kora in hell | home

extra-curricular | fashion rules that never change
"Boys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses!"

extra-curricular | kiss my capris
deposing the rules of fashion

fresh hell

2007-07-10T14:44:00.000-07:00

finally!

fresh hell

2007-06-01T17:15:00.000-07:00

letters

frank o’hara : resources on o'hara including a brief biography, the text of "poem (lana turner has collapsed)" and a brief interpretation of the poem as defining the gay diva, and additional resources on lana turner

extra-curricular

lana turner has collapsed : I'm not mad, just disappointed
tim gunn : emperor of his domain : orientalism a-go-go
slap happy : classic sitcom comedy from how I met your mother
venus reclining : pillow talk

fresh hell

2007-04-14T16:32:00.000-07:00

extra-curricular | top design : finale

fresh hell

2007-04-10T13:22:00.000-07:00

extra-curricular | top design 1.9

margaret russell : observation 9
wayne's world | top design 1.9 recap and ideas for top design improvements and spinoffs

shop | new item

the critics notebook

fresh hell

2007-04-02T12:18:00.000-07:00

arts

andy goldsworthy

letters

fire and ice | robert frost

extra-curricular | td 1.8 continued |

back to nature

fresh hell

2007-03-31T22:47:00.000-07:00

extra curricular | top design 1.8

letters | wallace stevens : 2 poems with the word ice in them

fresh hell

2007-03-29T19:03:00.000-07:00

extra-curricular | top design 1.7 (continued)

1.7 recap: doing lunch or losing lunch

fresh hell

2007-03-22T15:54:00.000-07:00

extra-curricular | top design 1.7

collision course
a brief discussion of mid-century modern, the arts and crafts movement, and resources on frank lloyd wright, charles and ray eames, and...

arts | isamu noguchi

fresh hell

2007-03-21T07:50:00.000-07:00

extra-curricular | top design 1.6
margaret russell : observation 6
limón drops

extra-curricular | top design 1.5
what's in a vase
artard
top design without pity
margaret russell : observation 5

fresh hell

2007-03-12T13:38:00.001-07:00

letters | irish writers | james joyce
beatrix | kerry blues and beckett

fresh hell

2007-03-11T23:27:00.000-07:00

letters | irish writers | samuel beckett

fresh hell

2007-03-10T09:16:00.000-08:00

letters

extra-curricular

top design

purple haze
why matt can do no wrong

accentuate the positive
in goil's perfect world ...
bravo's blog bile

fresh hell

2007-03-05T14:28:00.000-08:00

letters

book of kells : the first in a series of postings about what else to celebrate on st. patrick's day besides getting drunk

shop

various items (t-shirts, bags, mug, sticker) with imagery from the book of kells:

fresh hell

2007-03-03T20:26:00.000-08:00

extra-curricular

how to design a room around a puppy . . .

beatrix

puppy decor :
the collar :
george sf :

a trio of dog quotations by :

groucho marx
madame de stael
jerome k. jerome

fresh hell

2007-02-27T22:57:00.001-08:00

new blog:

kora in hell | beatrix
I am I because my little dog knows me. -- Gertrude Stein

fresh hell

2007-02-23T12:43:00.000-08:00

kih | athletics | cycling

kih | extra-curricular | top design : episode 4

kih | extra-curricular | project runway

consuming girls : season 2 & the barbie scene

fresh hell

2007-02-22T10:05:00.000-08:00

kih | arts

portland's wurst gallery : check out their current wurstminster show

kih | letters

n+1 = gawker : they were asking for this

fresh hell

2007-02-20T19:43:00.000-08:00

kih | extra-curricular | top design

kih | arts

fresh hell

2007-02-17T11:12:00.000-08:00

extra-curricular | top design : episode 3

fresh hell

2007-02-15T09:42:00.000-08:00

extra-curricular | top design : episode 3

how do you solve a problem like carisa?
valentine's day breakup : it's not you, it's me

fresh hell

2007-02-14T12:34:00.000-08:00

kih shop :

Chinese New Year starts February 18th. This year 4705/2007 is the Year of the (fire) Pig and I have created a new design for the occasion:

A pig dressed in bright red and gold festive dress and crown is ready to celebrate.

