Monthly Archives: February 2007

My new running partner

Posted on February 10, 2007 by cicada

Today I was joined on my daily riverside run by a bald eagle. Every time I passed him and got just out of sight, he flew directly over my head to a new perch up ahead. We played this leapfrog … Continue reading →

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Another da Vinci Mystery

Posted on February 10, 2007 by cicada

The Battle of Anghiari Chalk, ink, watercolor Anonymous and Peter Paul Rubens, after a lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci Way cooler than the Da Vinci Code: an ex-bioengineer is trying to find a lost Da Vinci painting behind an … Continue reading →

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Poem of the Week: For all this, nature is never spent

Posted on February 9, 2007 by cicada

Poor Gerard Manley Hopkins. He’s frequently anthologized, yet I get the feeling people read his poems and go “Wha. . . .?” So he was a manic-depressive repressed Jesuit who invented his own words, rhythm and poetic theory. So his … Continue reading →

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Beauty, Art and Fantasy

Posted on February 9, 2007 by cicada

Amanda Marcotte at Pandagon posted yesterday about a photography firm that offers photo retouching. Their portfolio is yet another reminder that nothing you see in a fashion magazine is real – even beautiful, waif-thin models get the airbrush treatment. Lord … Continue reading →

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Greetings, Birders

Posted on February 8, 2007 by cicada

Hello to all new visitors meandering over from I and the Bird #42, hosted by Neurophilosophy. Isn’t Vladimir Gvozdev amazing? I can’t claim to be an ornithologist, but I do have a weakness for bird art. I find a bird … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists & Art, Biology, Science | 3 Comments

Pollocks, Bollocks

Posted on February 7, 2007 by cicada

One: No. 31, 1950 Jackson Pollock, 1950 MoMA, NYC A piece from Sunday’s New York Times announced a break in the ongoing controversy over 32 disputed Jackson Pollock paintings. The paintings were reportedly found in a storage unit in 2002 … Continue reading →

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Jessica Joslin

Posted on February 6, 2007 by cicada

Enzo & Donato Brass, bone, fur, cast/painted plastic, glass eyes Jessica Joslin, 2004 Jessica Joslin’s work is exactly what this blog is about: straddling the awkward rift between biological specimen and art object, and doing so with grace and charm. … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists & Art, Biology, Wonder Cabinets | 2 Comments

Just Science, Just Access

Posted on February 5, 2007 by cicada

Many science bloggers are responding to the call for a “Just Science Week” by posting only on scientific topics. I’m not joining them, since this blog is about the intersection of science with other things, and posting only on science … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Education, Science | 1 Comment

Gregory Colbert: ashes and snow codex

Posted on February 3, 2007 by cicada

from ashes and snow, 2002 Gregory Colbert Photographer Gregory Colbert’s striking images of animals interacting with people have appeared in various venues since 2002; up next is a Tokyo exhibition, starting in March 2007. Colbert’s work is not collaged or … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists & Art, Biology, Photography | 5 Comments

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