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'Grey's Anatomy' recap: Racing To A Brighter Tomorrow

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Danzig

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PRETTY BOYS Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams) worked together to help save a patient's life.

It's official: The suits have invaded Seattle Grace-Mercy West. (And I have invaded EW's Grey's Anatomy recap -- Tanner Stransky is taking a week off!)

This week in "The Face of Change," potential buyers toured the hospital, Alex took over voiceover duty from Meredith, and allegiances were formed -- what do you know? -- in the face of change. Also, folks banded together a lot: Couples banded together to support each other both professionally and sexually, doctors banded together to save a 10-year-old boy's life, and the plane crash survivors banded together to save the hospital. And it was not a great time to be a doctor...and to be staying at Alex's house. With Jackson and Stephanie "sucking face" on the couch and Owen and Cristina being the opposite of quiet upstairs, (odd couple?) Alex and Jo were left to do what any rational pair would do in their situation: howl and make giraffe (?) noises in the kitchen. As Alex so elegantly put it: "Transformation sucks." Well said.

But new things aren't always bad, right, Alex? Especially not if you're just -- as he said -- "one drink away from monkey sex" with the hottest new intern. According to Cristina, Alex and Jo were "canines in heat." Unfortunately, though, Alex didn't have a lot of time to think about his new "bestie" -- he was too busy posing for photos.

The explanation for Alex's photo shoots? Cahill, who was all about creating a new brand for a new hospital. Everyone knows a brand isn't complete until it has a face. The lucky winner? Well, because Cristina refused to have her face on anything but a brochure for the Nobel Prize, Alex and Jackson (and by default, their lady friends) duked it out. Alex and Jo brought Africa to the table, while Stephanie and Jackson focused on his charming good looks and his namesake.

But who won? Well, as it turns out, it was less about who won and more about the journey, a.k.a. the public-image assessment officer whose job it was to follow Jackson (Alex had one, too) around the hospital in a constant state of judgment and picture-taking. Welcome to Lindsay Lohan's world, boys.

Pretty boys aside, stuff at the hospital got serious, and the plane-crash survivors weren't exactly on a level playing field with the rest of the staff. Not surprisingly, Bailey was the one to speak up. But the only two people who also seemed to have any fight left in them were Callie and Richard. And when Callie discovered the slogan of the company that wanted to buy the hospital -- Pegasus Horizons: Racing to a Brighter Tomorrow -- she literally had to choke back the vomit. She and the ex-chief decided to investigate this Pegasus company for themselves. Cue the road trip!

NEXT: Callie and Richard get married...sort of

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'Grey's Anatomy' recap: Racing To A Brighter Tomorrow

'Grey's Anatomy': Will Dr. Alana Cahill Sell Seattle Grace? Constance Zimmer Talks Guest Spot

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Danzig

Seattle Grace has been riddled with anxiety and friction since Dr. Alana Cahill arrived. The consultant -- played by "Grey's Anatomy" guest star Constance Zimmer -- has been working on trimming the fat in order to get the hospital running efficiently.

Last week, Dr. Cahill closed down the ER, but it looks like that's just the tip of the iceberg. At the end of the most recent episode of "Grey's Anatomy," she dropped quite the bomb: Seattle Grace is up for sale in the wake of the plane crash survivors' settlement, which leaves the hospital responsible for $15 million per survivor.

Zimmer took the time to chat with HuffPost TV via phone about what's ahead for her whip-cracking character on "Grey's Anatomy" and much more. Below, find out if Dr. Cahill will be involved in one of Shonda Rhimes' signature romantic entanglements, Zimmer's reaction to her line in "House of Cards" that has the internet all atwitter and whether or not the woman best known as Dana Gordon will pop in the "Entourage" movie, which is happening for real this time.

Your "Grey's Anatomy" character has caused quite the uproar at Seattle Grace. Yes. And I'm not stopping there. There's more coming.

It gets worse? Yeah.

On this week's episode, Seattle Grace is brought an emergency case involving a child, but there's no more ER. What can you tease about it? I feel like this week's episode shows that although there might be conflict amongst the doctors, it proves that when people come together and work as a team, they can kind of make anything happen. But she's not part of the team.

Yeah, it looks like the doctors operate behind Cahill's back. Yeah, I'm not really part of that team so even though it shows camaraderie on one side, it also hurts on the side of where she's coming from, which is just trying to keep this hospital open. So there's definitely some conflict that arises between her and the doctors, which is clearly nothing new. [Laughs.]

Last week, we saw Alana seemingly rediscover her love of surgery. It looked like that might lead her to change her tune about the ER, but it didn't. Will we find out more about her backstory, like what led her to stop operating regularly and why she is who she is? Yes, there will definitely be an episode coming up that shows why she's ended up in this position and why being a surgeon was not her MO, apparently. You are going to get to see that in her and, of course, she is being affected by all of the doctors because she's been there now for quite some time, but yet, she still has to keep a united front in terms of her reasons for being there. Keeping it business and trying not to make it too personal is hard, but it also is why she's good at her job because she can do that.

It seems like that could be hard with Hunt (Kevin McKidd), who was trying to crack her a bit. In the operating room, do you think he was being genuine or was he manipulating her into softening up a bit? I definitely think, in those scenes, I do believe that it was genuine and that he was starting to feel a little bad for her because she was an amazing surgeon and he saw that firsthand. But then, of course, as she presented the surprise that she was trying to prime the hospital to sell it, I think it just made him realize, "Oh, this is not personal. This is business." It doesn't matter how friendly they may get, a job is a job and I'm there to do a specific job. You know, it's tough because I want people to like her, but that's not her job. Her job is to get something done.

That's true for a lot of your characters. Right. [Laughs.] Which is so crazy! Thank God I have a healthy ego in knowing that I'm not a bitch in real life because I would start to think, "Wow. People either just really don't like me or maybe I give that off." I have to say I'm kind of proud of the bad-ass characters that I play. They're kind of the most fun to do, especially Cahill on "Grey's." I was very excited that I didn't get to do just that. In the end, she does actually get to have a true arc where you see that she does have a soft side -- it's just kind of hidden. [Laughs.]

Pilot Casting: Aimee Teegarden to The CW, Kim Raver to NCIS Spinoff

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Danzig

A couple big pilot scoops to pass along as shows head into production with an eye on the fall schedule...

Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights) has been cast on The CW's Oxygen. According to Deadline, the actress will portray Emily, a young woman who falls for an alien boy after he and his kind are integrated into a suburban high school a decade after landing on Earth.

