Happy holidays to all of our museum patrons! As the curator of the MOKS, I take special glee at creating a Christmas exhibit for you every year. Some years go more smoothly than others. This year, due to unexpected (and kind of gross) circumstances, I got derailed. And just the weensiest bit lacerated. So the MOKS staff Yankee Swap has been postponed for a couple of days and instead, we’re taking the tacky way out. We’re Regifting. So lets dispense[...]

I scream, you scream, we all scream and scream and scream . . . This woman is the Giving Tree of kitsch. Let’s make a list of all that she’s given us, shall we?** 1. A set of knitted, belted, orange hotpant overalls 2. Knee-high clog spats 3. A purple shirt with puffy sleeves and realistic choking action 4. A strangely glowing tan that rivals the color of her knitted, belted hotpant overalls 5. Irradiated rosy cheekbones that could open a[...]