Cuckoldry, Clocks, and Horror: The Wild History of Our Obsession With the Cuckoo Bird
In her new book about cuckoos, Cynthia Chris details the extensive history of everyone's favorite feathery brood parasite.
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Do Wristwatches Get Any Better Than A Cuckoo Clock?
Few home-made timepieces though have come as near to wristwatch Nirvana as the cuckoo clock wristwatch from [Kiyotaka Akasaka], which we would venture to name as having won wristwatches.
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Ye Olde Clock Shoppe winds back time for daylight savings
The time shift- originally meant to give us more daylight in the morning- has this local shop winding up for one of their ...
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The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
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Miniot’s split-flap clock is what nostalgia sounds like
If you’ve ever experienced the sight and sound of a split-flap display then you’ll immediately understand the nostalgic appeal of Miniot’s pixelated wall clock. Klapklok uses mechanical flaps to ...
When art meets functionality: New trends in the world of watches
As we switch to winter time, a design revolution is blending aesthetics, technology, and social values. From wristwatches to ...
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The Cuckoo Clock in Kurt Vonnegut's Hell
Such a snaggle-toothed thought machine, driven by a standard or even by a substandard libido, whirls with the jerky, noisy, gaudy, pointlessness of a cuckoo clock in Hell. "The boss G-man ...
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A Weekend Class on Clock Repair. Irish Scenery Included.
Ms. Hollingsworth, who works in sales for a software company in Galway, was dismantling her paternal grandmother’s cuckoo clock, which also wasn’t working. Her husband, who preferred not to be ...