Rediscovered Stories: TJ’s Oatcakes Keeps Tradition Alive in Staffordshire, England

by Katie Schnuck – Within the quaint town of Staffordshire, in the middle of England, lies a tradition that has nothing to do with eclectic music, fancy dress, or accents that slip off the tongue. The tradition has to do with a piece of food served at mealtime when people gather.

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Interview with “Markd Y (Archives & Invocations)” Author Catherine Sasanov

A Q&A by Leslie Lindenauer – For a little over two years now, Catherine Sasanov has been searching through archives in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, trying to find traces of an unnamed woman, enslaved and branded Y. In 1719, the woman had been sent by ship from Barbados to

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An Intersection of Art and Science: Author Rebecca Reynolds Describes her Investigation of The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

– Not much tugs at the imagination more than objects, places, or living organisms with hybrid qualities. Author Rebecca Reynolds followed her muse to discover more about the history and mythology surrounding the plant aptly named: The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary. In the following interview she elaborates on her own

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Project Booklust Part Two: Johnnycake Books—Salisbury, Connecticut

– Rare booksellers have stories—things that seem to define them aside from the tales in the books they sell. For the John Bale Book Company in part one of the Project Booklust series it was how Abraham Lincoln’s hair found its way into the shop. In the case of Johnnycake

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Peter Ciccariello talks about the inspiration behind his “Poor Yorick” images.

– Inspired by the line “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him,” and the question, “Whose (skull) was it?”, I imagined that Yorick’s skeleton had a life of its own and a future. I even imagined him climbing out of his grave!  My creative process usually starts with scanned objects and

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Interview: Assembling the World at Hand

– Poor Yorick’s Brian Lance talked with Charles Bechtel—sculptor, writer, teacher—about assembling scenes from the reclaimed pieces of everyday life.   PY: How did you discover Poor Yorick and what drove your decision to submit your work to us? CB: I discovered Poor Yorick through a Facebook friend whose post informed me of

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