#rachel poliquin

[primaveravenus]

A souvenir is a token of authenticity from a lived experience that lingers only in memory: a shell from a beach walk, or a trinket purchased on holiday. Even simple objects embolden the longing to look back and inward into our past, to recount the same stories again and again, to speak wistfully, that gives birth to the souvenir: without the demands of nostalgia, we would have no need for such objects of remembrance. But nostalgia cannot be sustained without loss, and souvenirs are always only fragments of increasingly distant experiences or events, and so are necessarily incomplete, partial, and impoverished. Yet this loss is precisely a souvenir’s power: never fully recouping an event as it actually was but resonating with golden memories. In other words, a souvenir is a potent fragment that erases the distinction between what actually was and what we dream or desire it to have been. Equally important, its existence depends on the impossibility of fulfillment. The longings and daydreams encapsulated by souvenirs can never be fulfilled the cherished experiences exist forever in the past.

Rachel Poliquin, The Breathless Zoo : Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing

[actualbird]

a little no-spoilers rec list of other medias ive been enjoying very much recently

Countdown to Countdown by Velinxi - webcomic, updates every thursday. magical/sci-fi dystopia with rich worldbuilding to die for, a fantastically gripping plot, incredible character dynamics, and the most gorgeous art style in every page. when i first found this, i had bingeread everything thus far in one night up til 2am on a work day because 1) the story is Amazing i literally could not put it down until i had no more pages to read and 2) it took me longer than usual to read through because every single page looks breathtaking, i had to stop and fully savor each one.

Uncanny Charm by COM - manhwa, im not linking anything because i dont wanna get sniped for where i read it from, research and find a link urself HAHA but my god, go read this. supernatural drama with horror, character pair chemistry off the CHARTS, and also you will cry. i have cried at so many portions of this manhwa. i have also laughed my ass off at many parts, but whenever i reread old chapters (which ive done several times) i always still end up crying at the bits. whenever this updates i rejoice and then feel immense fear for the state of my feels. so VERY well done.

BobbyBroccoli's video documentaries on scientific fraud - swerve, ive also been watching a lot of video essays these days and my gripe with a lot of the video essay genre is "why does it have to be a video?" as in, what does the visual and audio form of this piece in particular add to the work that wouldnt have been possible as a written essay? and BobbyBroccoli's vids not only justified the form but knocked it outta the ballpark. very well written and visualized so amazingly that it's an artform to me, there's Visual Metaphor going on in there. my personal fave of his right now is his most recent 2-part series The man who faked human cloning and its sequel How to catch a criminal cloner

[ulkaralakbarova]

Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other’s worlds. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Sasha: Ali Wong Marcus: Randall Park Keanu Reeves: Keanu Reeves Harry: James Saito Veronica: Michelle Buteau Jenny: Vivian Bang Brandon: Daniel Dae Kim Tony: Karan Soni Ginger: Charlyne Yi Judy: Susan Park Quasar: Tsutomu Shimura Chloe: Casey Wilson 12 Year Old Sasha: Miya Cech 12 Year Old Marcus: Emerson Min 14/16 Year Old Sasha: Ashley Liao 14/16 Year Old Marcus: Jackson Geach 16 Year Old Veronica: Anaiyah Bernier Mr. Tran: Raymond Ma Mrs. Tran: Peggy Lu Barry: Simon Chin Denise: Panta Mosleh Kathy: Karen Holness Fast Food Cashier: Steven E. Rudy Paparazzi #1: Eddie Flake Paparazzi #2: Brian Cook PFA Doorman: Chris Hlozek Photographer: Neil Webb Southie’s Bartender: Nevin Burkholder Reporter: Sonia Beeksma Saintly Fare Host: JayR Tinaco Marty (Suits ‘n Stuff Salesman): Sean Amsing Server #1: Latonya Williams Server #2: Marco Soriano Simon (Tom Ford Salesman): Oliver Rice Waiter: Jason Canela Goat Guy: Peter New Coat Check Person: Byron Noble Another Reporter: Tyler McConachie Kitchen Worker (Enrique): Emilio Merritt Uber Driver: Jagen Johnson Uber Passenger: Yaroslav Poverlo Food and Wine Presenter: Ellen Ewusie Dim Sum Worker #1: Yue Lan Zheng Dim Sum Worker #: Tana Yu Dim Sum Worker #3: Rachelle Yu Dim Sum Worker #4: Chi Ying Cheng Dim Sum Worker #5: Xiao Qing Li “High Society” Lead Singer: Chelsea D.E. Johnson “High Society” Band: Kenan Zeigler-Sungur “High Society” Band: Adam Farnsworth-Lautsch “High Society” Band: Ashton Sweet Omar: Omar Khan Sous Chef: Juno Kim Maximal Patron: Kipp Glass Ramona (uncredited): Maddie Dixon-Poirier Elegant Guest (uncredited): Marcella Bragio Server (uncredited): Johnny Walkr Jr. …: Esther K. Chae Film Crew: Producer: Erin Westerman Director: Nahnatchka Khan Co-Producer: Michael Golamco Producer: Nathan Kahane Producer: Randall Park Producer: Ali Wong Editor: Lee Haxall Casting: Rich Delia Director of Photography: Tim Suhrstedt Costume Design: Leesa Evans Unit Production Manager: Brendan Ferguson Music Editor: Andrew Silver Sound Mixer: Mark Noda Art Direction: Cheryl Marion Music Supervisor: Trygge Toven Original Music Composer: Michael Andrews Stunt Double: Jackson Spidell Executive Producer: John Powers Middleton Production Design: Richard Toyon Music Supervisor: Toko Nagata Co-Producer: Brady Fujikawa Production Manager: Adrienne Sol First Assistant Director: Matt Rebenkoff Second Assistant Director: Lorie Gibson Stunt Coordinator: Dan Shea Associate Producer: Joanne Byon Assistant Art Director: Cherie Kroll Supervising Sound Editor: Becky Sullivan Set Designer: Angela O’Sullivan Set Designer: Austin Chuqiao Wang Set Decoration: Elizabeth Wilcox Assistant Set Decoration: Michael A. Billings Script Supervisor: Kristin Rapinchuk Music Editor: Ryan Castle Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Paterson Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jeremy Peirson Costume Supervisor: Janice MacIsaac Assistant Costume Designer: Kelsey Champion Makeup Department Head: Naomi Bakstad Makeup Artist: Megan Harkness Assistant Makeup Artist: Danielle Fowler Assistant Makeup Artist: Tanya Hudson Hair Department Head: Anne Carroll Visual Effects Producer: Guy Botham Visual Effects Producer: Rebecca West Visual Effects Supervisor: Jiwoong Kim Visual Effects Supervisor: Ricardo Marmolejo Visual Effects Supervisor: David Lebensfeld Visual Effects Supervisor: Grant Miller Visual Effects Producer: Matthew Poliquin Visual Effects Producer: Evan Davies Set Decoration Buyer: Audra Neil Movie Reviews:

[ogdensburgpubliclibrary]

These are the newest books on the Children's and Young Adult shelves.

"The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers: A Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws, and Other Weird Bits" by Rachel Poliquin and Clayton Hanmer was donated by Rebecca J. Yerdon from the Friends Amazon Wish List.

If you would like to buy a book or other item from the wish list, please check out the list here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/5IC3TRMR1ALN

[lifethroughrainbowglasses]

The Strangest Thing in the Sea: And Other Curious Creatures of the Deep

Category: Nonfiction

Author: Rachel Poliquin

Publisher: Kids Can Press

Summary: The Strangest Thing in the Sea is about the various creatures that live in the ocean. Many of the creatures shown in the book live in the deepest parts of the ocean and have special adaptations to help them survive making them seem a little "strange" to an outsider.

Justification: This is a great book for elementary collections because of the knowledge it has about marine life. Not only does it teach about the various animals within the text, it goes into detail about animals that aren't normally featured in marine biology books. I worked at an aquarium and I didn't know half of these creatures but when I looked them up I immediately recognized them from the book.