The calligraphy symbols represent the Year of the Pig (left) & Peace (right).

Magnets, buttons, and a ceramic ornament are available.

I'll soon be switching out some of the products that are seasonal or part of a series: the arts and crafts woodblock style fruit prints, plus the alphabet and animal series.
Currently there is a new onesie design available, in keeping with the Chinese New Year theme:

fresh hell

2007-02-11T00:01:00.000-08:00

For some reason this week I'm the crazy cat lady. Here's the round up of items to check out:

kih | literature : moore smart cats

The two greatest poems about pet cats:

kih | art : if not a room then a shrine

Bastet the cat goddess -- historical information and more, including:

shrine layout plans
very special jewellery
and Bastet's other connections to shopping?

speaking of which . .

kih | shop:

The shop has Siamese cat in the hat pillows and other items:
($18)

(Also related: from 02.09 fresh hell: kih | extra-curricular :

observations 2 : a haiku from margaret russell.)

fresh hell

2007-02-09T18:59:00.000-08:00

kih | extra-curricular : | top design |

episode 2 design reviews:
felicia & carisa & erik
john & ryan & matt
andrea & michael
elizabeth & goil

margaret russell, literati:
observations . 2

fresh hell

2007-02-07T16:27:00.000-08:00

studio 60 : the cliched, the creepy, & the ignorant
top design : ooooh todd is sooo dreamy
project runway & related fashion items:
1 gunn leaves gown for town
2 women's body ideals: two opinions that don't count for much

fresh hell

2007-02-03T14:26:00.000-08:00

kora in hell | extra-curricular : top design : go team tasty and delicious, a koan by margaret russell, four fables of da bear, and miscellaneous other items

fresh hell

2007-01-27T14:15:00.000-08:00

kora in hell | extra-curricular : top design, project runway

fresh hell

2007-01-23T13:32:00.000-08:00

kora in hell | extra-curricular : more top design

before I go any further : review of reality tv basics
myspace amusements : observations on music and film tastes

fresh hell

2007-01-18T16:34:00.000-08:00

kora in hell | extra-curricular : top design starts soon. I have my concerns, naturally.

two terms : a discussion of two terms I don't want to hear spoken on the show.

notes on the Bravo Top Design Contestant Biographies:

fresh hell

2007-01-08T16:07:00.000-08:00

kora in hell | extra-curricular :

project runway in the best/worst year-end reviews

kora in hell | arts :

calendar design

happy new year

2007-01-03T12:07:00.000-08:00

fresh hell

2006-12-23T17:43:00.000-08:00

happy holiday wishes all around!

kora in hell | sciences also provides some commentary on siamese cat behavior

happy holidays

2006-12-23T16:32:00.000-08:00

fresh hell

2006-12-20T17:04:00.000-08:00

kora in hell | extra-curricular :

not one, not two, but three posts on the tara conner scandal

fresh hell : dec 11

2006-12-11T15:02:00.000-08:00

kora in hell | letters :

the ian mcewan plagiarism nonsense &

thomas pynchon's letter re: ian mcewan

kora in hell | extra-curricular :

narcissistic celebrities: shocking but true

fresh hell : dec 8

2006-12-08T10:38:00.000-08:00

home

Order is restored. Each page has its own topic but all are organized in the same way.

arts

I've started an entry on the arts and crafts and art nouveau movements

shameless commerce: items in the arts and crafts style

letters

a discussion of the myth of persephone and why pomegranates are significant this time of year

shameless commerce: items for writers, readers, and sullen teenagers.