Kim Raver (24, Grey's Anatomy), meanwhile, will headline the NCIS: Los Angeles spinoff, appearing on the upcoming backdoor pilot as Special Agent Paris.

The leader of the show's Red unit - which travels the nation solving crimes - Raver's character has a degree in Forensic Science and prefers to work alone.

Other series regulars on the spinoff will include: John Corbett, Scott Grimes, Edwin Hodge, Gillian Alexy and Miguel Ferrer.

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/02/pilot-casting-aimee-teegarden-to-the-cw-kim-raver-to-ncis-spinof/

Grey's Anatomy Recap: "Things We Said Today"

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Danzig

[Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Thursday's episode of Grey's Anatomy. Read at your own risk!]

Thursday's episode of Grey's Anatomy brought both the best of news and the worst of news.

While Cristina and Owen grappled with whether they should get a divorce, Bailey skipped her wedding to perform surgery on Adele Webber. One of these things ended with good news, another with bad. To find out which, we take a look at this week's top moments from the episode. Have your tissues handy!

Bailey, the runaway bride: Bailey is midway through treating Adele before she even realizes she's left Ben waiting at the altar. After Adele's surgery is successful, Bailey runs into Ben in the hospital and admits that for a moment, she forgot about him and the wedding. She admits she may not have been sure about marrying him, crying that her ambition killed her last marriage. But, since he's also going to be a surgeon, he understands, and the couple finally jumps over the broom and gets married. Tissue level: a box.

Cristina and Owen, reunited: Picking up minutes after the midseason finale, Cristina and Owen find themselves in the on-call room, rekindling the flames. After dealing with some unsavory bikers, Owen comes to realize that he and Cristina should have never gotten married. Once they're out of the confined box of a marriage, they can no longer hurt each other. But (surprise!) they decide, at least based on their passionate kiss, to stay together! Tissue level: Just a few... for Owen.

Callie and Arizona, rekindled: Arizona is disheartened to hear that Callie actually told Bailey to run. Seeing that Callie may be wavering, Arizona decides to get them a room, though rediscovering their sexuality is definitely awkward. After Arizona asks her to leave the room so she can take off her leg, Callie returns to find Arizona still dressed with her leg on. She's not ready to have sex yet, so they decide to watch movies, drink champagne and have an old fashioned make-out session after Arizona begs Callie not to run. Tissues level: of a box.

April and Jackson, divided: April and Jackson attempt to stand their ground by using their intern dates as distractions to not sleep together. Fortunately for Jackson, he finds more than that in Stephanie, whom he ends up sleeping with despite insisting they wouldn't. Unfortunately for April, Shane is completely awkward around her since he thinks April just wants to sleep with him since interns are like sexual catnip at Seattle Grace. However, he really doesn't, leading to an awkward moment when he rebuffs her and she worries he thought she was sexually harassing him. Tissues level: Just two or three to wipe off some steam in Jackson and Stephanie's sex car.

Alex and Jo, the misfit doctors: Though all the doctors are being called back to the hospital, Jo can't go since she's already started drinking. Alex decides to stay behind with her and get sloshed, bonding with her over their rough childhoods. Eventually, Jo breaks out in tears causing a scene, but it turns out she was just messing with him. (Goodness, she's terrible.) But she teaches Alex that men crying is even more heartbreaking, which works in their favor when they finagle a room key belonging to someone else. Tissue level: 0. We still don't like her. And we're starting to lose respect for him if this is his new love interest.

Webber, the widower: Webber almost goes off the rails when Adele is brought in, accusing her caretaker of not being more vigilant. Webber even nearly punches the guy after he comments that Webber never visits. Wracked with that guilt, all he can do is watch from the gallery with Leah taking care of him as Bailey and Meredith try to fix Adele. Eventually, with some help from the former chief, Adele is stable and even comes out lucid, recognizing her husband... one last time. Richard shows up to the wedding, but doesn't break the bad news to Bailey lest he ruin her wedding: Adele died of a heart attack. Tissue level: All the tissues left in the world.

How many boxes of tissues did you go through a whole one once you saw Adele in that wedding dress with their song, "My Funny Valentine" playing in the background, right? Hit the comments!

Grey's Anatomy Recap: "The Face of Change"

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Danzig

Seattle Grace certainly is changing, but is it for the better or worse?

Thursday's episode of Grey's Anatomy, in which potential buyer Pegasus Horizons toured the hospital, proved that things will not get better with an outside owner. In fact, seeing how a different Pegasus-owned hospital does business gave us a glimpse at a very grim future for Seattle Grace. Check out how the hospital changed this week:

Brand Ambassador: With Pegasus Horizons set to buy the hospital, they're looking for one of the doctors to be the face of Seattle Grace on brochures and posters. Alex and Jackson go to great lengths to compete for the position, but Derek ultimately wins.

Ride-along: April, bored with the lack of trauma cases since the ER closed, goes on a ride-along with her new boyfriend Matt. But when a hit-and-run victim is going to be diverted an hour away, April enlists Jackson's help to secretly bring the patient to Seattle Grace. All the doctors work together to save the child, but once Cahill discovers the truth, they're all chastised since this stunt could've ruined the hospital's chances at being bought by Pegasus.

Undercover: In order to do reconnaissance on another hospital that was bought by Pegasus Horizons, Callie and Webber go undercover as the married couple Mr. and Mrs. Plantain. With Richard pretending to be a patient, the duo discovers that this hospital pushes patients through like it's a fast food restaurant. Webber ultimately feels defeated and considers whether or not to just take an early retirement in the face of such a bleak future with Pegasus. But Callie wants to fight it, so she proposes to the group to buy the hospital.

Are you happy the doctors are going to try to buy the hospital?

Grey's Anatomy airs Thursdays at 9/8c on ABC.

Seattle Grace certainly is changing, but is it for the better or worse?

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Grey's Anatomy Recap: "The Face of Change"

Blue Bloods Review: A Shiksa Scorned

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Danzig

"Men In Black" were everywhere in this episode of Blue Bloods and I never wanted them to put those long wool suits back on as much as I did during the steam room scene. There's something about hairy and sweaty that just doesn't go together.

Other than that one pet peeve I really enjoyed this hour's peak into the Hasidic community. New York City is such a melting pot of cultures, races, and religions that I appreciate it when the show reminds us of that.

When the Grande Rebbe told Henry that he was breaking with tradition and asking his younger son to take his place, it was easy to guess that Levi would soon end up dead.

I was left to wonder if Levi's father had any idea about his extra-curricular activities. I felt bad for Karen Waters, his shiksa goddess but that's always the risk of being the other woman. Given his strict religious beliefs it wasn't hard to guess that Levi would never divorce his wife. Of course given those same beliefs he shouldn't have been having the affair in the first place.

