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What does it take to catch a killer? For Robert Graysmith, author of “Zodiac” and “Zodiac Unmasked: The Identity of America’s Most Exclusive Serial Killer,” the answer to that question is simple: obsession. An obsession that would take priority over his family, his job, and his safety. “I am simply stupid,” Graysmith says, referring to his lack of prudence when dealing with the Zodiac Killer. But Graysmith was not a police inspector or a crime reporter like the other three...
...jade vase with nephrite yellow and brown markings—a wine vessel from the early eighteenth century—portrays the yin and yang relationship, with images of the dragon and phoenix on opposite sides. In another handscroll, from the seventeenth century, “The Twelve Zodiac Animals as Poets,” animals are used to reflect cultural symbols. Animals from the traditional Chinese zodiac are satirically dressed in elaborate garments like the stoic Asian poet. The poetry of these famous poets was entered into competitions at the imperial court; simultaneously portraits were erected to depict...
...book imaginatively renders a constellation as two sword-wielding warriors holding the heads of recently dispatched enemies. An 11th century celestial globe from Muslim Spain also pinpoints the precise locations of the then known stars, with delightful, fine-lined engravings of humans and animals marking the signs of the zodiac. During their occupation of Spain, Arabs invented the universal astrolabe, a mechanism that could be used in all latitudes to determine the times of sunset and sunrise as well as the precise minute of the day. The show displays one of the oldest examples, dated 1329 and signed by Ahmad...
...created according to his theory that “weather on Earth was influenced by sunspots, which are magnetic storms on the surface of the sun.” Along with weather predictions, the Almanac also provides helpful information on subjects like chickens, planting tables, and “zodiac secrets.” It all sounds a bit “out there,” but the Almanac insists its weather forecasts have a nearly 80% accuracy rate. Not to worry though—the Almanac is also predicting sunshine for Boston. In mid-April. Pass the latkes...
Unlike Ware’s last book “Quimby the Mouse,” this edition is fully colored, complete with paper cut-out instructions for building a bookcase for the Novelty Library, a flipbook, and even two glow-in-the-dark pages with Art Deco-style zodiac constellations...