Die Gemälde von Jagoda Bednarsky (geb. 1988 in Goldberg, Polen, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin) sind popkulturelle und nostalgische Referenzen, die sie in Anspielung auf klischeehafte Rollenmuster ¿ zwischen Hypermaskulinität und Matriarchat ¿ ins Groteske transferiert. Mit pastellfarbenen Hügellandschaften aus Brüsten, Milchpumpen, Vulven, Figuren aus der griechischen Mythologie und Motiven aus Flora und Fauna hinterfragt Bednarsky in ihrer Shad...
Early works of Polish sculptor Stanislav Szukalski, presented in a deluxe printed hardcover. The photos in this volume were printed from the original glass negatives taken by the artist between 1913 and 1930. This is the second edition of Stanislav Szukalski's The Lost Tune.The first edition was produced to complement the exhibit Szukalski: The Lost Genius, held between August 3 and October 22, 1990 at the Polish Museum of America in Chicago. ...
Albert Spiby had just turned 18 when he signed up to fight in the Great War in 1915. He was not a 'hero' in the traditional sense. He didn't receive special awards for bravery or gallantry. He did what hundreds of thousands of other Australian soldiers did - his job.
From the searing sands of the Egyptian desert to the blunders at Bullecourt, the stupidity of the Somme and the horror of Pozières to the mud and insanity of Passchendaele - One ...
...she shows him her birds, birds with bowl-like bodies. he can't believe that she made them with just a Swiss Army knife. and he laughs when she throws him that line from The Winter's Tale-Though I am not naturally honest, I am sometimes so by chance. he buys the birds, saves her life.
The Singing Bowl is the story of Rob Morgan-sculptor, liar, Shakespeare lover. She runs away from home as a teen, winds up in Manhattan in nascent Soho and h...
Through eight extended poem-sections, World's End, sits beyond the city's gates, from relocating to an Ottawa suburb after a quarter century in Centretown, to the birth of the author's third child. World's End, examines the lyric across and beyond barriers, propelled by language and fueled by the pitter-patter of tiny feet. World's End, is an opening.
At a crumbling zoo, an elephant keeper, a security guard, and a newly hired media consultant have differing views over what should be done about the zoo's main attraction, the aging Sri Lankan elephant Matara. Matara is deteriorating by the day following the loss of her companion elephant Cheerio and a petition is circulating to try to force the zoo's management to move her to a sanctuary. Karen, Matara's keeper, argues adamantly that the zoo ...
World War II veteran Hank Dunfield is about to turn one hundred years old. The staff at Ponderosa Pine Lodge have recruited Sarah, a young nursing student, to keep Hank safe, comfortable, and in the building while they plan a grand centenarian celebration. There's one problem: Hank doesn't want to live that long.
Seemingly opposites, Hank and Sarah kindle a deep friendship. Sarah fears the future with multiple sclerosis will be even more isol...
World War II veteran Hank Dunfield is about to turn one hundred years old. The staff at Ponderosa Pine Lodge have recruited Sarah, a young nursing student, to keep Hank safe, comfortable, and in the building while they plan a grand centenarian celebration. There's one problem: Hank doesn't want to live that long.
Seemingly opposites, Hank and Sarah kindle a deep friendship. Sarah fears the future with multiple sclerosis will be even more isol...
Part family history, part scientific exploration, Elementary Particles examines the world through the lens of a daughter grieving the loss of her beloved father. Through keen, quiet observation, Sneha Madhavan-Reese's evocative new collection takes us from the wide expanse of rural India to the minute map of Michigan we carry on the palms of our hands. These poems contemplate ancestral language, the wonder and uncertainty of scientific discove...
A fascinating deep-dive into how shows from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to The Equalizer have changed the way women are portrayed on television.
The last three decades of television have been a formative and progressive time for female characters, as stronger, more independent women have appeared on screen to guide a new generation of viewers into their own era of power. These characters battle vampires, demons, corrupt government officials, and ...
The true story of a German agent sent to the United States during World War I to launch a terror campaign of sabotage and murder, and the American counterintelligence effort that led to his capture. Full of drama and intrigue, with master spies and double agents, diabolical sabotage devices, secret codes, and invisible ink, Agent of the Iron Cross is the first detailed account of this legendary espionage operation.
Historical Dictionary of Ethics, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 600 cross-referenced entries on the important terms, concepts, theories, and thinkers from all areas and eras of the history of ethics.