Jamie had a fun case this week. Hopefully Rebecca's friend finds, well, better friends. Calling the police clowns to their faces is generally a quick way to get them to slap the cuffs on you. Not that Rebecca cared. Her daddy was once the mayor.

As Erin told Levins in this Blue Bloods quote as he tried to get the charges dropped…

Erin: As parents our first instinct is to fix everything and sometimes that just makes things worse. | permalink

For a girl that's probably never so much as cleaned up her own room, doing 1000 hours of clean up from Hurricane Sandy should make quite an impression.

The storyline that shocked me the most was that of Peter Christopher Reagan.

Certainly times were different and I would never judge anyone who has lost a child but I was surprised that Henry and his wife chose to never speak of their little boy who died of leukemia the year before Frank was born.

Not talking about him, not sharing his memory all of these years meant that to Frank and his family that child never existed. I found that horribly sad.

On an up note, I couldn't believe it when Danny blurted out that a girl could never be commissioner. Erin would make a better commissioner than either of her brothers. It made me want to invite myself over for their family dinner just to smack him…and have a knish.

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/02/blue-bloods-review-a-shiksa-scorned/

Castle Sneak Peeks: Getting Real

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Danzig

Castle Season 5 enters the world of reality television on Monday night when the star of a Real Housewives-esque series turns up dead.

What does this Wife of Wall Street look like as a corpse? We're so glad you asked! Watch the following sneak peek to find out:

Castle Clip: Reality Star Struck... Dead

Among the big guest stars on the episode (Gail O'Grady, Lachlan Buchanan, Heather Ann Davis) Gina Torres (Suits) will guest star as a cast member of the deceased. Get your first glimpse of the actress in this fun role now:

Castle Clip: Welcome, Gina Torres!

Finally, Kate and Rick walk on to the set of the program - and you can only imagine the sort of ridiculousness they encounter there. Watch now and then visit TV Fanatic soon after the episode ends for a full review:

Castle Clip: On the Set

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http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/02/castle-sneak-peeks-getting-real/

The Vampire Diaries Round Table: "Into the Wild"

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Danzig

The Vampire Diaries jumped "Into the Wild" this week, as viewers finally learned of Shane's real motives, we almost lost Caroline and Damon was introduced to a new member of The Five.

What did our Round Table panel of Matt Richenthal, Miranda Wicker, Steve Marsi, Dan Forcella and Leigh Raines think of the island-based installment? Find out below and then chime in with your thoughts...

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What was your favorite scene or quote from the episode?
Matt: There was some solid dissing and even better dismissing this week. Klaus isn't worth the calories it takes Caroline to slam him? Elena agrees that Rebekah is "easy?" Forget fangs. The claws were out last night.

Miranda: This is hard since this episode was a bit of a letdown compared to last week. I'll go with Damon torturing Shane because I haven't trusted Shane from the moment we first met him and Damon hasn't either. Damon's instincts about things like that are rarely wrong.

Steve: Plenty of candidates this week. I'm going with the flashbacks of Shane and his dead witch wife, and Damon being taken down by another member of The Five, because both were completely out of left field and either explained or added new elements to the unfolding mystery.

Dan: Maybe I'm just a sucker for Claire Holt's smile, but my favorite scene was Rebecca and Stefan's heart to heart I switch which 'ship I represent so often, it's about time I start heavily supporting what Rebecca and Stefan have going on. Good Lord, she's attractive.

Leigh: Guys, I almost fell asleep during this episode...and I'm an insomniac. Next question.

Were you surprised by Shane's turn?
Matt: No, I'm more surprised by how this question is phrased. Shane's turn? Doesn't that imply he was once a good guy? Please. Who didn't see his selfish motives coming from... however many miles away Mystic Falls is from the coast of Nova Scotia.

Miranda: No, not at all. He's just not someone that has ever shouted "I'm a good guy! You can trust me!" The fact that he would bring them to the island and plan to kill at least one of them isn't surprising at all.

Steve: LOL @ question. Surprised at some of the circumstances, maybe, but not that Shane's shadiness was confirmed in general. It was just a matter of when and how.

Dan: The creepy professor turned out to be up to no good? Who woulda thunk it?

Leigh: No, he's had a creepy vibe since day one. Ugh, get rid of this guy. Not only is he a creep, he's taught Bonnie magic that could kill her - and he's given us one of the most boring storylines in years.

Should Damon take The Cure?
Matt: No offense to the human race and all (go Team Homosapians!), but why would any vampire take the cure?!? They can live forever. They can have incredible sex. They never need to worry about sunburn. You want children? One phone call to an adoption agency and one compulsion and... BAM! You're a parent.

Miranda: I'm torn on this one. For a completely noncommittal answer, I think Damon should take it if Damon wants to take it, but shouldn't take it because Elena or Stefan, or anyone else, are trying to pressure him into it. Not that pressure exactly works with Damon. His "existential crisis" moment from The Vampire Diaries Season 1 was a huge moment for his character. I think he wants to be human just as much as the rest of them, but he's incredibly scared of going back.

Steve: Miranda should consider a career in politics after that very intelligent-sounding non-answer. I say no. He's a vampire with depth, but a vampire through and through. I can't envision him rejoining us humans the way Stefan longs for it. Side note: How does one "take" the cure? Is there an unlimited supply for whatever "it" is? How do they know it's not a one-and-done kind of thing?

Dan: And risk Elena not being in love with him anymore? Would you?!?

Leigh: No! But something tells me he might be forced to take it or take it by accident. Vampire Diaries spoilers say something controversial is going to happen and I have a feeling it's going to happen to Damon, which sucks. Damon makes a great vampire, he just does. It's who he is.

Are Klaus and Caroline meant to be?
Matt: No. Relationships that are based on life-saving Hybrid blood and sacrificial/revenge-based murders almost never work out.

Miranda: As much as I love Caroline and Tyler together, there's a part of me who actually wants to see Caroline and Klaus give it a whirl. Or just a hot vamp-sex roll in the hay. Caroline brings out the best in both Tyler and Klaus and I think I would be happy seeing her with either of them so long as the writers stop making her a damsel in distress so often.

Steve: Ask Caroline how she feels about that. Can you be smitten with a guy who saves your life even if he almost ended it in the first place? And if he also killed your boyfriend's mom, your BFF's aunt and countless others? The accent only goes so far, love.

