The Cat on the Hat at the Party of the Century
In a room filled with the most impressive names in Gilded Age New York society, one woman stole attention through her taxidermy cat costume.
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Steff Boulton
Apr 6, 20223 min read
Patsy-Ann: The Official Greeter of Juneau
In 1934, the mayor of Juneau, Alaska dubbed local bull-terrier Patsy-Ann the 'Official Greeter of Juneau’. Despite her pride of place in...
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Cat Dorman & Steff Boulton
Jan 18, 20224 min read
MAGDA ARCHER: YOU & ME FOREVER O.K.
As long-time fans of Magda Archer, we knew if we ever got the opportunity we had to ask her about her 2016 piece “YOU & ME FOREVER O.K”
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Kiah
Aug 28, 20214 min read
My Guinea Pig Died: Dealing With Pet Grief
Two weeks ago, my beloved guinea pig, Orwell, died. I expected to cope with the loss of my little companion much the same as any other...
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Cat Dorman & Steff Boulton
Jul 28, 20214 min read
Topsy: Her Life, Death and Legacy
In 1875 a female elephant was secretly imported to the U.S. from Southeast Asia to perform in the circus. Over the next 25 years, she...
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Cat Dorman
Jun 30, 20216 min read
Painted Obituaries: An Interview with Leigh Cypres
Leigh Cypres didn’t set out to paint dead dogs. She didn’t even intend to paint dogs, not really. But on a whim now over 20 years ago,...
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Steff Boulton
Jun 8, 20213 min read
Furever Yours: Pet Tattoos in the Public Eye
For centuries we have taken to tattoos as a way of showing our undying love for partners, children, pets, tacos, etc. And celebrities are no
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Cat Dorman
Apr 13, 20217 min read
The Ghost Dog of Graceland Cemetery
Picture this: It’s late on a cool, Friday night. You went for after work drinks with friends, maybe you stopped at the grocery store for...
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Cat Dorman
Apr 2, 20214 min read
A Trip to Aspin Hill Memorial Park
This past weekend, accompanied by a good friend who “likes when I take her to cemeteries,” I drove 20 minutes northwest of Washington, DC...
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Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Mar 26, 20213 min read
Hank: Grieving a Dog, Grasping the Eternal
Instead the woman looked in my eyes. “I hate to see you the day he dies,” she said. It was a strangely intimate thing to say, but maybe only
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