{"id":43420,"date":"2024-12-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=43420"},"modified":"2024-12-26T14:44:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T21:44:47","slug":"krampus-bad-dads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/krampus-bad-dads\/","title":{"rendered":"Krampus \/ Bad Dads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A VISUAL AND HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF DEMONIC CHRISTMAS CHARACTER KRAMPUS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil<\/em>
by Al Ridenour
Feral House
2016, 248 pages, 7.0 x 0.7 x 9.9 inches, Paperback<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Krampus is one of those enigmatic pieces of history that is often clouded by talk of nonsense and magic, but this book manages to cut through all that and provide a well-researched and historical account of the cultural history of this important and often overlooked part of Christmas history. Author Al Ridenour has weaved a fantastic tale not only about the history of the Krampus throughout various cultures and traditions, but also provides some additional context in the way of other related characters and practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had no idea when I picked-up this book that it would be so well researched. The author literally traveled the globe to gather insight and first-hand information. The book is littered with fantastic full-color images of the cultural variations on the Krampus tradition, along with masks and images of other related celebrations around the world. The Krampus has become more popular than ever through a pop culture rebirth and this book is the perfect way to learn to true history of this fun, albeit grim, piece of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Matt MacNabb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BAD DADS: ART INSPIRED BY THE FILMS OF WES ANDERSON<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Bad Dads: Art Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson<\/em>
by Spoke Gallery
Harry N. Abrams
2016, 256 pages, 9.0 x 0.8 x 10.8 inches, Hardcover<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bad Dads<\/em> lets the art do the talking. This collection stems from an annual gallery exhibition of artworks paying homage to Wes Anderson films. There\u2019s brief introductory text by Anderson himself, as well as from critic Matt Zoller Seitz and curator Ken Harman, but the book is almost entirely made up of images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite pieces are the dioramas, which capture the caught-in-their-own-world quality of Wes Anderson\u2019s movies. But there\u2019s something here for everyone: Mr. and Mrs. Fox<\/em> action figures? Yes. Nude paintings of Margot Tenenbaum? Check. Models of the ship from the Life Aquatic<\/em> and the train from The Darjeeling Limited<\/em>? This book has you covered. More portraits of Bill Murray than you can shake a stick at? They\u2019re all here. The creativity on show is astonishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Christine Ro<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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