Dan: No. My man Niklaus deserves better than her. She has become so lame as of late that her and Tyler deserve each other. I really wanted Klaus to just murder the both of them right then and there and be done with it.

Leigh: I don't know that Klaus is meant to be with anyone because he's such a sociopath, but I kinda really like him and Caroline together. Tyler and Caroline don't excite me as a couple anymore and they used to be the best. Caroline does have chemistry with Klaus and he's definitely in love with her. I'm not opposed to shaking it up.

Where was Matt this week?!?
Matt: Probably at home writing an essay. Or maybe studying his football playbook. Or perhaps... eh, I can't do it: the guy was at the Grill.

Miranda: D'uh. Washing his Varsity letter jacket.

Steve: Grill. Business always seems to be booming at that place despite the obscenely high murder rate there - and those double shifts? Brutal.

Dan: He was writing his college essays.

Leigh: LMAO, Miranda kills me. Washing his Varsity letter jacket." Great answer. I think Matt was probably in class because he's the only one who can't compel the administration to let him just a day off.

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/02/the-vampire-diaries-round-table-into-the-wild/

Christina Applegate Exits Up All Night

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Danzig

The Up All Night reconstruction just got A LOT more complicated.

With that sitcom already on hiatus, and with NBC planning to bring is back as a multi-camera series with a studio audience, Deadline reports star Christina Applegate will not be returning to the show. At all.

She cites this creative change as the reason why.

“It’s been a great experience working on Up All Night, but the show has taken a different creative direction and I decided it was best for me to move on to other endeavors,” Applegate said. “Working with Lorne Michaels has been a dream come true and I am grateful he brought me into his TV family. I will miss the cast, producers and crew, and wish them the best always.”

Deadline claims NBC is somehow still surging ahead with the reboot and may be eyeing Lisa Kudrow as a replacement for Applegate.

We'll update this story as more news breaks - but it may be time for NBC to cut the chord, don't you think?

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/02/christina-applegate-exits-up-all-night/

Nikita Review: Beware the Slippery Slope

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Danzig

As the Nikita episode began, it appeared that "Brave New World" referred to Michael and the quest to get him a new hand. By the end of the hour, that couldn't have been further from the truth. It's always about Division, isn't it?

It's the organization that won't die. Was Nikita naive to think that they could bring in the Dirty Thirty and then Division would be closed down? It was an honorable goal and ambitious mission from the beginning, especially with the President's threat of death if their existence was revealed. It was no mistake that Division was pulled back into active missions after Ryan pulled a "Percy" move of "controlling the narrative."

This turn down a dark path was started by Nikita going rogue. She's not one to blindly follow orders. If she can help someone she cares about, no matter the risk or cost, she'll do it. Her decision to go after Heidecker for Michael was not up for question, though her decision to go alone should have been. She's an experienced agent and should have known better. And, Birkhoff should have done more to convince her to take back up.

Those decisions led to Nikita's capture, an international incident, and ultimately to Division's mission ramp up. Back when Carla was around, Nikita warned of the danger of the organization. It's a statement that they should remember again.

Nikita: Division is not a shield, it's a sword. And it bleeds everything it touches. | permalink

Ryan is not Percy, but his decision to use the dead man's method signaled again the slippery slope that he must prevent. The original Division started by Carla was designed as a benevolent organization to help people and the government, but somewhere along the way it turned into a nefarious organization that thrived on power and manipulation. Going forward, it will be a balancing act for the team.

They were given four missions from the President, but why were those specific cases referred to Division? Are they honorable and in the best interest of the country? Or, were they assigned to Division because they are black ops that have a questionable basis for action? The threat of extermination has already been made, will they become the nefarious arm of the government? It's a scary thought.

Nikita's trip to Kosovo ended up being a failure. She wasn't able to get the help necessary for Michael. Though, it wasn't a complete loss. Michael is reinvigorated to find a better option to replace his hand, plus his fragile ego got a boost from participating in a successful mission in the field. That should make the transition to running ops easier for him to take and lets him know he could be in the field.

Michael now has hope again. Hope for a new hand and for a return to action. And, that should provide hope to Nikita that they can resume their happy and loving personal life too. Well ... as long as Michael doesn't become obsessed and block her out. They are such a good couple that it would be a shame if that happened.

Is Division heading to the dark side again? Is history destined to repeat itself? Can the current Division leadership team guide the organization in the right direction?

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/02/nikita-review-brave-new-world/

Andrew Archer – Little Ghosts Haunt My Stomach

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Danzig

Andrew Archer Little Ghosts Haunt My Stomach recommended by Street Anatomy

Andrew Archer Little Ghosts Haunt My StomachAndrew Archer Little Ghosts Haunt My Stomach recommended by Street Anatomy

Andrew Archer Little Ghosts Haunt My Stomach recommended by Street Anatomy
“Little Ghosts Haunt my Stomach” - Promotional artwork for Watson DG (42 x 60 cm)

I love the title of this piece by Auckland-based illustrator Andrew Archer. Great way to explain those times when your stomach just doesn’t feel right.

View more of Andrew’s wonderful work at andrewarcher.com!

[via Illusion 360]

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/streetanatomy/OQuC/~3/EIpM_4PnzYQ/

Lisa Nilsson’s Latest Anatomical Quilled Paper

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Danzig

Lisa Nilsson Angelico quilled anatomy recommended by Street Anatomy

Lisa Nilsson Angelico quilled anatomy recommended by Street Anatomy
Angelico, 2012 – mulberry paper, 19 x 22 x 1.5 inches

This piece represents a midsagittal section (the one that passes through the center of the body dividing it into a left half and a right half) of the head of an angel. It is “life-size”. The work was inspired Fra Angelico’s Annunciatory Angel.

Lisa Nilsson praying hands recommended by Street Anatomy

Lisa Nilsson praying hands detail recommended by Street Anatomy
Praying Hands, 2012 – paper

This piece represents a transverse cross-section of hands in prayer position. The section passes through the large knuckles at the bases of the thumbs.

I am so excited to have stumbled across Lisa Nilsson’s latest anatomical quilled paper pieces via Colossal. Lisa’s original Tissue Series spread like wildfire as people fell in awe of the technique and amount of patience to create anatomical cross sections by quilling. Quilling is the process of rolling strips of paper around a quill and then gluing them to a surface to create decorative designs.

Lisa’s latest pieces take on a religious tone with the cross section of an angel and praying hands. Perhaps in a nod to the first quilling practiced by Renaissance nuns and monks who used the gilded edges of old Bibles.

Lisa explains the marriage between anatomy and quilling.

