Drawing with Light
A few Greek and Latin phrases about drawing with light.
Does a photograph steal your soul?
The answer is yes.
Every bride is beautiful.
Some wild theories about the color white.
A Simplified History of Red-Tape
Red-tape is a euphemism for unsolvable complexities. I almost agreed.
Would you like a blue sky?
Some thoughts about the sky being blue.
Correction about Magenta
Magenta has a much more interesting etymology than I had previously written.
Spilled Red Ink
An exploration of the modern metaphor.
Rebranding Milk
Modern milk is a 20th century invention and most ethnicities are lactose intolerant.
The Myth and Reality of Trending Colors
Distinguishing between hype and functionality.
All Gold Doesn't Glitter
An etymology of many things golden.
Storytelling and Dreaming in Color
Scheherazade, Alice, Dorothy, and Wendy.
On the Color of Ancient Wine
This newsletter includes an intro to computer science, a quick explainer in vinification (winemaking), swine-ish sailors, biblical leprosy, the Passover Seder, bright-eyed goddesses, tithing, and raisin wine.