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Read more about the article Stick Figure History ~ The Soybean Oil Scandal

Stick Figure History ~ The Soybean Oil Scandal

  • Post author:Isolde Honore
  • Post published:October 3, 2015
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Oil. Bribery. Scandal. Assassination. A weaselly little man who crippled the stock market in 1963.

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Read more about the article Invocations: The Art of Silence

Invocations: The Art of Silence

  • Post author:Annetta Black
  • Post published:September 30, 2015
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The Invocation at ANOMALY was taken from an essay by John Cage, in which he explains some of the thinking behind his musical pieces, such as his infamous "4'33".

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Read more about the article Further Reading: Anomaly

Further Reading: Anomaly

  • Post author:Isolde Honore
  • Post published:September 30, 2015
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Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon ANOMALY

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Read more about the article Stick Figure History ~ The Queen of the Mist

Stick Figure History ~ The Queen of the Mist

  • Post author:Isolde Honore
  • Post published:September 18, 2015
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In 1901 Annie Edson Taylor, in a barrel, become the first recorded person to survive plunging over Niagara Falls.

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Read more about the article Stick Figure History ~ The Great Molasses Flood

Stick Figure History ~ The Great Molasses Flood

  • Post author:Annetta Black
  • Post published:August 6, 2015
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In January 1919, the city of Boston was attacked by a speeding wave of sticky sweet death, forever known to history as the Great Molasses Flood.

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Read more about the article Invocations: Beyond Words

Invocations: Beyond Words

  • Post author:Annetta Black
  • Post published:August 6, 2015
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Inspiration from the words of the late mythology scholar, Joseph Campbell on the power and importance of myth and the inadequacy of mere words. Invocation from Odd Salon MYTH(OS) ~ Aug 4, 2015

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Read more about the article Further Reading: MYTH(OS)

Further Reading: MYTH(OS)

  • Post author:Isolde Honore
  • Post published:August 5, 2015
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Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon MYTH(OS)

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Read more about the article Invocations: Saint-Exupéry’s Silver Lining

Invocations: Saint-Exupéry’s Silver Lining

  • Post author:Annetta Black
  • Post published:July 23, 2015
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1935 airplane crash into the Sahara Desert, and his reflections on his unlikely rescue. Invocation from Odd Salon ACCIDENT ~ July 21, 2015

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Read more about the article Further Reading: Accident

Further Reading: Accident

  • Post author:Isolde Honore
  • Post published:July 22, 2015
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Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon ACCIDENT

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Read more about the article Further Reading: Infamy

Further Reading: Infamy

  • Post author:Isolde Honore
  • Post published:July 8, 2015
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Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon INFAMY

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