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Jennie: Learning to Be a Cat With Paul Gallico
In Paul Gallico's Jennie, becoming a cat leaves a boy with an unfamiliar body and a great deal to learn. His most useful guide is a stray.
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Internet CultureSimon’s Cat and the Comedy of Living With a Cat
Simon Tofield's animation turns familiar feline demands into physical comedy. Its appeal starts with the things cats do…
Science & SpaceWhy Cats Open Their Mouth After Sniffing
That startled little face after a sniff has a name. Flehmen helps cats investigate scent, but it should…
Film & TVBinx in Hocus Pocus: The Cat at the Heart of Halloween
Thackery Binx brings memory and feeling to Hocus Pocus, from his human beginnings to the work behind a…
Internet CultureWhy the Internet Calls Black Cats Voids
How dark photographs and affectionate exaggeration turned the void into a familiar nickname in online black-cat communities.
MusicThe Cat Came Back: A Song That Refuses to Leave
Follow The Cat Came Back from an 1893 song to Cordell Barker’s darkly funny animated short, with a…
CuriositiesWhy Were Cats Hidden Inside Old Buildings?
Museum collections reveal dried cats concealed in roofs and walls, with careful distinctions between discoveries and interpretations.
TechnologyHow to Photograph a Black Cat Without Losing the Details
Simple lighting, focus and framing choices to bring out a black cat’s face and coat, with room for…
Books & ReadingCoraline’s Black Cat: An Unusual Guide for a Frightening World
A closer look at the independent black cat in Coraline, his place in the book and the imagination…
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