evening in 1682, after the sun had set, and darkness had begun to throw its pall over the land, a man by the name of Handford went out of doors to ascertain if the new moon … Continue reading →

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1989: Inferno Joe

Posted on February 28, 2019 by corvusfugit

Robert Sikoryak’s version of Dante’s Inferno as a series of “Bazooka Joe” comics (1989). Sikoryak has also done a version of The Scarlet Letter as a series of “Little Lulu” strips, a “Peanuts” version of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Crime and Punishment … Continue reading →

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1973: La Planète sauvage

Posted on February 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

René Laloux, director: La Planète sauvage (1973). Released as Fantastic Planet in the USA. (In French, “sauvage” means “wild” in the sense of “untamed.” Wildflowers are fleurs sauvages, for example.)

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1899: The Fall and Rise of Humpty Dumpty

Posted on February 23, 2019 by corvusfugit

A. S. Seer, printer: Strange Adventures in The Fall and Rise of Humpty Dumpty (c. 1899) (source)

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