TIME ~ Feb 9, 2016

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:February 10, 2016
• Post category:Past Salons/SF

Short talks from the odd corners of the history of time, from the mysteries of the Antikythera Device to the realities of time travel, the race to solve the challenge of determining longitude to the methods of ancient monumental time keepers.

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ODDMENTS ~ Dec 15, 2015

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:December 16, 2015
• Post category:Past Salons/SF

An end of year celebration of stories that refused to be themed, of odd ends & spare parts, strange tales, sundries & wondrous miscellanea Featuring: Tamar Baskind, Lilia Gutnik, Frederic Lightning Leist, Christian Cagigal, Raven Ebner, Christopher Reeves and curated by Annetta Black

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GRIFT ~ Nov 10, 2015

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:November 11, 2015
• Post category:Past Salons/SF

Tales of the hoax & the hustler, clever con men & daring pigeon drops, rackets, ropers & marks made of money

Featuring: Casey Selden, Leonard Apeltsin, Besha Grey, Christian Cagigal, Imogen Speer, and Eva Galperin. Curated by Annetta Black

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UNDEAD ~ Oct 20, 2015

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:October 21, 2015
• Post category:Past Salons/SF

Stories of revenants & apparitions, unquiet spirits, the dislodged dead, bloodsucking fiends & souls brought back from the other side Featuring: KC Crowell, Laura Rubin, Michael Brodhead, Daniel Cohen, Steen Comer, Chris Carrico. Curated by Annetta Black

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ANOMALY ~ Sept 29, 2015

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:September 30, 2015
• Post category:Past Salons/SF

Stories of deviation & aberration, oddities, eccentric orbits & isolated ecosystems run amok Featuring: Kurt Larson, Besha Grey, Marcus Marchesseault, Aimee Pavy, Amber Guetebier, Hernan Pelassini & Rebecca Joseph. Curated by Tamar Baskind

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OBSESSION ~ Nov 25, 2014

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:November 26, 2014
• Post category:Past Salons

Stories of passion & addiction & the fine line between preoccupation & mania Featuring: Daen de Leon, Rebecca Joseph, Beth Abdallah, Tysa Rauch, Rachel James & Sean Sanford

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BEAST ~ Oct 14, 2014

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:October 15, 2014
• Post category:Past Salons

Tales of creatures tentacled & be-clawed, mythic & fierce Featuring: Stuart Gripman, Raven Ebner, Chris Carrico, Amy Widdowson Mains, Tim Guandalini , Rachel Youens

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The seemingly impenetrable Crocker Mountains in the Arctic blocked the expedition of Sir John Ross and his quest for the Northwest Passage in 1818. They were later determined to be a complex illusion known as "fata morgana"

Further Reading: ILLUSION

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:September 30, 2014
• Post category:Read/Reading Lists

Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon ILLUSION

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ILLUSION ~ July 22, 2014

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:July 23, 2014
• Post category:Past Salons

Stories of deception & mirage, optical oddities, false beauty & masters of manipulation July 22, 2014 at DNA Lounge Featuring: Miles Traer ~ The Greatest Card Cheat & the Mythical…

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HG Robley shown with his collection of Mokomokai

Further Reading: PRESERVED

• Post author:Rachel James
• Post published:July 16, 2014
• Post category:Read/Reading Lists

Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon PRESERVED

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