Contextualize This*
Right on, Mr. Hiwell: The music of the Army being in general very bad is a post I could never …
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Context is Critical
Context: it’s everything, right? We so dislike our statements taken out of context. But what about our clothes? They make …
Reading the Night
Details. It’s all in the details, right? I see this print multiple times every day, and contemplate the little stories …
The Stuff of Life
We all love things, don’t we? Things in the literal, corporeal, piled-in-a-heap sense: plates, shoes, books, chairs, necklaces, models. But …
A Vision in Vermillion
Or scarlet, as the case may be. I’m reading Jane Kamensky’s “A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton …
Reap what you Sew
Lampshade: She’s been the Holy Grail of bonnet making. There were several failures in the winter of 2016, and some …
Styles Style: Book Recommendation
This is a quick one, because I’m writing in advance of a trip to New England, but for me, the …
Museum Fail: Icon, not Replica
Do you know what this is? Do you think it’s real? Here’s a clue: it’s a relic of an iconic …