sciences

home ec: mulled pomegranate cider recipe

more shameless commerce

extra-curricular

name change: project runway has switched to extra-curricular

my excuse for my shameless commercialism

giving

The one thing I'm not ashamed to sell on my blog my t-shirt that supports the New Orleans/Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. All profits for these shirts (there is a men's and a women's version) go the the NOLA SPCA for the support of animals, and especially the many abandoned dogs following the Katrina disaster. The cameras are gone but they are still there and need our help all the more.

click on the image above to go to the kora in hell shop

fresh hell : dec 3

2006-12-04T10:01:00.000-08:00

kora in hell | project runway site renaming / rethinking

I've decided to widen the focus of this page to include more general discussions of popular culture. Keeping with my theme, I'm calling it extra-curricular.

kora in hell | sciences

Idiotic ideas about science are not limited to one political or religious group. At least this one is more amusing than most.

kora in hell | letters

gifts for writers, writing ideas for writers

fresh hell : dec 2

2006-12-02T06:48:00.000-08:00

Sorry to harp on this but as a public service I just wanted to emphasize the three reasons why you should check out my kora in hell shop:

Since my shop is new my prices are at the lowest markup level.
CafePress is currently offering a deal on free shipping until December 20th.
I have t-shirts available that benefits the NOLA SPCA (New Orleans/Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).

fresh hell : nov 28

2006-11-28T17:38:00.000-08:00

Some more information about the new kora in hell shop:

I have two image motifs that I'm using just for the holiday season:

pomegranates

siamese cat in the hat

There are t-shirts that benefit the New Orleans/Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

There are gifts for kids.

There are some black t-shirts that are perfect for that disaffected college student on everyone's shopping list.

All art is original and it may not be genius but at least it is better than most of the crap that you see out there.

If this seems like shameless promotion, it is, but click here to read my excuse.

fresh hell : nov 27

2006-11-27T16:10:00.000-08:00

the kora in hell shop is now open!

fresh hell : nov 14

2006-11-14T13:29:00.000-08:00

kora in hell |arts | fashion | project runway : uli's collection

fresh hell : nov 10

2006-11-10T14:03:00.000-08:00

kora in hell |arts | fashion | project runway : michael's collection

fresh hell : nov 5

2006-11-05T09:03:00.000-08:00

kora in hell |arts | fashion | project runway : laura's collection (all posts)

part 1 : a review of the individual pieces and the collection as a whole
part 2 : a discussion of Laura's design style and technique as it relates to the work of two of the major fashion designers of the past century: Madeline Vionnet and Valentino.
part 3 : odds and ends

fresh hell : oct 23

2006-10-23T11:18:00.000-07:00

kora in hell |arts | fashion | project runway : this past week has been all about jeffrey

why I don't want jeffrey to win : because it's the obvious choice
what jeffrey has to show for himself : piece by piece survey of the collection with discussions of : how jeffrey's collection includes an homage to angela; the market segment for baby doll dresses that don't cover the tootie; what the strings were for on jeffrey's bathing suit; why jeffrey wanted to use those blond wigs
what jeffrey has to show for himself continued : what jeffrey's collection has to do with japanese ghost and demon stories (hint: nothing)
recommended reading : on japanese ghost and demon stories and related topics
last (slam) dance : getting that punk out of my system

fresh hell

2006-10-14T07:58:00.000-07:00

kora's makeover : I've switched to beta -- some formatting and more links will be added in the next week or so but most of the site has been updated.

kora in hell |arts | fashion | project runway

what the critics are saying

the unbearable cuteness of being : all my alisons reconfigured and expanded

episode 13:

you're sapping my strength : the outsourcing controversy & the last of my patience

be still my heart : the handsome mr. b., & thoughts on being adored

fresh hell : oct 8

2006-10-08T10:50:00.000-07:00

kih | arts | fashion | project runway :

episode 12 | the reunion :

blame it on kayne : keith's secret to success

precious moments : treasure them always
all my alisons : a meditation

behind the masks : serious ugly -- and just in time for halloween!

fresh hell : oct 2

2006-10-02T13:23:00.000-07:00

kih | arts | fashion | project runway

kih on episode 11 : hippy-cuteness, holly hobbie returns, and more!
insouciance & apéritif commentary on episode 11
runway model theatre presents: J'Accuse . . . !