Illustration: The illustrations were one of the best parts of this book. Although they were illustrated in a way that felt appealing to children they were very accurate. I was able to find photographs that mirrored the pictures I saw in the book. The book is really cool because it shows what the creature looks like before it shows the actual drawing of the creature. For example, with yeti crabs, the first page showed a pile of pirate skulls but then you flipped the page and saw the yeti crabs piled up instead. It showed how we might misinterpret something as strange at first but there is usually a reason something in the ocean looks the way it does.

Writing: The writing was unexpected. For each of the creatures, it gives a riddle and then solves the riddle when you lift the page. For Example, I live with hundreds of friends and together we look like a mountain of skulls, heaped like a pirate treasure at the bottom of the ocean." then it asks the question "Am I the strangest thing in the sea?" This book is extremely interactive with both the pictures and the text pulling students in who might not normally be interested in a nonfiction book about sea creatures.

Message: Things aren't always what they seem. Things that seem strange are unique and important in their own way. The environment needs all sorts to work and sometimes our environment impacts how we work which is shown through the creatures that are picked throughout the story.

Poliquin, R. (2021). The strangest thing in the sea: And Other Curious Creatures of the Deep. Kids Can Press Ltd.

[halfmoonrun-archive]

Soirée inoubliable. Merci Québec.

Et un gros merci à: Pilou, Les soeurs Boulay, Daniel Bélanger, Quatuor esca, Rachel Tremblay Saint-Yves, Ben Favreau, Steeve St-Onge, Félix Desrochers, Marie-Evil Carrière, Steve Poliquin, Gilles, Bruno Frigon-Lavoie, Kevin Savard, Kelly-ann, Brigitte, Festival d'été de Québec, Preste - Spectacles & Tournées, Marie-Pier De Laletourneau, Charlie Martel

Photos (!) by, our friend: Drowster [10:21 PM / July 18, 2022]

[novelistra]

NoveList's Juvenile Brain Trust is a group of readers' advisory librarians and metadata librarians who focus on books for kids and teens. Once a week, the JBT gets together to catch up and share books. On 8/14/2019, we discussed:

If I Was the Sunshine, by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Loren Long 

Dear Justice League, Michael Northrup, illustrated by Gustavo Duarte

Beastly Puzzles, Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler

Have you read any of these books? What do you think of them?

For more recommendations (plus printables and readers’ advisory tips), subscribe to the NoveList Book Squad! It's free :)

[boyhood]

sorry youve been getting alot of messages tonight but just wondering if you have any book recommendations ? your list of odd books looks lovely and personally its so hard to find books worth reading

Yeah, of course! My favorite books are The Vorrh by Brian Catling and Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson, which are two very different books. I also like all Anne Carson books and all Brian Catling books in general. My favorite non-fiction books is probably Afterlives of the Saints by Colin Dickey, which is a really beautiful book, and the Monster Theory Reader by Jeffery Jerome Cohen. The Breathless Zoo by Rachel Poliquin is my favorite book about dead animals. 

The Route of Ice and Salt by Jose Luis Zarate and Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman are the books I've read most recently that made me laugh the hardest because I am a terrible goblin.

I also have a book tag #motvd book club if you want. If you have specifics I am always up for talking.

[olreid]

i read the sparrow, the name of the rose and do androids dream of electric sheep and i have to say. i worship your taste. i’ve been in such a reading slump recently and these reads have refreshed my passion! i was wondering if you have a list of your favorite books, or favorite reads of the year? (obviously book of the new sun is on my itinerary for when i have time to properly delve into the series, and i’ve already started on moby dick - which i never thought i’d want to reread, but now i’m excited!)

loll worship seems strong but i appreciate the sentiment ! i've actually never read do androids dream but i would like to . hmm if i had to pick 2021 faves, i would say top 5 for nonfiction: ghostly matters by avery gordon, the imperial archive by thomas richards, mocked with death by emily wilson, the breathless zoo by rachel poliquin, and testojunkie by paul b. preciado. for fiction: moby dick which i can't believe i read for the first time in 2021, we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson, solaris by stanislaw lem, the sparrow by mary doria russell, and maybe wise blood by flannery o'connor. if you're looking for things to read you can also always look at this post + under #currently reading or #rec center for more ideas !

