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Posted on January 13, 2013 by Dave

As a postscript to the series on America in 1939: the anatomy of change. Ogden Nash was a specialist in what could be called light verse Americana that fir squarely into the canon of the The New Yorker with his … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Ferdinand Pecora, Jack Morgan banker, Lya Graph midget, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Ogden Nash, Pecora Commission, Senator Carter Glass, Senator Duncan Fletcher | Leave a comment

SANTA ON THE BUBBLE: When He Was Fab

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Dave

Santa on Parole. In the early 1800′s, a man by the name of Washington Irving described the image he had of Santa Claus in a satire of New York. Legend has it that the Dutch had a figure of Saint … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Albert Tanquero, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Bea Sempere, Bruce Lordson, Clement C. Moore, David Pescovitz, Don Rittner, Frances Billinghurst, Haddon Sundblom, Haddon Sundbloom, Jefferson Davis, Louise B. Gabriel, Lyman Frank Baum, Ogden Nash, Ogden Nash Santa Claus, Thomas Nast, Viki Howard, Washington Irving | Leave a comment

BAD SANTAS: CULTURE JAMMING CORPORATE XMA$

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Dave

What realistic future do you see for billboards? “Most people are now walking billboards, what with all the clothing logos on their togs. I suppose the next frontiers will be inner and outer space. Designer DNA encoded directly onto our … Continue reading →