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Monthly Archives: February 2018
ReFraktured Color
For those who have read my other posts on the subject, it will be unsurprising that I continue to be fascinated by the use of typefaces to preserve, promote, and communicate about linguistic or cultural conventions. In particular, I’m interested … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical Mess-making, random stuff
Tagged Antiqua, books, Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, Fraktur, printing, Smithsonian Institution, typography, W. H. Carruth, Wiener Farbenkabinet
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The Visual Poetry of Roadside America
The late John Margolies (1940-2016) is perhaps best known as a photographer and chronicler of “vernacular commercial structures along main streets, byways, and highways throughout the United States in the twentieth century.” Put another way: if you’ve ever spent time looking … Continue reading
Posted in Library of Congress Flickr Stream MAGIC, photography, Uncategorized
Tagged John Margolies, Library of Congress, Lincoln Highway, Massillon Ohio, No-Tel Motel, Roadside America, vernacular architecture
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When the Levee Breaks
Recently, I came across a wonderful reminder of past projects in the form of magic shared on Facebook: some television footage from 1965 or so of the magnificent flamenco dancer Antonia (also sometimes listed as Antonita) Singla Contreras, known to … Continue reading
Posted in aesthetics, Dance, Uncategorized
Tagged "Antonia Singla Contreras", "Carmen Amaya", "La Singla", aesthetics, art, Dance, flamenco, music
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The Deaccessioned Philosopher 