Author Archives: cicada

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Whatever you do, don’t get your nano wet

Posted on February 3, 2007 by cicada

This post has nothing to do with science or art. I just want to toss some information out there for my fellow iPod users. When a friend recently bought an ipod nano, I realized I’d better warn him about a … Continue reading →

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In case you don’t remember God doing that thing. . .

Posted on February 3, 2007 by cicada

I thought I’d check before reading any further in Blogging the Bible to see how much I really had forgotten. Unfortunately, this quiz is so silly, I think 86% is a rather poor showing. Oh well. Although I may not … Continue reading →

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Poem of the Week: Magnitudes

Posted on February 2, 2007 by cicada

In honor of a resounding consensus on global warming which is finally drowning out the anti-science, wishful-thinking faction: a poem which appeared eighteen years ago but is even more relevant today. I still have my original copy of this poem … Continue reading →

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Ronald Kurniawan at Roq la Rue

Posted on February 1, 2007 by cicada

chasing logarithms Ronald Kurniawan, 2005 Ronald Kurniawan is one of three artists in a show opening February 9 at Roq la Rue in Seattle. You can also see some of his work for sale, including the graphite version of the … Continue reading →

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