Post by Nina Zumel (@ninazumel) on Mon, 30 Jan 17 22:51:28 +0000 View Full Post Don't Be A SuckerFrighteningly apropos 1947 film by the U.S. War Department warning of the dangers of fanatical xenophobia. Characterizes those who fall for it ...
Post by Nina Zumel (@ninazumel) on Tue, 17 Jan 17 17:44:14 +0000 View Full Post A Meta-Fairytale: Elizabeth Gaskell’s Curious, If TrueAlmost 160 years before Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill began The Lea...
Post by Nina Zumel (@ninazumel) on Wed, 04 Jan 17 17:00:46 +0000 View Full Post Random question for the married folks (mostly the women): did you or your spouse change your name when you got married, and why or why not? I didn’t change my ...
Post by Nina Zumel (@ninazumel) on Fri, 23 Dec 16 17:24:31 +0000 View Full Post The Haunted CastleFor the season: the "first horror film" (though even at the time, this was meant to be funny rather than scary). Released Christmas Eve, 1896....
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Thu, 22 Dec 16 19:17:03 +0000 Reposted by Nina Zumel (@ninazumel) on Fri, 23 Dec 16 17:08:15 +0000 View Original Post View Full Post HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS EVE: POLISH CHRISTMAS WAFER My friend Phil gave me Opłatek, or Christmas wafers as part of his Pol...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Tue, 13 Dec 16 03:14:06 +0000 Reposted by Nina Zumel (@ninazumel) on Tue, 13 Dec 16 23:25:37 +0000 View Original Post View Full Post HISTORY OF THE POINSETTIA In the United States, December 12 is National Poinsettia Day. I studied one summer in Cuerna...
Post by Nina Zumel (@ninazumel) on Sat, 10 Dec 16 19:13:36 +0000 View Full Post Hummingbird and Fly: A Keresan FolktaleLast of the #HummingbirdFolklore series for the year, though I'll probably start ...
Post by Nina Zumel (@ninazumel) on Fri, 02 Dec 16 19:09:06 +0000 View Full Post Rare Exports A little mockumentary for the holiday season. The most dangerous game, indeed.(Length - 7:15)https://vimeo.com/16878465It looks a bit dark on my mo...
Post by Nina Zumel (@ninazumel) on Thu, 01 Dec 16 18:07:54 +0000 View Full Post I don't always agree with The Baffler, and even when I do, they can really elevate "patronizing tone" into an art form. But this is a though-provoking article: ...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Thu, 01 Dec 16 16:38:01 +0000 Reposted by Nina Zumel (@ninazumel) on Thu, 01 Dec 16 17:43:39 +0000 View Original Post View Full Post HISTORY OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE It is generally believed that the first Christmas tree was of German origin dating from t...
