Tikva Cohen

Bibliophile. No really. Just give me books, tea, baked goods, and more books.

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I enjoyed Gorey's play on words with "The Insect God" on the first page. Mite being both bug and small child. #604D

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I love the faces of the boy from "The Untitled Story" The expressions range from deadpan to scared to wtf or maybe that's just me. #604D

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In the vein of dark moralistic stories for children I just thought I'd share this article with alternative names for characters from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Some people have the art of making nonsense names. https://t.co/VcRboZ0mxy #604D

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Someone described this lion as having "bedroom eyes" and now I can't unsee it. Although I think the Nurses face says all we need to know about how she feels that Jim is mauled by the lion. #604D

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I just realized that my family had the live action Alice in Wonderland. I was judging my family and then realized that I set myself up to watch it for the final paper. I can no longer judge. #604D

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@nalv96 You might want to check this out. A surreal look at what deformities from the 17th century
https://t.co/vGvZBCJ5fB

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Speaking of Shel Silverstein
giving books a personal touch does that count the font on the cover? It looks like it is handwritten. Also I found out this week that I own this book... I honestly didn't know that. #604D

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I feel like Lear this week was being very self aware. As an art teacher I assume he would spend time painting botany a lot and he seems to acknowledge with this work how meaningless it can be. #604D

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@mariamsdsu Have you thought about using photography? It might be easier particularly if you have friends or family willing to be models for you. Or you could try to use silhouettes. You can draw the outlines and have them placed in ways that will give meanings.

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I am desperately trying to pick a topic. I have thought about looking at the nonsense in Monty Python, comparing how nonsense is removed in various Alice adaptations, looking at humor and horror in nonsense, and analyzing Animalia for nonsense. I have no clue. #604D

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This feels oddly appropriate for Halloween this year. #604D

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Does anyone else remember this nightmare of Dr. Seuss special? I talked about images by Dr. Seuss and how they have a certain aesthetic. I can't tell if this film fits because of the terrifying imagery. https://t.co/pXiEdUygPm #604D

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I spent so long attempting to figure out the letters that were used to make the letter that Conrad was writing in the end. I felt like I should be able to figure it out but wasn't able to. In other words, nonsense at its finest. #604D

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As I call it "The Creepy Stopmotion Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is up in mostly its entirety on youtube. It was mentioned in the lecture. This movie does nothing to help with my fear of dolls. https://t.co/6BJoNkJI7k
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Watched the Sandman from the link on Tuesday's interview. It is really creepy. And the kid reminds me of the Puffs tissue commercials which somehow makes it creepier. #604D

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The original cover of "The Fatal Lozenge" is a really nice royal blue. The woman in white stands out and the man about to die is fading away into the blue. I never would have known that with Amphigorey. #604D

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So I take it people enjoyed Gashlycrumb Tinies? We read 3 Gorey Abecedariums and that seems to be the favorite. Also, one of my childhood favorite books was mentioned in the readings, Animalia. It was a combination of surrealism, Where's Waldo, and a trip to the zoo. #604D

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Lara brought up a great point and got me thinking about Tenniel's version of Alice vs the Disney Version of Alice. Both are the same character and Disney's design is based on Tenniel's but the two have entirely different feels. Lara claims that Disney "softens" its heroes. #604D

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It bothered me so much I actually checked it, but yes. Dong is slang for penis, and apparently it has been since around 1915-20. Early enough for Gorey, but not enough for Lear. This still leaves me with questions, but at least I wasn't just imagining it like Heyman thinks. #604D

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The thing from "The Doubtful Guest" is disturbing me. As in I can't stop trying to figure out what it is. The closest I get is a penguin in running shoes. But not knowing somehow makes it more surreal somehow? Like I should know what it is and I can't figure it out. #604D