The Dark Irony of Black Friday
"Black Friday" (the shopping day) may have inadvertedly borrowed its name from another Black Friday (November 22, 1963).
The True Meaning of Turkey
The Turkey (fowl) was named after the color of Turquoise (stone) whose name predated any connection to Türkiye (country).
Playing with Color: Clue, Croquet, and Billiards
This also discusses scientists and color.
Melancholic Witches & Blue Devils
How the color blue became associated with depression.
Why is teal considered a shade of blue?
The color "teal" comes from the "teal" species of ducks.
A new way to use color to understand music.
Using the musical chromatic scales to create beautiful chromatic scales of color.
On Pomegranates, Color, and Symbolic Creativity
A Colorphilia Rosh Hashanah sermon
So, I was wrong about oranges.
Who knew that a simple word could be so complex.
Musical Scales and Color Spectra
A reexamination of Newton's connection between the music and color.
Misunderstanding Portuguese Shepherds
The art of being completely lost in translation of citrus fruits.
Much a-blue about nothing
An incomplete newsletter about William Shakespeare and the color blue.
A Flower by Any Other Name Wouldn't Be As Golden
A follow-up to last week's newsletter about Vincent van Gogh and sunflowers.