Middlebrow Aesthetics: An Explanation and Defense
ABSTRACT We offer a philosophical account of the middlebrow as a theoretical category to do explanatory and critical work in aesthetics. On our account, the middlebrow ought to be understood as aspirational popular art. That is, it is art which aspires both to be popular (in a distinctive sense), and at the same time to be something more than popular ...
Aaron Meskin, Jonathan M. Weinberg
wiley +1 more source
Clostridial necrotizing infection with multiorgan failure in an unhoused patient following a presumed spider bite. [PDF]
Vo LN +3 more
europepmc +1 more source
From Spider Bite to Fungating Ulcerating Mass: An Aggressive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Face. [PDF]
McPherson RJ +4 more
europepmc +1 more source
Obesity and the Politics of Taddeo di Bartolo's Inferno
ABSTRACT This paper examines Taddeo di Bartolo's depiction of Hell in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, the mother church of San Gimignano. In a striking departure from similar scenes of the period, the fresco, painted in the early fifteenth century, emphasizes the obesity of the sinners—suggesting a deliberate visual critique.
Stefania Roccas Gandal
wiley +1 more source
Brown Recluse Spider Bite Superimposed With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection: A Case Report. [PDF]
Stauffer J +4 more
europepmc +1 more source
Motives and barriers to blood donation among adults aged over 50 years: A qualitative analysis
Abstract Background Ageing populations will increase demand for blood‐products and donors who supply them. While blood collection agencies (BCAs) typically target younger people to expand supply, recruiting donors aged 50+ is also a potential solution. However, few studies focus exclusively on this group.
Melissa K. Hyde +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Spider Bite Presenting as Fever, Macrophage Activation Syndrome and a Skin Ulcer. [PDF]
Fedele M +5 more
europepmc +1 more source
Acute Myocarditis: A Rare Complication after Black Widow Spider Bite
Black widow spider bite can be a rare condition causing various symptoms from mild to very dramatic ones. In this article, we describe the case of a young girl bitten by a black spider whose evaluation was complicated by fulminant myocarditis ...
Zihni Sulaj +4 more
core
Cognitive Symbionts. Expanding the Scope of Cognitive Science With Fungi
Abstract It has been argued that fungi have cognitive capacities, and even conscious experiences. While these arguments risk ushering in unproductive disputes about how words like “mind,” “cognitive,” “sentient,” and “conscious” should be used, paying close attention to key properties of fungal life can also be uncontroversially productive for ...
Matteo Colombo
wiley +1 more source