I find quilling exquisitely satisfying for rendering the densely squished and lovely internal landscape of the human body in cross section.

Look for her work currently on display at the exhibition, Teaching the Body: Artistic Anatomy in the American Academy held at the Boston Art Gallery, February 1 – March 31, 2013.

[via Colossal. Photography by John Polak.]

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/streetanatomy/OQuC/~3/frdkFYjLZMo/

Revenge Sneak Peek: Tell Her What?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Danzig

In a new clip from Sunday's Revenge (which was actually seen in part during one of the earlier Revenge sneak peeks from "Union"), we see Emily and Nolan talking on the eve of Jack's nuptials.

As Nolan is well aware, Jack marrying her doppelganger/alter ego makes for mixed emotions, though Ems insists she's happy for the two of them, because they deserve things to go their way.

That's when Nolan reveals a key detail about Jack's life that Emily wasn't aware of, and which may change her opinion on a lot of things, as well as influence the next move in her Revengenda.

Revenge 'Union' Clip - Tell Her What?

How will this complex and multi-layered storyline play out on Sunday's episode and the following week's installment, "Sacrifice"? ABC's extended Revenge trailer is intriguing to say the least.

Share your comments with us and vote in our survey below:

Who will die on Revenge?

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http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/02/revenge-sneak-peek-tell-her-what/

One Open Spot in This Saturday’s Raccoon Head Taxidermy Class with Rogue Taxidermist Katie Innamorato

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Danzig

We have a single open spot available for this Saturday's previously sold out raccoon head taxidermy class; if anyone out there is interested, please email morbidanatomy [at] gmail.com as soon as possible! The slot will go to the first respondent.

Full details follow:

Raccoon Head Taxidermy Class with Rogue Taxidermist Katie Innamorato
Date: This Saturday, February 9
Time: 11 – 5 PM
Admission: $350
This class is part of The Morbid Anatomy Art Academy
This course will introduce students to basic and fundamental taxidermy techniques and procedures. Students will be working with donated raccoon skins and will be going through the steps to do a head mount. The class is only available to 5 students, allowing for more one on one interaction and assistance. Students will be working with tanned and lightly prepped skin; there will be no skinning of the animals in class. This is a great opportunity to learn the basic steps to small and large mammal taxidermy. All materials will be supplied by the instructor, and you will leave class with your own raccoon head mount.
Rogue taxidermist Katie Innamorato has a BFA in sculpture from SUNY New Paltz, has been featured on the hit TV show "Oddities," and has had her work featured at La Luz de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles, California. She is self and professionally taught, and has won multiple first place ribbons and awards at the Garden State Taxidermy Association Competition. Her work is focussed on displaying the cyclical connection between life and death and growth and decomposition. Katie is a member of the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists, and with all M.A.R.T. members she adheres to strict ethical guidelines when acquiring specimens and uses roadkill, scrap, and donated skins to create mounts.
Her website and blogs-
http://www.afterlifeanatomy.com
http://www.afterlifeanatomy.tumblr.com
http://www.facebook.com/afterlifeanatomy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/afterlifeanatomy

More here.Source:
http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2013/02/one-open-spot-in-this-saturdays-raccoon.html

ANNOUNCEMENT: Morbid Anatomy Library Closed Tomorrow, Saturday February 9th, Due to Storm. Tonight’s Lecture/Party to Go On on as Planned!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Danzig

Because of the storm, the Morbid Anatomy Library (pictured above) will NOT be open tomorrow, Saturdays February 9th. Regular open hours will resume next weekend. Tonight's "Victorian Love Affair with Death and the Art of Mourning Hair Jewelry/Morbid Anatomy Going Away Party" will, however, go on as planned. Hope to see you there!

For more about the Morbid Anatomy Library and for directions and other such information, click here.

Photos of The Library by Joanna Ebenstein.

Source:
http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2013/02/announcement-morbid-anatomy-library.html

Best Anatomy Partner – Video

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Danzig

Best Anatomy Partner

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Santa Muerte: My Search for the Bony Lady: Guest Post and Photos by Tonya Hurley, Author of "ghostgirl" and "The Blessed"

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Danzig

In the aftermath of Sunday's amazing Viva la Muerte: The Mushrooming Cult of Saint Death event (photos here!), please enjoy this guest post just in from macabre authoress--and soon to be Morbid Anatomy Library Writer in residence--Tonya Hurley, who penned the New York Times bestselling ghostgirl series and new The Blessed Trilogy. All of the wonderful photos you see above were also provided by Tonya.

