Via aldaily.com, “The Spirit of Youth”: Futurists like Pannaggi may have been trying to break civilization wide open. They may have declared a new age of speed and violence and radical newness. But as soon as they attempted to analyze … Continue reading →
The most recent acquisition of the Gallerie Gormogòne at the Castle, commissioned by the Œcumenical Volgi from the Countess von Cséfavlay’s atelier at Withywindles. It is a highly encoded representation of a spell or alchemical process, the details of which … Continue reading →
Sun of Toasts, No. 2 Medium – Cinnamon Toast Crusts, Ceramic and StoneArtist – The Lil Medstudent Dr. J.
Continue reading →This has been making the rounds on Facebook: We cannot vouch for any rogue midichorines, however… Dr. J. has never met, let alone been in the same timezone as Deviant Artist ~Hearte42‘s bride, he swears! Dr. J.
Continue reading →The Sequester Fairy brings presents to good little boys and girls, just hope you don’t get a puzzle or model set from her… J. Abbey is host to an infestation of all sorts of faeries, leprechauns, elves and sprites. Neither … Continue reading →
Operative MS writes: Dear Dr. J., Okay, I’ve given it a moment, and I still don’t get the point of these four masked faces. I don’t recognize any of them, except that the man in the upper left looks a … Continue reading →
FoG Borepatch linked to this My Little Cthulhu action figure over at Deviant Art created someone by the moniker spippo: Your Gormogons, as fans of Lovecraft truly appreciate the craftsmanship of this pony. Dr. J. thought he’d share a few … Continue reading →
Minion Nightfly (yes, he’s a superhero) writes: That picture of the citadel at Aleppo seems very familiar… it greatly resembles the description (and the wonderful illustration by Pauline Baynes) of the city of Tashbaan in C.S. Lewis’s The Horse and … Continue reading →
Matrakçı Nasuh’s Compendium of Stopping Places of the Campaign of the Two Iraqs of Sultan Süleyman Khan (1537) is an illustrated, first-hand chronicle of Süleyman the Magnificent’s 1535 war against the Safavids, then-rulers of Iran. It is beloved of architectural … Continue reading →
So the Obama 2012 campaign just launched an effort to design artwork in support of Stimulus Part IIJobs Plan and re-election. A bit late on the Jobs Plan…but that might be a hallmark for this administration. The top three selected … Continue reading →
From minion and twitteress, MbernadetteE (go follow her, you’ll like her, she’s way nicer than we), here’s today’s Gormogon tribute art. Confucius really needs to get around to opening that t-shirt shop so we can monetize the awesomeness. In the … Continue reading →
Big Hollywood has a piece up by John Nolte in which he provides examples of federal dollars being spent to support starving artists whose works, basically, suck. Of course. This should be no surprise, and this premise explains two recurring … Continue reading →
Gormogon art director BL just sent the Czar a picture he found in an antique shop not far from our castle. The Czar has elected not to print it, not merely because it is borderline NSFW, as the hipsters say, … Continue reading →
(Britain is a bit like Greece except with the Elgin Marbles) quoth Stuttaford. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Confucius’s brother Li Bai writes: From the Washington Post today: After their release from Guantanamo, Shihri and Rubaish, both of whom trained and fought with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, were sent to a Saudi rehabilitation program that uses dialogue and art … Continue reading →
Confucius* has long been interested in the Dutch forger of Vermeers, Han van Meegeren. It looks like there are some entertaining new entries in the literature about him. Read the article if you’re not familiar with the story. If you’re … Continue reading →
