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Among the ruins…
A forlorn figure finds a perch amid the ruins of what was Richmond, Virginia—shattered in the final days of the Civil War.
It is this Richmond in which three unlikely fugitives seek refuge in Matt Lopez’ The Whipping Man, at CENTERSTAGE.
Some of the devestation suffered by Richmond, Virginia, by the end of the Civil War—setting of The Whipping Man.
Intrigued? How not to be. Well, you can read the whole back story at Amy Bobeda’s blog from Berkeley Rep (though it’s really as much about Yale). Is there a lesson in here somewhere? Probably not. But it is certainly a hoot.
The Whipping Man starts rehearsals tomorrow… oy! But with that in mind, taking a peek at this Iamges of America series collection of images from Hagerstown, MD, in the Civil War.
In honor of International Women’s Day, and just because it’s delicious: “The severall habits of English women” (via Shakespeare’s England: The severall habits of English women)
(Of course, by “habits” they mean attire or outfits, not behavior….)
When the Pancake Bell rings we are free
From John Taylor’s Jack A Lent (1620) (via Shakespeare’s England)
At the fabulous, sometimes distinctly odd, blog Shakespeare’s England: Everyday Life in Seventeenth Century London
There were so many fascinating comments on my post about the dead-girl trend in YA book cover design that I hardly know where to begin addressing them. But as I ambled over to the coffee shop where I write these posts, something about the sight of winter branches and the feel of warm air that lies of springtime turned my thoughts to fairy tales, and from fairy tales back to this discussion….
There were so many fascinating comments on my post about the dead-girl trend in YA book cover design that I hardly know where to begin addressing them. But as I ambled over to the coffee shop where I write these posts, something about the sight of winter branches and the feel of warm air that lies of springtime turned my thoughts to fairy tales, and from fairy tales back to this discussion.
Photographs, interviews, media, essays, reflections, history, and more at the NEA Big Read blog about Their Eyes Were Watching God. Give a look and a listen.
Migrant Workers During the Great Depression in Florida (via Florida Memory Project - Migrant Workers During the Great Depression in Florida)
“Work Life in the Camps and Swamps of Florida”
Hurston’s history with life in Southern Florida was not confined to her childhood in Eatonville or her various literary efforts. When she attended Columbia University in the 1920s, Hurston was tutored by anthropologist Franz Boaz. Her knowledge of anthropology was incorporated in the 1930s when she worked for the Federal Writers Project during the Great Depression collecting African-American folklore. Her patroness, Charlotte Osgood Mason, funded an anthropological journey to southern Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Bahamas. In those places, Hurston collected a wealth of folklore through songs, dance, customs, traditions, and cultural norms during her anthropological research trips. (via Zora Neale Hurston & Polk County » Work Life in the Camps and Swamps of Florida)
Gorgeous Grimm: 130 Years of Brothers Grimm Visual Legacy by Maria Popova
What evil stepmothers and conniving wolves have to do with understanding the future of reading.
Little Red, meet Wolf.
injustice-worth:
That image… Hnn.
O_o, more or less.
(Source: injustice-worth)
looking ahead a bit to Into the Woods, this seemed apt
And the final Mondo fairy tale poster. Cinderella (and if you are confused by the tree and the grave, you haven’t read the old-school version.)
