Zoë Lance.

  • Culture Conversation: A 1969 Olin Ad

    I have a stack of vintage National Geographics that I bought from my public library’s bookstore for my art journaling. I’m starting a new journal and was going through the magazines to find photos and words to use. In the October 1969 issue, I came across this advertisement for Olin, which is a Missouri-based company…

  • Culture Conversation: Heads Up Seven Up

    I spend a significant amount of my Internet time researching stuff that is not particularly new or timely but catches my interest, and I inevitably end up thinking about it through some cultural lens. Here is the first post of a new series that chronicles this aspect of my Internet adventures.  I encourage you to share and become…

  • Culture Connoisseur: The Hollywood Bowl

    A special Friday edition of Culture Connoisseur.  Last night I attended a classical music concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Not only did I get to see one of my favorite shows being filmed (something I didn’t know until the night before), I got to indulge in one of the best things to do in Los Angeles…

  • Culture Connoisseur: The Last Bookstore

    When you’re a literature student, you get to be quite the purveyor of used books. I think my fellow English majors who read this blog can attest that while new books from Barnes and Noble or Amazon are awesome and beautiful, used copies are preferable. They’re already loved, and now they’re in your arms for…