13 questions : for episode 12

what if pr used a point system?

fresh hell : sept 27

2006-09-27T13:19:00.000-07:00

more information on modernism than you ever wanted . . .

- kih | arts | fashion
early 20th century fashion, design, and culture

- kih | arts | fashion | project runway
malan, laura and early 20th century fashion

fresh hell : sept 22

2006-09-22T13:19:00.000-07:00

- arts | fashion: flappers, follies & feathers

the new woman : the flapper & all that jazz (including Josephine Baker)
the new shape : from the curve to the line -- the dramatic change in fashion during the early 20th century
folies & follies : what are they, where do they come from and what do they have to do with fashion?
josephine baker : who was she and why was she so fascinating?

These are still in need of some tweaking and editing but the basic information is now up. To check these out as separate pages click on individual topics or just click on arts | fashion and read them all at once.

fresh hell : sept 20

2006-09-20T10:07:00.000-07:00

kih | arts | fashion | project runway

mug shot chic : the latest trend in men's fashion
repeat offenders : episode 10 -- thoughts on bringing back various designers
stuck in the past : is it impossible to update jackie o?

kih | arts | modernism/dance/fashion

josephine baker : a brief bio (more to come . . . )

fresh hell : sept 18

2006-09-18T16:07:00.000-07:00

kih | arts | fashion | project runway : jay mccarroll runway review ; josephine baker teaser & more!

fresh hell : sept 14

2006-09-14T23:49:00.000-07:00

kih | fashion | project runway : episode 10 -- this installment includes laura's triumph, the return of the repressed, another e-z sew pattern, and an insouciance & apéritif retrospective
kih | letters : the french department -- kih presents a new resource entitled "pretend to speak french"

fresh hell : sept 13

2006-09-13T07:50:00.000-07:00

kih | letters : who in hell is kora in hell? (a description of William Carlos Williams' Kora in Hell, 1920)

fresh hell : sept 12

2006-09-12T13:16:00.000-07:00

kih | arts | fashion : project runway 10

- Speculation on tomorrow night's "special guests" +
- Insouciance & Apéritif (at right) are back!

advertisement for myself

2006-09-09T13:20:00.000-07:00

I have a Ph.D. in English and twenty years of experience working in academia as both a teacher and an administrator. My scholarship examines various intersections between literature and the visual arts. As an administrator I did advanced research development including grant writing in nearly every area of the humanities and social sciences. I also worked in medicine and in the technology industry. I now work freelance as a writer and researcher. I specialize in developing materials for presentation and publication such as teaching, lectures, and exhibits. Please send me an email if you would like to know more about my work and what I might be able to do for you.

fresh hell : sept 9

2006-09-08T23:55:00.000-07:00

kih | arts | fashion : project runway: 9 -- the nightmare is over -- remarks on episode 9, now with "first responders"
kih | sciences : the dunning kruger effect
kih | letters : kora in hell (1920) excerpts

fresh hell : sept 5

2006-09-05T22:22:00.000-07:00

kih | arts | fashion | project runway
there's a fine line between holly hobbie and haute couture . . .
the hh chronicles
the hobbien mysteries
when hh hits the runway
circa 1974

guidelines

2006-09-03T17:16:00.000-07:00

1. Critics and Connoisseurs

What is
there in being able
to say that one has dominated the stream in an attitude of self-defense;
in proving that one has had the experience
of carrying a stick?

2. Those Various Scalpels

Are they weapons or scalpels?
Whetted to brilliance
by the hard majesty of that sophistication which is superior to opportunity,

these things are rich instruments with which to experiment
But why dissect destiny with instruments
more highly specialized than components of destiny itself?

--Marianne Moore