Issue 19 Fall 2005 Chance

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The 19th issue of Cabinet features a themed section on "Chance." Includes Dario Gamboni on art and the accidental; Tarot writings by Denis Johnson & Francine Prose; David Serlin’s interview with Jackson Lears about the history of luck in America; Dale Pendell on necromancy, bletonomancy, margaritomancy, and other obscure forms of divination; and Cabinet’s quite certainly ill-advised Crazy Topsy-Turvy Two-Page Reader Giveaway Bonanza-Stravaganza!™ The unthemed sectin and columns include Margaret Wertheim in conversation with Ed Burton, creator of the virtual ecosystem of sodaconstructor; Christopher Turner on the first daredevils of Niagara Falls; Priscilla Becker on the color silver; Paul Maliszewski on King Camp Gillette’s urban utopia; Mark Morris on architectural pastries; Peter Thomashow on 19th-century philosophical instruments, and Louise Harpman and Scott Specht on the myriad wonders of the American drink-through lid. Artist projects by Moyra Davey, Mariana Castillo Deball, Caitlin Masley, James Peel, and John Colle Rogers, and more.

Columns
  • Colors Priscilla Becker
    Silver
  • Inventory Louise Harpman & Scott Specht
    Peel, Pucker, Pinch, Puncture
  • Ingestion Mark Morris
    Why Architects Look Sick at Building Dedication Ceremonies
  • Leftovers Barbara Penner
    A Revolutionary Aim?
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    Postcard: Victoria Falls Julian Gantt
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