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Tag Archives: Books
1963: A Colour Guide to Clouds
Each time you look at the sky, try to identify the clouds in it and test whether the explanations given in the book could be true for them. Gradually you will come to know the important clouds and the circumstances … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Books, Great Britain, Harry Wexler, Meteorology, Photography, Richard Scorer, The Sky, Weather
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1964: Oh, My Mangled Head!
In his book Alice in Many Tongues (1964), Warren Weaver spends the last chapter using a curious method to evaluate various translations of Alice in Wonderland. He takes the same passage from each translation—a portion of the Mad Tea-Party—and asks … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Africa, Alice, Books, Children, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Language, Poetry, Poland, Russia, South America, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Translation, USA, Warren Weaver
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1938: Fire
Teresita Fernández: Fire (2005) Fire and heat provide modes of explanation in the most varied domains, because they have been for us the occasion for unforgettable memories, for simple and decisive personal experiences. Fire is thus a privileged phenomenon which … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930's, 2000's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Art, Books, France, Gaston Bachelard, Latino/as/x, Psychology, Teresita Fernández, Textiles, USA, Women
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1901: Am I So Very Ugly?
Walter Crane: “Am I so very ugly?” —illustration for Beauty and the Beast (ca. 1901)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Books, Illustration, Walter Crane
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1871: Wasp in a Wig
In 1870, illustrator John Tenniel wrote to Lewis Carroll suggesting that he delete an episode from Through the Looking-Glass: Don’t think me brutal, but I am bound to say that the ‘wasp’ chapter doesn’t interest me in the least, & … Continue reading
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Tagged 1870's, 1970's, 19th Century, Alice, Animals, Art, Books, Great Britain, Illustation, Ilustration, Insects, John Tenniel, Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner, Poetry, Ralph Steadman, Wasps, Wigs
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1969: The Door Said
The door refused to open. It said, “Five cents, please.” He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. “I’ll pay you tomorrow,” he told the door. Again he tried the knob. Again it remained locked tight “What I pay you,” … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Books, Doors, Philip K. Dick, Science Fiction, USA
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1991: Time’s Arrow
In Martin Amis’s 1991 novel, Time’s Arrow, time flows backwards. It’s not simply that the events are narrated in reverse order; rather, it’s as if the characters were in a film being show in reverse. Here’s how eating works, for … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Books, Fascism, Germany, Great Britain, Josef Mengele, Martin Amis, Time, Writing, WWII
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