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Marcel's Masterpiece: How a Toilet Shaped the History of Art by Jeff Mack

A History of Toilet Paper (and Other Potty Tools) by Sophia Gholz

August 2, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There once was a man who came to New York from France around 1915. He had been a painter, but decided he wanted to do something else. And at a time when people thought art could only be “pretty paintings and sculptures by hand” this man decided to turn a urinal upside down, sign it and call it dart. That man was Marcel Duchamp. And Marcel’s Masterpiece: How a Toilet Shaped the History of Art by Jeff Mack tells us that and more. My rule […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, bathrooms, europe, France, Jeff Mack, Marcel Duchamp, new york, Sophia Gholz, Xiana Teimoy

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:569 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, bathrooms, europe, France, Jeff Mack, Marcel Duchamp, new york, Sophia Gholz, Xiana Teimoy ·
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Mr. Monkey Books One and Two

July 26, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I was reading Mr. Monkey Bakes a Cake and Mr. Monkey Visits a School I was trying to figure out who Mr. Monkey reminded me of. I have never seen Mr. Bean, but that is what the publisher description says it is: Curious George meets Mr. Bean (which the Curious George reference was my first thought). It also has a classic Pink Panther tone to it. There is a narrator telling you story, the characters never speak, but only act and react to each […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: animals, Cooking & Food, Humorous Stories, Jeff Mack, monkeys, School & Education

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:277 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: animals, Cooking & Food, Humorous Stories, Jeff Mack, monkeys, School & Education ·
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