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Archive for February, 2010

Yale Radicals, Juvenile Offenders, and Henry Miller’s Bathroom

Posted in books, college, film, politics, technology, television, video, tagged , on February 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Dear viewers like you, The website Snagfilms usually gets pegged as “Hulu for documentaries”—a pretty generous comparison when I think about how many episodes of 30 Rock I’ve watched on our Mac. But while Hulu gives a chance for major TV networks to distribute shows both popular and flagging, Snagfilms shines its spotlight on filmmakers with [...]

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What the World Needs Now

Posted in holidays, scrapbooks, visual culture, tagged on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Dear leisure suit lovers, It’s here again, everyone’s favorite Hallmark holiday, Valentine’s Day, a chance for singles to moan and couples to glow (and sometimes gloat). Where might we find traces of this hallowed festival in the digital archive? Well, friends, I’m glad you asked. Today we turn to the Notable Women of Simmons Scrapbook [...]

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Better Living Through Canned Meats and Custard

Posted in books, commerce, food on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

To the seasonally-affective disordered, The spring semester is officially under way, and I’ve started TFing a new class: Joyce Chaplin’s wonderful lecture on American food history. We’re still strolling around the colonial period, though for today’s post, I’m going to fast-forward to the twentieth century to point you towards the rewarding Szathmary Recipe Pamphlet Collection [...]

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Flashy Dressers

Posted in ballet, film, Hispanic, musicals, theater, visual culture on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

To the relaxation-inclined, Like many people, my first exposure to theater came not from any Broadway house but the humbler stages of our local high school. Trust me, you haven’t seen Fiddler on the Roof until you’ve seen my brother in his walk-on-role as a priest! Or Twelve Angry Men performed by twelve not angry [...]

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Covers to Judge Books By

Posted in books, pulp fiction, science fiction, visual culture, tagged , on February 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »

My distractable friends, I must admit, proverbs be damned, that I’m often lured to a book by a well-designed dust jacket, even a carefully chosen font. So for today’s entry, why not spotlight some resources on the artistry of book covers? For starters, take a look at the University of Colorado’s Publishers’ Binding Collection, featuring [...]

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