Summary of some interesting entries from the online dictionary of Symbols from University of Michigan

Sulfur as hellSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/sulfur.html Sulfur According to Christian legend, sulfur is associated with HELL and the Devil (Cooper, 1978), and is often referred to as brimstone. Up one level Back to document index ShadowSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/shadow.html ShadowWith light, the shadow is the Chinese yin and yang; shadows are often identified with a person...

Amanita Muscaria, the Real Life Mushroom We Know From Disney Movies

In the deep dark forest sits a talking frog. It’s waiting to play a role in a very old story: the tale of a princess who will lose her golden ball and will beg the frog to help her retrieve it. But right now, the frog is biding its time, enjoying the damp and the murk. It sits, its enormous eyes alert, its green skin glistening, on a really recognizable mushroom. As soon as I describe it, you’ll recognize it from illustrated fairy tales the world over. It has a bright red cap, circular, wi...

TLS clips Jan 2021 print edition

THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS

(The 2020 New York Film Festival (their 58th!) ran September 17-October 11. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, we find documentaries of an ever-increasing variety and aesthetic. Irrespective of story or style, most act as a showcase of the versatility and quality of modern digital-cinema equipment, allowing filmmakers to create images of uncommon beauty, even on ...