For April’s Crocodile mystery, take a look at this image and let us know what you think is going on!
As always, leave your comments and we’ll be back next week with more information!… Continue Reading
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I think Miranda will forgive the paraphrase when we say it’s a strange new world out there right now. For many of us, our lives have been turned upside down in the last week (has it really only been a week?), and we suddenly find ourselves needing to rapidly figure out how to work, teach, and study in a remote/virtual environment. … Continue Reading
It’s said that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. The Collation‘s March 2020 Crocodile Mystery, however, comes in with a unicorn and stag, and the following questions: what is this object, and why is it two-tone?… Continue Reading
Welcome back to our monthly Crocodile Mystery! For those of you (ahem) mystified by this designation for our reoccurring series of posts, take a look at the post where it was named! For the question this month, we’re returning to our roots and asking “what manner of thing is this?” aka what is going on here? what do you notice about the image below?… Continue Reading
We’re well aware that around the world, and across time, there are many calendars (boy howdy do we know that), but if the calendar that you use is about to change over to January 1, 2020, we wish you a wonderful and happy new year!
We’ll be back next week with our regularly scheduled content!… Continue Reading
As we pass the winter solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the days grow longer at last (apologies to our readers in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s all down hill for you), we wanted to take a moment and wish all of our readers a safe and peaceful winter holiday season.
As many of you know, there are some exciting changes coming to the Folger in 2020 and beyond (learn more about our planned construction), but rest assured that The Collation will still be here with our regular(ish) posting schedule.… Continue Reading
Welcome to the final Crocodile Mystery of 2019! As we close out the year (and the decade!), we invite you to look at the image below and tell us, if you can, what on earth it’s talking about?!
Leave your thoughts and guesses in the comments below, and we’ll be back next week with an explanation.… Continue Reading
The November 2019 Crocodile Mystery is a two-parter…. What is this? And why is it part of the Folger Shakespeare Library’s collection?
Please use the Comments section for answers, guesses, ridiculous speculation, and so on. Check back next week for the full story.… Continue Reading
For this month’s Crocodile Mystery, we ask you, our wonderful readers:
What is this thing, and what is it made of?
As always, comment with your thoughts and guesses and we’ll be back next week with more information!… Continue Reading
We’re back! For this month’s Crocodile Mystery, we ask a classic question: what’s going on with this image? What is the purpose or function of the image shown?
As always, leave your thoughts in the comments below, and we’ll be back next week with more information!… Continue Reading
