A Scrapyard of Hindu Puppet Gods
There is something very creepy about the images that Roc Morin captured for his story about puppet designer and artist Ulhas Utkar, who makes many of the major figurines used for religious festivals...
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The Politics of Hair
My friend Chelsea has a great new post on her blog The Phenomenology of Hair I wanted to highlight, about a recent experience of hers while being a stylist here in the big...
Mr. Chris Goes to Cleveland – Pt IV: Les Misérables
While I was adventuring in the midwest, I did manage to squeeze a bit of operatic culture into my trip. Well, I’m not sure if a night at the movies really counts as...
Mr. Chris Goes to Cleveland – Pt II: The Doctor
So while enjoying my holiday respite in Cleveland I spent a fair bit of time watching other people’s TV watching habits. During one of those days, my Cleveland suburban friends’ son was watching...
The Borderlands of Catastrophism
Meet my new country, the Borderlands of Catastrophism! No seriously, it is my new country, thanks to a fascinating online game called NationStates by Max Barry. In short, the game is an...
Low Carbon Pleasures and Anthropocene Art
In May of this year artist Gabo Guzzo had an installation and series of talks at Banner Repeater in London. The event, called The Geologic Turn, focused on the topic of the Anthropocene....
