On a rainy, miserable weekend because they can do little outside work, Ninja and Special K conduct a painting proof of concept in the basement that also includes the art of putting Muskoka chairs together. They debate whether Adirondack, Muskoka and Cape Cod Chairs are all the same or not. Ninja finds proof in Wikipedia that they might be, but Special K is certain they are all slightly different. Ninja promises her partner that there will be no podcasting this weekend, but can't quite stick with it.
Tags: podcasting · spring chores · deck chairs · painting
Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters 144 - Is It Live or Is It Memorex?
The Bruegel-Bosch Bus by Kim Adams (Art Gallery of Hamilton)
“That is the power of art - the salvation of one’s soul.” - Mayumi
One night after work, Special K and Ninja brave rush hour to drive to
Tags: art gallery of hamilton · contemporary art · geisha · music · ichimaru · mayumi
Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters 145 - Shanghai Express
Wedgewood Relief c1780
Join Ninja and Special K on a whirlwind tour of exhibits at the Royal Ontario Museum, before the festivities of Father's Day begin. First stop: Shanghai, past, present and future. Next stop: Wedgewood treasures and the Black Star Sapphire of Queensland. Last stop: History of Disability and Typewriters. Ninja talks about getting her malaria shots from a past classmate who is now a doctor.
Famous tyrants mentioned: Mao Tse Tung, Hitler. Novelties in a Museum: Man in a Dinosaur. Ninja's rank in her typewriting course: Second.
Tags: mao tse tung · hitler · wedgewood · shanghai · black star sapphire · typewriters · bat caves