Santa Muerte: My Search for The Bony Lady

While in Mexico recently for a book tour, I visited a market in Guadalajara where I encountered a skeletal figure, robed, with long black hair holding a scythe and globe standing in a shop window. A Grim Reapstress of sorts, standing shoulder to shoulder with statues of Jesus, St. Jude and The Virgin of Guadalupe. I’d been doing research into the lives of the saints and martyrs, but here was one I’d never come across. Many revered as saints and martyrs were regarded as misfits and people that actively sought death, however, none actually embodied death as far as I’d ever heard.
She goes, I was told, by many names -- Lady Of Shadows. Holy Girl. Lady of the Night. The Skinny Lady. Santa Sebastiana, the female equivalent of St. Sebastian, known also for symbolizing a holy death. Frowned upon by the Church and the upper classes, worshiped secretly for centuries by the working classes, Santa Muerte had become the Patron saint of ‘outcasts’ and the downtrodden, invoked privately by many living alternative lifestyles: gay, transgender, bi-sexual, and even criminal ones - drug traffickers, pickpockets and prostitutes among others - on the fringe of mainstream society, who seek her favor and protection.
In current times, her devotional cult had come up from the underground, mainly as part of the Day of the Dead celebrations held widely in Mexico. If the Day Of Dead had a Queen, she would be it. Altars are erected in her honor, festooned with cigarettes, flowers, traditional sugar skulls, coins and candles. She even has her own rosary.
The more research I did, the more questions I asked, the more apprehensive I found people were about answering my questions or even discussing the topic. Which only made me more curious. Saint Death seemed to be shrouded in mystery, suspicion and warnings. One person who was willing to talk told me a story of a bus driver “sacrificing” his passengers to Saint Death by making them exit the vehicle and running them over. Another person warned me NEVER look a spiritual leader’s wife in the eyes.
At my request, my publishing team in Mexico arranged for me to visit to a market in Guadalajara and an altar in Mexico City. I was cautioned that these places could be dangerous and were far outside the usual tourist stops. I was told not to take my purse, wear jewelry or go at night.
Our first stop was the Mercado de San Juan, or as the locals call it, Taiwan de Dios, market in Guadalajara, where clumps of herbs hung low from the ceiling, and bare light bulbs dangled over statues of Santa Muerte effigies. Special oils, incense, and candles promising romance, money, health, erections, and everything in between were offered for sale.
Next, we were taken to the town of Tepito, outside of Mexico City, the center or Santa Muerte worship in Mexico, by Martin George, a self-professed spiritual leader of Santa Muerte, who explained to us that Santa Muerte is a mixture of Aztec beliefs (including men symbolizing life and women symbolizing death) and traditional Catholicism that the Spanish brought over during the Conquest. He led us to a life-size statue of Santa Muerte built by a local hair dresser, erected on an altar behind glass and steel bars and explained that she stood at an equal distance between the ancient Aztec Cathedral and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, pretty much encapsulating the mixture of ancient indigenous and European culture that is Santa Muerte. He went on to explain that followers also celebrate traditional Catholic saint days, but they celebrate the day of their death, and not the day they were born. For them, Santa Muerte is “The Way,” which is what the triangle hand sign (bottom image) means, in life and in death and she is the one that comes to carry you home to heaven making her, in some ways, the most important saint of all.
The second and final altar was an unplanned surprise. We found it driving through Colonia Doctores. Right there for all to see on the side of the busy highway -- a statue of Jesús Malverde “narco-saint” or “angel of the poor” in a tuxedo standing next to a seated Santa Muerte in a wedding dress, encased in glass (fourth image down). Behind the monument was another building with a huge painting of Jesús Malverde surrounded by painted machine guns and Santa Muerte effigies (fifth image down). A small winding ladder lead up to another floor, which housed a Santa Muerte prayer chapel where an effigy of Santa Muerte stood, adorned by flowers and candles, with walls lined with plastic funeral arrangements (top image). This was the chapel where the rosary is said by 5,000 of the faithful on the first Monday of each month, and a major celebration in honor of Santa Muerte takes place on November 1, when the statue is dressed as a bride and decorated with hundreds of pieces of gold jewelry brought as gifts by those whom she has favored in the past year.
When one stepped outside to get the full view, they could see both floors – Jesús (life) on the bottom and Santa Muerte (death) on the top. “The Way” below and “Heaven” above.
I am not going to pretend that I understand the inner workings of Santa Muerte from a single visit to a market, a shrine and a chapel, but the image of the Lady Of Shadows and those who believe in her have stayed with the outcast in me.
Special thanks to all who made this adventure possible including Elizabeth, Estella, Cecilia, Atu, Tracy, Michael, Martin and Arnoldo.

Thanks so much t
o Tonya Hurley for this guest post and all the wonderful images! You can find out more about her work by clicking here. If you are interested in knowing more about Santa Muerte, she has been extensively discussed on this blog; you can learn more on these recent posts (1, 2, 3, 4)

Source:
http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2013/02/santa-muerte-my-search-for-bony-lady.html

ANNOUNCEMENT: Morbid Anatomy Going Away Party and More Upcoming Events and Workshops

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Danzig

In just under two weeks, Morbid Anatomy is leaving Brooklyn and taking to the road! My first stop will be Italy, where I and Evan Michelson--star of TV's "Oddities" and Morbid Anatomy Library scholar in residence--will be spending three weeks collecting material for our ongoing book project investigating, in words and pictures, "the history of Western culture as revealed through the preservation and display of the human corpse." Evan and I plan to post regularly here about the amazing things we encounter, so stay tuned for that. In the short term, you can find out more about our project here.
After this, I will make my way to London, where I will linger for about six months, producing along the way another series of lectures and events for the wonderful Hackney-based Last Tuesday Society and working on a few other projects; stay tuned for further details on that.

But anxious New York-based Morbid Anatomists, please do not despair! Morbid Anatomy Presents will continue on here much as before, in the able hands of Morbid Anatomy Head Librarian Laetitia Barbier, who will be overseeing the library and producing events in my stead. That said, if you would like to bid adieu to the current incarnation of Morbid Anatomy while also enjoying an illustrated lecture on the Victorian love of death with the artsinal cocktails and music of Friese Undine, I would love to see you this Friday, February 8th, for my "Victorian Love Affair with Death and the Art of Mourning Hair Jewelry/Morbid Anatomy Going Away Party" spectacular! Full details below.

If that does not interest, we have many more offerings in the coming weeks to intrigue and delight; for example, tomorrow night (Thursday, Feb. 7) we have Blake Schwarzenbach of the seminal punk band "Jawbreaker" and "Jets to Brazil" waxing poetic on "death as muse" and playing a musical set; later, we have a newly announced "Bat Skeleton in Glass Dome" workshop (finished piece shown above; March 3); an illustrated lecture on the cult of beautiful death in Vienna with drinks and music (February 12); two raccoon head taxidermy classes with rogue taxidermist Katie Innamorato (Feb. 9 and 23); and, for that special day, a Valentine's Day themed insect shadowbox class (Feb. 10) and a Valentine's Day lecture and reading with Tattoo Scholars Anna Felicity Friedman and Matt Lodder (Feb. 14)

Full details follow on all events; hope very much to see you at one or more of these terrific events!

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Death As Muse: An Intimate Evening With Blake Schwarzenbach, Musician, Painter, Jawbreaker, Forgetter
Date: Thursday, February 7
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $5
Presented by Morbid Anatomy'

From Dante to Donnie Darko perhaps no other idea has inspired more creative pursuits than life’s final act: death. Love, it could be argued, is a close second—and if that’s the case, let us bow down yet again to Woody Allen’s film, Love and Death.

Which brings us to the man at the darkened heart of tonight’s event: Blake Schwarzenbach, who has sampled a line from one of Mr. Allen’s films in a song. Schwarzenbach, you see, also knows from love and death.

As the singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the late, much-loved Bay Area punk trio Jawbreaker, Schwarzenbach once sang: “We met in rain, you asked me in, seemed like a good sign. Now I need a guillotine to get you off my mind.”?? With his newest group, Forgetters, he's gone darker.
How dark?

Here’s the cold data: Over 11 bloody tracks on the band’s eponymous–and somewhat psychedelic–new record, released in late 2012, there are roughly 27 lyrical variations on the word “death.” And there are multiple instances within just one song title: “O Deadly Death.”
That’s not to say Schwarzenbach doesn’t have a sense of humor. On an earlier Forgetters EP, after all, he cleverly made a verb out of tennis great John McEnroe (to throw a McEnroe is to have a very public fit.)

