A Brief History of Pigs and Flight

A Brief History of Pigs and Flight

The aerodynamic potential of pigs has long been debated. Is that plump body a proper fuselage? Can a curvilinear tail assembly function as a rudder? Will cloven appendages withstand the stress of landing? And, eh… Just where are the wings? Perhaps only the Walrus knows.

Life as a pig, in two parts

Life as a pig, in two parts

Dolly Parton and Richard da Costa give us two small adventures illustrative of life as a human imagining life as a pig. Pilgrims or hedonists, you decide…

Bacon Janes

Bacon Janes

Artist Jesse Draper has envisioned an entire collection of woman’s shoe designs – like Bacon Janes to the left – that incorporate not just animal leather, but animal shapes.