[Found here.]
Yes it is.
[Found here.]
The Drolatic Dreams of Pantagruel (1565)
“In 1565, twelve years after the death of François Rabelais (1494-1553) — the French Renaissance author best known for his satirical masterpiece The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel, the bawdy tale of two giants, Gargantua and his son Pantagruel — the Parisian bookseller and publisher Richard Breton brought out Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel (The drolatic dreams of Pantagruel). The slim volume, save a short preface from Breton, is made up entirely of images — 120 woodcuts depicting a series of fantastically bizarre and grotesque figures, reminiscent of some of the more inventive and twisted creations of Brueghel or Bosch.”
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“Despite the claims (echoed too in the book’s subtitle), the book’s wonderful images are very unlikely to be the work of Rabelais himself — the attribution probably a clever marketing ploy by Breton. […] The creator of the prints is now widely thought to be François Desprez, a French engraver and illustrator behind two other sets of imaginative designs, similar in style.”
Those prints remind me of Jim Woodring’s stuff.
[Images and commentary from here.]
Bring Your Kid To Work Day
“Mum’s the word. Keep it to yourself and don’t tell a soul, but I heard from a reliable source that someone seems to have said…” Hot Links
THIS should alarm every U.S. Citizen.
[Corrective Update below.]
Andy Ngo is a real journalist.
Dr. Thomas Sowell dispels some modern myths.
Baal’s grumpy and he’s not touching his breakfast.
I dreamt that I had Flexible Sweat-Powered Biofuel Cells.
A camel sat on her face so she bit him right in the crackerbockles.
Like the series “Black Mirror“? Check out Lockheed Martin’s new toys.
The song of the mole cricket:
A Humble Request. Hip surgery is scheduled, we’re still paying her rent out of pocket. Thanks to all who contribute – every little bit helps.
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image: “How Propaganda Works.” Found here.]
[CORRECTIVE UPDATE: Apparently the story posted by The Federalist on 27 September 2019 (linked at top) is inaccurate. The US Intel Community accepts hearsay (info from second-hand sources) but won’t act on it unless they uncover first-hand corroboration. If there’s no corroboration, the hearsay is dismissed as such. In other words, the rules did not change, but their website and the reporting form did.]
Saturday Matinee – Jerry Jeff Walker, The Marcus King Band & Rachel Mazer
Jerry Jeff Walker‘s re-recording of “Trashy Women” from 2014. Glad to see he’s still around (even if his rhymes still suck donkeys). Don’t remember him? He first came onto my radar with his cover of one of the greatest beer bar singalong songs ever.
[Bonus clip: Here’s Ray Wylie Hubbard asplainin’ the background story of the song he wrote.]
The Marcus King Band fires all 12 cylinders. Nice style mash IMO.
Rachel Mazer rolls a nice groove, wants me so bad she can’t let it go. (Rachel, get in line and be patient. I’ll get to you in time.)
If you didn’t notice, all three vids are from the same source, Jam In The Van (backed by Turtle Wax). Nice to hear some fresh air.
Have a great weekend, folks. See you back here tomorrow for more fun stuff.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 604 – Budget Barbecue, Miz Punkinhaid & Takin’ Care Of Business
Nothing Much Happened Today.
[Found in here.]
Born In 1018 A.D.
This Fire Escape Goes To 11+
Yeah, that’s really a fire escape for the Edifício Copan, an apartment building in Sao Paolo Brazil. With 1,160 apartments and over 2,000 residents, the Brazilian postal service assigned the building its own postal code. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, construction took 14 years to complete (1952-1966).
There are about 100 employees in the maintenance department, and I pity the poor sap that has to sweep the stairs every day.
I want to go to the top and release 1,001 little rubber balls.
Tacky Raccoons 