Second as Farce

Second as Farce is a blog that explores
ideas about history, society, and culture.

“All the Hippies Are Executives Now, and Everybody’s Sold Out”: Late Boomer and Early Gen X Cinema in the 1970s and 1980s

December 18, 2017 Shalon van Tine

The small window of films from the late 1970s and early 1980s gives a glimpse into the social and cultural milieu of changing times: a short moment when the cinema reflected the generation gap between the Boomers and Gen Xers.

For the Love of Books or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Melvil Dewey

October 12, 2017 Shalon van Tine

Everyone should be surrounded by books, although, for some of us, our love of books may border on obsession. Regardless, here is an overview of my personal library classification system.

Envisioning a New World: The Art and Poetry of Francis and Evelyn Van Tine

May 16, 2017 Shalon van Tine

Francis “Van” Van Tine was an artist for NASA during the Space Race and later for the Defense Race Relations Institute. His wife Evelyn Haynes Van Tine was an admired writer and poet. A collection of their art and poetry is currently being compiled into a book by their family.