Category Archives: capers

It Ain’t Easy Being Green

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

Had a grand time a few weeks ago on the set of a green screen video shoot (I’ll say more about the project once it’s launched). It took almost an hour to render my entire head uniformly white, and almost … Continue reading →

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A Gathering of the Dandiacal Tribe

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

I’ve been away from the dandiacal demimonde for some time, so when my friends Rose Callahan and Natty Adams kindly invited me to attend their panel discussion on dandies at the National Arts Club in Manhattan, I decided it was … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Natural History Interior Designer

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

Recently, the good folk of Bartram’s Garden hired me to help design and furnish their new interpretive center, which they’ve aptly dubbed The Green Room. It’s an educational space that will inform visitors of what is afoot in the Garden: … Continue reading →

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The Local Frontier: The Lost Cemetery

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

In this episode of The Local Frontier, I investigate the case of Monument Cemetery, whose tombstones now line the Delaware River in a forgotten part of Philadelphia.

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Where I’ve Been

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

            This is a still from a film that my friend, filmmaker David Kessler, is shooting right now in the Pine Barrens. I’ve been serving as a guide through some of the more wild areas … Continue reading →

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The Local Frontier, Part III: Schuylkill

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

The third and final episode of my solo journey through the urban wilds of Philadelphia’s waterways. My thanks to Shawn Annable and Marc Brodzik of Woodshop Films for their hard work on this series. The Local Frontier, Episode I: Rancocas … Continue reading →

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Cold Indifference

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

My friend David Kessler is shooting a film about the Pine Barrens, and I’ve been serving as a guide. This footage was taken on the lower Batsto River about an hour before David got snagged in a fallen tree and … Continue reading →

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Les the Mentalist

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

Last night at The Coney Island Museum’s Grand Guignol Variety Show, my friend Les the Mentalist performed quite an amazing feat. Watch this video to the end, and be astounded.

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The Local Frontier, Part I: Rancocas

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

At last, the first episode of Scrapple.TV’s coverage of my expedition. Enjoy!

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Philadelphia’s Lost Victorian Cemetery

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

The adventures along the rivers of Philadelphia continue: this weekend, I and my good friend and fellow gentleman trespasser David explored a stretch of shoreline along the post-industrial shoreline north of Tioga Marine Terminal. After scrambling for a few hundred … Continue reading →

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