So there I was, reading the 02 November 1918 issue of The Billboard (which is now called just “Billboard,” originally a newspaper for folks who stuck up handbills on walls), when I saw this ad: https://archive.org/details/billboard30-1918-11 “KRUSH THE KAISER” New York is going wild over this novelty and the craze is spreading all over theContinue reading “Krush the Kaiser!”
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Albacon Afternoon
Albacon (one of our favorite cons) has been postponed due to Corona Virus. But do not despair! The nice folks who run Albacon are hosting Albacon Afternoon this Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Doyle and I will do a reading, and maybe a bit of discussion. Alas, the Ice Cream Social will have toContinue reading “Albacon Afternoon”
Puppet Theater Magic Contest 2020
Best of Boston Magic Contest Wednesday, February 12 at the Puppet Showplace Theater 32 Station St Brookline, MA 02445 Contest starts at 7:30 pm The Contest Assembly Nine’s traditional Best of Boston Magic Contest takes place on Wednesday, February 12. The contest is open to any and all magicians wishing to compete. It is aContinue reading “Puppet Theater Magic Contest 2020”
Vermont Winter RenFaire 2020
@WinterRenaissanceFaire2020 So there you are in Vermont this weekend, and it’s cold, a nor’easter coming in, and you feel the need to do something evil. Come do something Medieval at the Vermont Winter RenFaire. I’ll be there, doing magic. You know you want to be amazed. I’ll be doing walk-around from 10:00 am to 6:00Continue reading “Vermont Winter RenFaire 2020”
On the Variability of Symbols
Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
It’s always dangerous to assume that the meaning another person attaches to a word or a picture or a gesture is the same one that you do. Consider, for example, the hand sign made by folding down the middle two fingers of one hand while leaving the index…
JAMES D. MACDONALD 