[iplacedajar]

2020

I wanted to be more reflective in this New Year's Eve post (now a New Year’s Day post), but I can't find a way to end any 2020 reflections on an uplifting note. I'd rather just say: I had the year I had, I'm grateful it's over, and I'm hopeful that 2021 is better.

Books

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

I read this book in the Before Times, in the halcyon days of February, and it’s short and stunning. I don't read much science fiction, but I love books about time. It’s epistolary novel told in the letters exchanged between agents on opposite sides of a war, and the soaringly lyrical and beautiful language it uses blew me away.

The Circus Rose by Betsy Cornwell

I read this one for work. It's narrated by two sisters, one writing in prose, and the other in verse. It's a queer retelling of Snow White and Rose Red! I loved the aesthetic, loved the characters, loved the twists.

The Superpower Field Guide: Eels by Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Nicholas Frith

This is another one I read for work. I love love love these books, I think they are so smart and brilliant and make me wish there were elementary schoolers in my life I could gift them to. They're all great, but this one about eels is hilarious and FASCINATING and I love telling people about how fucking crazy the life cycle of eels is.

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Hurt my feelings. But it's beautiful.

Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino

This one intersected with my specific interests to an unexpected degree. Jia Tolentino was raised in a Christian home in suburban Houston and is only a handful of years older than me. She writes about identity formation in the Internet age, adolescent literary heroines, and whether marriage is at odds with feminism among other topics, all deftly handled. 

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A love story that's sweeping and epic, with two characters who are explored in the most minute details and intimate arcs of their lives. A social critique that's searingly insightful and fascinating. It drew me in completely.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

I needed an unputdownable book for the weekend before the election, and this one fit the bill nicely. It takes place 20 years after the collapse of civilization by a global pandemic, which I know seems a little on the nose, but I love survival stories and found family stories, and this one is both and exquisitely written.

Television

I finished The Good Place at the beginning of the year, and Eddy and I also watched Avatar: The Last Airbender this summer when it came to Netflix and adored it. Now we're working our way through House MD. I watched the fourth season of The Crown in November, and the period drama genre filled the whole in my heart so well that when it ended I leapt onto Downton Abbey like a drowning person leaps onto a life raft, and watched all six seasons this month.

Games

There's no other game this year that comes close to doing for me what Animal Crossing: New Horizons has done for me. (There's no game ever that comes close, tbh, except for Pokémon Go the summer of 2016.)

In Conclusion

2020 is the year I started therapy. It's the year I went to Disney World with Liesel and Marissa, not a month too soon. It's the year I found a PCP and began taking my physical health seriously. It's the year I started posting political content on social media. It wasn't all bad. But I'll be happy to see the end of it, happy to see my friends and family again, happy to move forward.

[winningthesweepstakes]

The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers:  A Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws, and Other Weird Bits by Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Clayton Hanmer

The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers:  A Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws, and Other Weird Bits by Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Clayton Hanmer

            The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers:  A Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws, and Other Weird Bits by Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Clayton Hanmer, Greystone Kids, 2022.  9781771647458 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? This book tackles a number of changes that have occurred in the human body through the ages.  The…

[lavenderandlaurel]

gradblr challenge week 1: 08.03.2018

casual friday post! I thought I would share a little about what I am reading/plan to read for pleasure before the semester actually starts, since that’s what I’m spending a lot of my time on right now.

recently read:

lies my teacher told me by james loewen (actually optional reading for my program, 4 stars)

the gilded hour by sara donati (5 stars)

the apache wars by paul andrew hutton (3.5 stars)

seven skeletons by lydia pyne (5 stars)

the breathless zoo by rachel poliquin (5 stars. more than 5 stars)

if we were villains by m. l. rio (4 stars)

reading:

the secret history by donna tartt (reread, 5 stars)

welcome to bordertown edited by holly black

up next:

eleanor oliphant is completely fine by gail honeyman

alone time by stephanie rosenbloom

the idiot by elif batuman

oneida by ellen wayland-smith

as much as I love having free time to read, I am looking forward to having a set schedule again in a few weeks...

