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View More Shanty Up at the Falmouth International Sea Shanty FestivalCategory: Social Sciences
Crash Series by Jonathan Wateridge
London based artist Jonathan Wateridge’s “Crash Series” consist of seven huge (up to 2m x 3m) oil paintings depicting scenes of crashed air planes and ships.…
View More Crash Series by Jonathan WateridgeFloating Cities
By now you probably realize that we here at DSN are more than ready to burn our terrestrial dwellings down in favor of living among…
View More Floating CitiesTentacle Candlestick Holder
Just ordered a set of these for the banquet table at DSN headquarters.
View More Tentacle Candlestick HolderIntricate Sterns
Everyone likes a nice caboose. That’s why for generations much work and craftsmanship went into sprucing up the rearends of ships. Over at Dark Roasted…
View More Intricate SternsWhat Makes a Good Shanty?
I’ve always chalked it up to a lifetime of experience battling the confines of the sea and the ports, plenty of grog and good company.…
View More What Makes a Good Shanty?Salmonstock
PLEASE! Someone send me to cover Salmonstock! This sounds great! From the Press Release they sent me: Salmonstock is a celebration of Alaskan salmon and…
View More SalmonstockWashed Ashore
Recently, my friend Michael Barton went to check out the Washed Ashore Exhibit, currently at Portland Community College, and was gracious enough to share some…
View More Washed AshoreKRAKEN Day: Tennyson’s Poem
THE KRAKEN Alfred Lord Tennyson Below the thunders of the upper deep, Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep…
View More KRAKEN Day: Tennyson’s PoemKRAKEN Day: Big Dead Squid
Its hard to believe that way way back in 2007, Kevin Z was writing his epic song Big Dead Squid, which launched in blogmusic career.…
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