It is, in fact, the sui generis way Schwarzenbach balances light and dark, wit and warts, romance and rancor—both musically and lyrically—that makes his creative work so compelling. Or, as the writer Maccabee Montandon has put it: Schwarzenbach’s songs are “bounding, literate, often hyper-local anthems about pony-keg-powered house parties, girls he adored, girls he did not adore and books. Kerouac and cop killing live in a single lyrical line.”
On this evening, Schwarzenbach and Montandon will discuss the music, muses, and more: Schwarzenbach has grown increasingly interested in visual arts, painting and sculpting prolifically in his Brooklyn apartment; some of his pieces will be on display tonight. Following the conversation, Schwarzenbach will play solo acoustic versions of a few of his songs and take questions from the crowd. His own personal nine circles of hell revealed!

Image: "Impossible t-shirts" (a series). Blake Schwarzenbach. Pen, acrylic, graph paper. 2012.
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The Victorian Love Affair with Death and the Art of Mourning Hair Jewelry: Morbid Anatomy Going Away Party and Part Three of "Hairy Secrets" Series
Illustrated lecture with Art Historian and Master Jeweler Karen Bachmann and Morbid Anatomy Going Away Party, with Cocktails and Music by Friese Undine
Date: Friday, February 8 (Formerly January 31; Please note date change)
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $10
Presented by Morbid Anatomy
***Part 3 of a 3 part series "Hairy Secrets: Human Relic as Memory Object in Victorian Mourning Jewelry"

The Victorians had a love affair
with death which they expressed in a variety of ways, both intensely sentimental and macabre. Tonight's lecture--the last in a 3-part series on human relics and Victorian mourning jewelry--will take as its focus the apex of the phenomenon of hair jewelry fashion in the Victorian Era as an expression of this passion. Nineteenth century mourning rituals will be discussed, with a particular focus on Victorian hairwork jewelry, both palette worked and table worked. Also discussed will be the historical roots of the Victorian fascination with death, such as high mortality rates for both adults and children, the rise of the park cemetery, and the death of Queen Victoria's beloved Prince Albert and her subsequent fashion-influencing 40-year mourning period. Historical samples of hair art and jewelry from the lecturer's personal collection will also be shown.

Karen Bachmann is a fine jeweler with over 25 years experience, including several years on staff as a master jeweler at Tiffany & Co. She is a Professor in the Jewelry Design Dept at Fashion Institute of Technology as well as the School of Art & Design at Pratt Institute. She has recently completed her MA in Art History at SUNY Purchase with a thesis entitled "Hairy Secrets; Human Relic as Memory Object in Victorian Mourning Jewelry". In her downtime she enjoys collecting biological specimens, amateur taxidermy and punk rock.
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Raccoon Head Taxidermy Class with Rogue Taxidermist Katie Innamorato
Date: Saturday, February 9
Time: 11 – 5 PM
Admission: $350
***SOLD OUT; Email morbidanatomy [at] gmail.com to be added to wait list
This class is part of The Morbid Anatomy Art Academy

This course will introduce students to basic and fundamental taxidermy techniques and procedures. Students will be working with donated raccoon skins and will be going through the steps to do a head mount. The class is only available to 5 students, allowing for more one on one interaction and assistance. Students will be working with tanned and lightly prepped skin; there will be no skinning of the animals in class. This is a great opportunity to learn the basic steps to small and large mammal taxidermy. All materials will be supplied by the instructor, and you will leave class with your own raccoon head mount.

Rogue taxidermist Katie Innamorato has a BFA in sculpture from SUNY New Paltz, has been featured on the hit TV show "Oddities," and has had her work featured at La Luz de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles, California. She is self and professionally taught, and has won multiple first place ribbons and awards at the Garden State Taxidermy Association Competition. Her work is focussed on displaying the cyclical connection between life and death and growth and decomposition. Katie is a member of the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists, and with all M.A.R.T. members she adheres to strict ethical guidelines when acquiring specimens and uses roadkill, scrap, and donated skins to create mounts.
Her website and blogs-
http://www.afterlifeanatomy.com
http://www.afterlifeanatomy.tumblr.com
http://www.facebook.com/afterlifeanatomy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/afterlifeanatomy
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Anthropomorphic Insect Shadowbox Workshop: Special Valentine's Day Edition, with Former AMNH Senior Insect Preparator Daisy Tainton
With Daisy Tainton, Former Senior Insect Preparator at the American Museum of Natural History
Date: Sunday, February 10 (Special Valentine's Day Edition!)
Time: 1 - 4 PM
Admission: $65
***Must RSVP to morbidanatomy [at] gmail.com to be added to class list
This class is part of The Morbid Anatomy Art Academy

Today, join former AMNH Senior Insect Preparator Daisy Tainton for a special Valentine's Day-themed edition of Observatory's popular Anthropomorphic Insect Shadowbox Workshop. In this class, students will work with Rhinoceros beetles: nature's tiny giants. Each student will learn to make--and leave with their own!--shadowbox dioramas featuring carefully positioned beetles doing nearly anything you can imagine. Beetles and shadowboxes are provided, and an assortment of miniature furniture, foods, and other props will be available to decorate your habitat. Students need bring nothing, though are encouraged to bring along dollhouse props if they have a particular vision for their final piece; 1:12 scale work best.

Daisy Tainton was formerly Senior Insect Preparator at the American Museum of Natural History, and has been working with insects professionally for several years. Eventually her fascination with insects and love of Japanese miniature food items naturally came together, resulting in cute and ridiculous museum-inspired yet utterly unrealistic dioramas. Beetles at the dentist? Beetles eating pie and knitting sweaters? Even beetles on the toilet? Why not?
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"Schöne Leiche," or "The Beautiful Corpse": The Cult of Beautiful Death in Vienna
Illustrated lecture by Mark 'Splatter' Batelli, with music and thematic cocktails
Date: Tuesday, February 12
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $8
Presented by Morbid Anatomy

Tonight's highly illustrated lecture will explore the special Viennese relationship to death as exemplified by their notion of Schöne Leiche, or the "Beautiful Corpse." Batelli will trace the history of this distinctive approach to mortality and discuss funerary customs, mourning culture, black humor, idiom, art, music, suicide and psychology, providing examples and exploring its origins and development in the former imperial capital. Before and after the lecture, enjoy special thematic "Death in Vienna" cocktails and music.