[actualbird]

“I argue that all taxidermy is deeply marked by human longing. Far more than just death and destruction, taxidermy always exposes the desires and daydreams surrounding human relationships with and within the natural world.”

“Taxidermy wants to stop time. To keep life. To cherish what is no longer as if it were immortally whole. The desire to hold something back from this inevitable course and to savor its form in perpetuum exhibits a peculiar sort of desire.”

“All taxidermy is a disorientating, unknowable thing. All taxidermy is driven to capture animal beauty. It is always a spectacle, whose meaning depends in part on the particularity of the animal being displayed. It is motivated by the desire to tell ourselves stories about who we are and about our journey within the larger social and natural world. It is driven by what lies beneath the animal form, by the metaphors and allegories we use to make our world make sense.”

“ Longing is itself a peculiar condition. It works as a kind of ache connecting the stories we tell ourselves and the objects we use as storytellers. In a sense, longing is a mechanism for both pacifying and cultivating various lusts and hungers by creating objects capable of generating significance. And here, objects of remembrance or souvenirs are exemplary. A souvenir is a token of authenticity from a lived experience that lingers only in memory: a shell from a beach walk, or a trinket purchased on holiday. Even simple objects embolden the longing to look back and inward into our past, to recount the same stories again and again, to speak wistfully, that gives birth to the souvenir: without the demands of nostalgia, we would have no need for such objects of remembrance. But nostalgia cannot be sustained without loss, and souvenirs are always only fragments of increasingly distant experiences or events, and so are necessarily incomplete, partial, and impoverished. Yet this loss is precisely a souvenir’s power: never fully recouping an event as it actually was but resonating the breathless zoo with golden memories.”

“Death is what makes taxidermy possible, but taxidermy is not motivated by brutality. It does not aim to destroy nature but to preserve it, as if immortally, and to perpetuate the wonderment of nature’s most beautiful forms.”

-from the introduction of The Breathless Zoo: Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing by Rachel Poliquin

[tashrow]

Review: Beastly Puzzles by Rachel Poliquin

Review: Beastly Puzzles by Rachel Poliquin

Beastly Puzzles by Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler (9781771389136)

So many guessing game books about animals are for very young children, but this one will challenge those in elementary school as well. Taking cues from historical descriptions of animals that were based on known animal elements, this book is devilishly difficult even with the extra hint provided. One might…

[megacaptaincolin]

Fantastic surprise in the post today from Nick the student! #thesuperpowerfieldguidebeavers by @rachelpoliquin and illustrated by my beardy brother the amazingly talented #nicholasjohnfrith It’s fantastic! Buy it here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beavers-Superpower-Field-Rachel-Poliquin/dp/0544949870 #beavers https://www.instagram.com/p/BxmZ1aZhpCg/?igshid=jtu51fsvqb5n

[jlslipakauthorthriller]

THE SUPERPOWER FIELD GUIDE: BEAVERS, by Rachel Poliquin & Nicholas John Frith (illus), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company/HMH Books for Young Readers

THE SUPERPOWER FIELD GUIDE: BEAVERS, by Rachel Poliquin & Nicholas John Frith (illus), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company/HMH Books for Young Readers

Beavers, the first book in the new middle-grade nonfiction Superhero Field Guide series by Rachel Poliquin and award-winning illustrator Nicholas John Frith, is a delightfully informative, laugh-out-loud full-color look at the most unsuspecting of animal heroes, perfect for readers who like their facts served with a large dose of humor.

Meet Elmer, an ordinary beaver. He may not be as mighty as…