Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
Discussion of interesting facts about or instances of pig-human interaction that just can’t help but give rise to an opinion.
‘Tis said of old that the surname “Porco” and its variations, which means “pig” in modern Italian, was not derived from an occupational name. Rather, this surname was adopted by some who belonged to a fervent apostolic sect…
As a child’s gift, a pig bank is not an intrinsic teacher. We can not hope the gift alone will instill the will to save. The days enticements can out weigh faith in any teasing future. Devious daily distractions await adult savers, too. Their pig banks readily transform, almost unnoticed, into many unintended designs. Perhaps we are all somewhat lacking in thrift.
Here is a favorite scene – Den of Pigs – from the film Mail Order Wife (2004). This is a darkly comic mockumentary film about a documentarian who arranges to fund the East Asian mail-order bride of a NYC doorman in exchange for the right to film the experience. The documentarian gets a bit too involved with his subjects and a tragi-comic love triangle develops.
The moon’s wordless cycles are explanations – a trundle of narrative, probability and admonition. By its cycles we plan the best days to castrate farm animals, leave an infant at the monastery door or when to plant and sow.
The Sow’s Purse Occasional Video Series will try to root up, save and present overlooked and ambiguously promoted videos that concern pigs. Porkopolis will fetch the old and new, fat and lean and feature them here for another look.