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PUPIL

Pronounced: “PYOO pul”

Pupil comes from the Latin word pupilla, meaning “doll,” “puppet,” or “little person,” which is why we call schoolchildren “pupils.”
But “pupil” the eye part? Same deal: when you look into someone’s eyes, you see a miniature reflection of yourself in their pupils.
And that’s the most romantic etymology in the whole wide world.

You may have seen him before on Ted.com or Def Poetry Slam. I came across his name again after some youtubing. Turns out he’s been hard at work this time for…Tommy Hilfiger? Sure thing. He’s been coupled with Leonardo Didouchebag’s ex-girlfriend and Sport’s Illustrated cover model Bar Refaeli to do a show exploring American pop culture and where it all came from. It’s pretty smart stuff: who popularized eye make-up and how does that relate to the Headless Horseman? Plus, the Bar Refaeli eye candy doesn’t hurt either.

Here’s that link it runs a spell over 45 minutes in 5 segments.

Take care in this training to be a good mutant, there is a trap…God is a trap. God is the answer when we don’t know the answer.

The video briefly explores the collaboration of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman, and shows Mr. Dowd doing what he do.

If, for some godforsaken reason you haven’t(?) heard the song Layla before, you should stick a finger in your eyeball, and then play the track below the video.

Tom Dowd’s wizardry comes in at around 1:53

Hah! Tom Dowd also worked on the Manhattan Project?!?