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Escritoire (noun \ es·cri·toire \ ˈe-skrə-ˌtwär \): a small writing desk with drawers and compartments. Published and informal musings from the desk of Hannah Foster.

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Category: Culture

The Clockwork Job Thief

Ornamental yet functional, mobile yet fragile—do these aesthetic humanoids belong more to the realm of novelty or art?

A.I., Art, automatacon, automation, robotic art

“RED” Review: Chinese Dance Piece Brilliantly Cross-sects the Cultural Revolution and Its Lasting Effects

Thin women arching backs, kicking legs, and pointing feet—“It truly had nothing to do with the revolution,” says Dr. Gang … More

Ballet, chinese dance, cultural revolution

Forsythe on Tenth Avenue

A pleasant Sunday surprise on 10th Avenue.

Dance, nyc, the shed

Elixir of Life: Chartreuse

My second foray into color history in Londnr was a botanical one. 130 ingredients. Yellow and green varieties. Medicinal properties, … More

botanical, chartreuse, color, colour, elixir, liquer

Doll House: Jeweled 19th Century Record-Setter Gets a New Home

“‘Unfortunately a lot of museums look down on dolls as being a collectible, not a work of art,’ Mr. Holbrook … More

dolls, fashion, museums, photography

War & Alchemy: The Story of Prussian Blue

I’m happy to announce that I have a new column in Londnr magazine, the “Colour Column.” My first article of … More

Art, blue, color, paint, painting, postage, prussian blue

Marina’s Macaron

See my article about Marina Abramovic’s customized macaron flavor published in The Paris Review Daily! Photo via Instagram: @Kreemart

#art #macaron #paris #cookie #performanceart #marinaabramovic

Hiplet: Hip-Hop-Ballet or Neither?

This is the excerpt for another post.

Ballet, Dance, hip hop, hiplet

Women’s Underwear Companies Are Marketing to People They Never Have Before

As an average 20-something year old female living in America, I think about underwear on 4 occasions: When choosing some … More

feminism, marketing, underwear, women

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