Author Archives: cicada

There’s a dinner on my spider

Posted on May 9, 2007 by cicada

dinner, salad, and dessert plates Laura Zindel Laura Zindel Ceramics My friend Lorraine alerted me to this amazing ceramic tableware by Laura Zindel. Zindel says: I believe that some objects can carry a personal history through a family from year … Continue reading →

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Don’t be afraid to change your values

Posted on May 9, 2007 by cicada

Ocellated Antbirds value study from Drawing the Motmot I’m a naughty watercolorist: I don’t do value studies before I paint. I know they’re important – especially in watercolor, because you can’t paint over your mistakes. But I’m just too lazy … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from “Rethinking Thin”

Posted on May 8, 2007 by cicada

There is an excerpt from Gina Kolata’s new book, Rethinking Thin (Amazon), in today’s NYT Science section: The implications were clear. There is a reason that fat people cannot stay thin after they diet and that thin people cannot stay … Continue reading →

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Popularity Contest!

Posted on May 8, 2007 by cicada

I’ve just added Alex King’s Popularity Contest widget to the sidebar, so you can hop directly to bioephemera’s most read posts. Unfortunately, the widget doesn’t accurately reflect the cumulative hits prior to today, so although the most of the listed … Continue reading →

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The Department of the Drama; or “wasn’t this supposed to be an art blog?”

Posted on May 8, 2007 by cicada

April was a cruel month indeed. I travelled round trip from West Coast to East Coast three times, in three consecutive weeks, with no more than two days between flights. That’s what one does when all the places where one … Continue reading →

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The Self-Referential Quiz

Posted on May 8, 2007 by cicada

This kinda reminded me of the LSAT. But in a good way. This is the category … for the logic-masters! Congrats, you did it: you totally rock! Since you got all the answers right, I hope you had a good … Continue reading →

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The battle between art and science begins (its US run)

Posted on May 7, 2007 by cicada

“Science-in-fiction” novelist/chemist Carl Djerassi’s play Phallacy marks its American premiere this month, hosted by Redshift Productions. The play’s teaser? “The battle between art and science begins.” If I were in NYC I’d definitely go see this, although I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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Poem of the Week: Edison in Love

Posted on May 7, 2007 by cicada

Robin Ekiss writes poems that draw hungrily and indiscriminately from history, science, art, language, nature – basically, the entire liberal arts curriculum: The consolation of physics is art: scoliotic curve of the earth, cello that was Adam’s first knowledge of … Continue reading →

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Images in her mind

Posted on May 5, 2007 by cicada

Images in her mind shine through Shea Beebe Converse, TX Finalists have been announced in the 4th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest. Categories include Altered Image, Natural World, Travel, People, and Americana. I think the Natural World category is especially … Continue reading →

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“tee” is for theobromine

Posted on May 5, 2007 by cicada

ThinkGeek sells a women’s t-shirt depicting theobromine. Mmmm, chocolate. It’s even chocolate-colored. Something tells me this shirt would wreak havoc on my diet.

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