“Death and the Printers”from Le Danse Macabre (Matthias Huss: Lyons, 1499) The first-ever image of the printing press appears, strangely, as a story of Death. Printing was developed across the 1450s in a halting progress of experimentation. Johannes Gutenberg had taken a number of loans for various financial schemes. Printing paid off, but not quickly …
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DAY EIGHT: THE PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE
The day began with a seven am nature hike through Malibu Creek State Park led by Pepperdine Assistant Professor of Biology, Helen Holmlund and her students. We didn’t make to either the filming site of M*A*S*H or of the 1968 Planet of the Apes, but it was a satisfying start to the day, indeed, one …
Day Five: Out and About in LA
Untitled (Man Walking Out of Tunnel), J.T. Sato, 1930 After getting the Sportster back in our garage, Richelle and I headed out and about in LA. First stop: Langer’s Deli. Langers is a landmark, and not for the weak in appetite. It’s famous for the #19, a daunting pastrami on rye slathered in slaw. My …
Onwards! 