Each Week, Two Anonymous Students Sneak into a Classroom and Proceed to Blow Everyone’s Mind [courtesy viralnova]
An interesting story from my hometown. I love this duo’s use of literary quotes and themes. Be sure to follow the link at the bottom of the article to their Instagram page.
J.M. Barrie Quote by Dangerdust
The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes
The Center of Science and Industry [COSI] in my hometown of Columbus is the second stop for this fabulous interactive Holmes experience. It runs 8 February-1 September.
Does this look amazing or does this look amazing? Your call. I am going next month. I’ll be sure to do a follow-up post!
A Study in Scarlet by A. Conan Doyle, with artwork by David Henry Friston. Beeton’s Christmas Annual, December 1887.
Where laughter, learning, and literature meet.
James Thurber was born and raised in Columbus. He attended the Ohio State University and later worked for the main local newspaper. All in all, except for a brief stint with the American Embassy in Paris, he called Ohio’s capital home until his 31st year. Even then, he never really left. Thurber lived with his parents and brothers at 77 Jefferson Avenue during his college years, from 1913-1917. This is the building that houses the museum.
Thurber House and Museum. 77 Jefferson Avenue.
The first two floors are open for tours; the top floor is reserved for the current Writer-in-Residence.
Entryway chair. Go ahead and try it out, if you please.
The house is furnished and decorated in appropriate period style. Unlike typically uptight museums, at the Thurber House you are encouraged to make yourself right at home. You can touch (most) things, play the piano, even sit on chairs. Such intimate interaction makes the experience personal and human, even humorous. I think that James would approve. Thurber memorabilia is spread throughout, with the largest concentration displayed in an upstairs room.
You can sit down and play a tune here.
Come on, I know that you want to give No, No, Nanette a try.
Adorable Thurber dog.
James Thurber’s dog illustrations are iconic, in all their forms. There are several of these yellow fellows around the museum. I think they are cookie jars, but I do not really know. Continue reading
Desk. Thurber House. Columbus.
The Unicorn in the Garden. Columbus.
You can read the James Thurber story here.
Inniswood Metro Gardens
“The earth has music for those who listen.”-George Santayana
My step-dad’s funeral was two days ago. We have to empty out the contents of his apartment by the end of the month, so there is not a lot of time to spare for work or play. Much like life, we have to grab it whilst we can. Yesterday, my mom and I took a much-needed mental health break at the Columbus Museum of Art. The short walk there and back provided us with a liberal dose of sunshine, which was a partial cure in and of itself to the stress of the last two weeks.
A sculpture and its shadow in front of the museum.
I was super excited to see the George Bellows exhibit, and it did not disappoint. Four large rooms are given over to the show, which runs until January 4, 2014. To read more about it, go here. Although his work encompassed so much more than the famous boxing images, standing in front of a few of those legendary canvases was extraordinary. I was also delighted to see a few copies of The Masses, for which Bellows supplied artwork, on display underneath a glass case. What an unexpected highlight!
Then, there was this:
Bathsheba, by Artemisia Gentileschi. Circa 1636.
Absolutely awe-inspiring in person!
An afternoon at the museum was a great reminder that art is good for the soul, and a further indication that life is slowly returning to normal.
“Try everything that can be done…Learn your own possibilities.”-George Bellows
Pretty city, sad day. My step-dad’s funeral is this afternoon. I thought I would leave you a lovely photo to look at whilst I am off-line.
Partial view of the Columbus skyline. September 2013.
Can you guess which building is my favourite?
This is a fantastic place to read a good book.
Topiary Park. Columbus.
Although I’m feeling anything but invincible these days, I still think this Wonder Woman mural decorating a wall in the women’s restroom at the High Beck Tavern in Columbus is pretty amazing!
Wonder Woman Mural
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”-Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
“You have power over your mind-not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”-Marcus Aurelius
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