Dr. Metablog

Dr. Metablog is the nom de blague of Vivian de St. Vrain, the pen name of a resident of the mountain west who writes about language, books, politics, or whatever else comes to mind. Under the name Otto Onions (Oh NIGH uns), Vivian de St. Vrain is the author of “The Big Book of False Etymologies” (Oxford, 1978) and, writing as Amber Feldhammer, is editor of the classic anthology of confessional poetry, “My Underwear” (Virago, 1997).

Fragment of a Genuine Telephone Conversation

The grand-daughter (now age eleven), studying the Darmstadt Madonna (1528) by Hans Holbein the Younger that is reproduced in q previous post:  "It doesn't look like Madonna."

Grandpa:  "I think it may be a different Madonna."

Leave a Reply

RECENT POSTS


ARCHIVE


Discover more from Dr. Metablog

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading