SNAPSHOT Jim Henson and Muppeteers show kids how to make puppets from simple things like socks. This video aired on Public Television in 1969, prior to Sesame Street, on Iowa Public Television’s Volume See kids’ show. (source: Laughing Squid) I have long loved the work of Jim Henson. A Continue Reading
First impressions: Atypical (Netflix)
There’s no such thing as normal. That’s the refreshing message from Atypical, a new(ish) Netflix series created by Robia Rashid, about one charming young man on the autism spectrum, which ends up beautifully exploring the idea that none of us are really as normal as we’d like to think Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Famous movie clothing in itsy-bitsy window displays
It has long been said, in one form or another, that “clothes maketh the man (or woman)”. What is not as commonly remarked, but is no less true, is that clothes, or in this case, costumes, maketh the movie. One person who recognises that to the very core of Continue Reading