Monthly Archives: December 2006

Deyrolle

Posted on December 22, 2006 by cicada

Deyrolle is a French company specializing in biological objets d’art, including taxidermy, insect cases, and vintage posters (above). Unfortunately, it’s in Paris. Fortunately, they have a great virtual tour of their store: Deyrolle (Tour) They also have online shopping, although … Continue reading →

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Is that Charlotte Bronte all covered in birds?

Posted on December 19, 2006 by cicada

Artist Julia Swaney has some interesting prints inspired by engravings of natural subjects and Victorian women. I like the slightly disturbing aesthetic of body parts fused with animals and plants; it could be pure whimsy, or it could anticipate the … Continue reading →

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u2 video collage/homage

Posted on December 19, 2006 by cicada

Sorry no art postings recently – I have a portrait commission and some applications to do before I can get on with the creativity. Right now I’m going through a collage phase, so you can expect some of that – … Continue reading →

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Homo sapiens whedonum?

Posted on December 18, 2006 by cicada

Rifters.com: Yesterday’s Nightmares for a Better Tomorrow “Natural selection would have weeded moral vampires out faster than you can say ‘Stephen Jay Gould’!” How did vampires evolve, anyway? And why do crosses upset them so badly? This parody is quite … Continue reading →

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Why Women Aren’t Funny

Posted on December 17, 2006 by cicada

Vanity Fair: Christopher Hitchens On Why Women Aren’t Funny This piece is titled “Provocation.” So I’m not really offended. I mean, come on; it’s Christopher Hitchens, what do you expect? Over at Scienceblogs, some bloggers have responded about the science, … Continue reading →

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Let’s hit the pepper bar

Posted on December 17, 2006 by cicada

The Examining Room of Dr. Charles: A Cure for Diabetes? A very interesting blog entry (on a very interesting blog) about a Cell paper that’s gotten scant media attention. The paper implicates malfunctioning pancreatic neurons in autoimmune (Type I) diabetes. … Continue reading →

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Are those data real?

Posted on December 14, 2006 by cicada

John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts has advice on how not to get your Cell paper retracted for improperly massaging images. This just happened to a group from Taiwan, and I don’t know the whole story, but Science is supposed to … Continue reading →

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Santa c/o ee cummings

Posted on December 14, 2006 by cicada

Inspired by McSweeney’s, my friend Sylvia “discovered” this previously unknown poem by ee cummings (who apparently had a foot fetish). 1225 stockings are hung lovingly (my love and i are bare foot & quietly wait for our stockings – gently … Continue reading →

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Roast me some chicken!

Posted on December 13, 2006 by cicada

Which Historical Lunatic Are You? From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey. What? I’m a lunatic I’ve never even heard of? You are William John Cavendish-Bentinck-Scott, the Fifth Duke of Portland! Sometime Marquis of Tichfield, Earl of Portland, Viscount … Continue reading →

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Don’t hurt the raccoon!