More Dery on Boing Boing, Crypt of the Capuchin Monks

Mark Dery has just uploaded his latest fascinating Boing Boing guest-post which examines and riffs on the crypt of the Capuchin monks in Rome. His post begins "In the dream life of 18th and 19th Europe, Italy and the Gothic were conjoined twins..." And trust me--it just gets better from there.

Click here to view the entire post. More on Dery's guest-blogging stint here .

Mark Dery, Guest Blogging on Boing Boing, Parses the Pathological Sublime

If you have not already done so, do hop over to Boing Boing to check out author and cultural critic Mark Dery--who you might recall from this previous post--as he guest posts on the blog about his Italian Grand Tour of the Pathological Sublime. My favorite entry thus far is called "A Young Person's Guide to the Pathological Sublime" and touches on--among other things--the Lam Qua paintings (see above, from post), Mütter Museum photography, and the fine flickering line at the edge of spectacle and edification. Not to be missed!

Click here to visit the post. You can view the complete Yale Lam Qua collection, commissioned by Peter Parker (but not that Peter Parker!), by clicking here.