Mark 'Splatter' Batelli is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. He lived 5 years In Berlin and traveled extensively travels through Europe, spending much time in Vienna.
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Tragic Tattoo Tales: A Valentine’s Day Lecture and Reading with Tattoo Scholars Anna Felicity Friedman and Matt Lodder
Illustrated lecture and reading with tattoo scholars Anna Felicity Friedman and Matt Lodder
Date: Thursday, February 14 (Yes, Valentine's Day!)
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $5
Presented by Morbid Anatomy

Love, loss… and disfigurement, murder, and flayed skin (with a bit of cannibalism and sadism thrown in for good measure). What better way to spend your Valentine’s Day evening than to join us for a glass of red wine, a bite of delicious chocolate, and a lecture on the history of tattooing combined with a reading of a series of historical tattoo-centered short stories by authors such as Roald Dahl (1958), Saki (1911), Junichiro Tanazaki (1910) and John Rickman (1781)?

Tonight, please join us for an evening with tattoo scholars Anna Felicity Friedman and Matt Lodder (both heavily tattooed themselves) who will lecture about and read tales that interweave tattoo history with romance and the macabre. Through illustrated slide lectures, Drs. Friedman and Lodder will present comparative historical material to provide context and deeper understanding and to separate fact from fiction. Learn about wide ranging tattoo topics in both Western and non-Western cultures and have questions answered that the stories raise. Did people really preserve tattooed skin? What were people reading about tattoos in the early twentieth century? Were Maori really tattooed head to foot? What were the connections between Ukiyo-e and Japanese tattooing in the Edo period?

And the stories… Come hear the account of a young Maori woman and an English sailor who had himself completely tattooed to gain her favor, only to be forcibly returned to his ship (in John Rickman’s 1781 travel narrative from Captain James Cook’s third voyage). Cringe at the tale of a businessman tattooed in Italy with an elaborate scene, but who was prohibited from ever showing it to anyone, swimming, or leaving the country (in Saki’s 1911 “The Background”). Shudder at the story of a Japanese woman lured into a tattooer’s studio, drugged, and forcibly tattooed (in Junichiro Tanazaki’s 1910 “Shisei (The Tattooer)”. Enjoy the fantasy of a young and not-yet famous Chaim Soutine who, during a bacchanalian evening, rendered a dorsal portrait of a tattoo artist’s wife that later mysteriously turns up as a “canvas” in an art gallery (in Roald Dahl’s 1952 “Skin”). Additional images related to the stories will be screened during the readings.
Chocolate and red wine will make things festive.

Anna Felicity Friedman has been researching the history of tattooing for over 20 years. Her recently completed PhD, from the University of Chicago, focuses on tattooed transculturites—Europeans and Americans who acquired non-Western tattoos as part of a process of cultural identity transformation. Her photoblog, Tattoo History Daily, offers glimpses into myriad aspects of tattoo history. An interdisciplinary scholar, she has taught, written, and lectured about body art, maps, rare books, and other sundry topics, works as a freelance curator, and currently teaches hybrid literature/film/art courses at the University of Chicago.

Matt Lodder is a London-based art historian. His work is primarily concerned with the history of Western tattooing and the artistic status of body art and body modification practices including tattooing, body piercing and cosmetic surgery. He writes regularly for Total Tattoo magazine, gives public lectures on tattoo history and related topics, works as a freelance writer and broadcaster for both radio and television, and teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in contemporary art and theory at the University of Reading and the University of Birmingham. He is currently writing a book called 'Tattoo: An Art History' for IB Tauris, due for publication in 2014.
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Raccoon Head Taxidermy Class with Rogue Taxidermist Katie Innamorato
Date: Saturday, February 23
Time: 11 – 5 PM
Admission: $350
***SOLD OUT; Email morbidanatomy [at] gmail.com to be added to wait list
This class is part of The Morbid Anatomy Art Academy

Bat Skeleton in Glass Dome Workshop: Part of DIY Wunderkammer Series
With Wilder Duncan (formerly of Evolution Shop, Soho) and Laetitia Barbier, head librarian at The Morbid Anatomy Library
Date: Sunday, March 3
Time: 1 – 6 PM
Admission: $200
*** MUST RSVP to Laetitia [at] atlasobscura.com to RSVP
This class is part of the DIY Wunderkammer Series and The Morbid Anatomy Art Academy

In this class, students will learn how to create an osteological preparation of a bat in the fashion of 19th century zoological displays. A bat skeleton, a glass dome, branches, glue, tools, and all necessary materials will be provided for each student, but one should feel welcome to bring small feathers, stones, dried flowers, dead insects, natural elements, or any other materials s/he might wish to include in his/her composition. Students will leave the class with a visually striking, fully articulated, “lifelike” bat skeleton posed in a 10” tall glass dome. This piece can, in conjunction with the other creations in the DIY Wunderkammer workshop series, act as the beginning of a genuine collection of curiosities!

This class is part of the DIY Wunderkammer workshop series, curated by Laetitia Barbier and Wilder Duncan for Morbid Anatomy as a creative and pluridisciplinary exploration of the Curiosity Cabinet. The classes will focus on teaching ancient methods of specimen preparation that link science with art: students will create compositions involving natural elements and, according to their taste, will compose a traditional Victorian environment or a modern display. More on the series can be found here.

Wilder Duncan is an artist whose work puts a modern-day spin on the genre of Vanitas still life. Although formally trained as a realist painter at Wesleyan University, he has had a lifelong passion for, and interest in, natural history. Self-taught rogue taxidermist and professional specimen preparator, Wilder worked for several years at The Evolution Store creating, repairing, and restoring objects of natural historical interest such as taxidermy, fossils, seashells, minerals, insects, tribal sculptures, and articulated skeletons both animal and human. Wilder continues to do work for private collectors, giving a new life to old mounts, and new smiles to toothless skulls.

Laetitia Barbier is the head librarian at The Morbid Anatomy Library. She is working on a master's thesis for the Paris Sorbonne on painter Joe Coleman. She writes for Atlas Obscura and Morbid Anatomy.

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You can find out more about all of these events here, or sign up for them on Facebook by clicking here.

Photo of bat preparation by Laetitia Barbier.Source:
http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2013/02/morbid-anatomy-bon-voyage-party-and.html

Why Patients Should Know the Anatomy of the Mouth – Video

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Danzig

Why Patients Should Know the Anatomy of the Mouth
How well do you know the anatomy of the mouth? Hear Dr. Jack Gruber talk about important dental issues in this video. Learn more about the PeriClean Ultra Soft Toothbrush at http://www.periclean.com

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The Anatomy of the Grant King Stock car. – Video

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Danzig

The Anatomy of the Grant King Stock car.
A slideshow of a recent visit to Gary Tetz #39;s shop in Bloomingburg NY. Jan 2012

By: Lenny Swider

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