Here‘s an attractively designed webpage listing a few words that end in “ism.” I’m not sure what the guiding principle is behind his selection of words- there are just a couple of hundred here, out of thousands to choose from. Even a onelook search limited to “*ism:belief” brongs brings up 280 entries.
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Words ending in “ism”
Posted by acilius on October 23, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/23/words-ending-in-ism/
Satie’s Sonatine Bureaucratique
Here, Satie’s “descriptive text” (which describes nothing) appears as a series of subtitles.
Posted by acilius on October 19, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/19/saties-sonatine-bureaucratique/
Plan59
If you haven’t looked at the site plan59, you should. It stocks galleries of advertising art from the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, most of it very bright and colorful. Looking at it is very refreshing, like doing situps in the office. Only better, because you don’t have to worry about whether the floor is clean. Some representative selections below.
1960 Pontiac Bonneville Sports Coupe
Street scenes like this one above are favorites.
Republic Steel 1936
Notice the deep horizon here.
Posted by acilius on October 17, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/17/plan59/
Pie Chart
From haha.nu:
Posted by acilius on October 16, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/16/pie-chart/
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
CBC photo
In 2003, the documentary The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill appeared in theaters. It told the story of San Francisco activist/ musician/ writer/ eccentric/ (oh all right he’s a homeless man are you happy now?) Mark Bittner and a flock of cherry headed conures. Descended from birds brought to San Francisco as pets, these birds were endangered when Bittner began caring for them. Visually spectacular, the documentary brings out the individual personalities and complex relationships among the birds. Along the way, it brings out a good deal of information about the relationship between the city of San Francisco and its natural environment. Below is a clip from it PBS posted on youtube.
Click here to see my favorite parrot, Mingus, dancing as Bittner plays the guitar.
Posted by acilius on October 16, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/16/the-wild-parrots-of-telegraph-hill/
Another “White Boy” Strip
In April, I posted about the 1930s newspaper comic White Boy by Garrett Price and included an image of one strip as a sample. Below is another.
1 April 1934
Price had a real gift for landscapes. You can see two White Boy strips featuring landscapes here.
Posted by acilius on October 16, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/16/another-white-boy-strip/
Some blogs by prominent academics
Should professors wear buttons endorsing candidates for public office while they teach their classes? Certainly not, says Stanley Fish on his blog.
George Lakoff uses his theory of semantics to analyze the message John McCain sent by choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Juan Cole quotes a paper proposing Franklin Roosevelt’s “Good Neighbor” policy in Latin America as a model for the next president’s Middle East policy.
Labor economist George Borjas hasn’t updated his blog since August, but what’s there is still interesting.
University of Michigan linguist Sarah Thomason occasionally blogs under the screen-name “Sally Thomason.” The drawing at the top of the post is one of hers.
Posted by acilius on October 16, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/16/some-blogs-by-prominent-academics/
Clara Rockmore plays Ravel’s Habanera
The theremin may suggest only 50s horror/scifi movies to you, but in the right hands it can sound almost like a viola. Unfortunately for theremin enthusiasts, the actual viola was invented first. But this number is worth a listen anyway. I also recommend the 1994 theatrical documentary about Leon Theremin, his contribution to electronic music, and his remarkable life.
Posted by acilius on October 15, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/15/clara-rockmore-plays-ravels-habanera/
A Trip to Dictionary Land
Alison Bechdel describes her recent visit to the office where they put The American Heritage College Dictionary together.
Posted by acilius on October 14, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/14/a-trip-to-dictionary-land/
Pictures showing ukuleles
Posted by acilius on October 13, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/13/pictures-showing-ukuleles/
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