By Carlos Alberto Morales Ramírez Vexilloid Tabloid #63 Potamology—a branch of physical geography—is the study of rivers (think hippo-potamus, “horse of the river” in Greek). Within physical geography (the subfield of geography that studies natural phenomena in Earth’s hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere through space and time), the study of rivers is found under hydrology (the… Continue reading The Wavy Symbolism of Potamological Vexillology—in Puerto Rico
Hello Internet is a popular podcast on a variety of topics by CGP Grey and Brady Haran. Flags are a recurring theme. Mike Burnfire has been animating a number of their vexillological discussions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVJ61R_Cplo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x24W9xxgcyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CxFK-EaGX4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6nnkLSovWM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PnkNT2q78Y
By Scott Mainwaring Vexilloid Tabloid #63 The flag of the Canadian region of Labrador—the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador—is enjoying a resurgence of interest and adoption, flying at the border crossings with Quebec and at the city hall of the provincial capital of St. Johns. The flag is documented particularly well… Continue reading Learning from Labrador
Heath Cottengim has created this epic vexillological rap video. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/kNHMCs5GkS4 Download: soundcloud.com/heathcottengim/your-flag-is-wack Lyrics: genius.com/Heath-cottengim-your-flag-is-wack-lyrics [Hook: Heath Cottengim] Your flag is wack, your flag is wack, your flag is wack Belgium just Germany taking a nap I’d take it all back If you’d just change the flag I be on the attack ‘Cause your flag is… Continue reading Your Flag (Is Wack)
The Portland Flag Association publishes its newsletter, The Vexilloid Tabloid, every two months. In the latest issue you will find: Learning from Labrador (Scott Mainwaring) A Flag for Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand (John Moody) The Wavy Symbolism of Potamological Vexillology--in Puerto Rico (Carlos Alberto Morales Ramirez) An Enormous Romanian Flag Made of Light (Ted Kaye) Burgees of… Continue reading Vexilloid Tabloid #63
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we would like to celebrate one of our favorite vexillological associations, VIBE (Vexillology Ireland / Brateolaíocht Éireann). They publish a fantastic newsletter (latest issue here), and have an active page on Facebook. Catch them on Twitter at @FlagsIreland. Here is a sampling of photographs they have posted to their… Continue reading Happy St. Patrick’s Day to VIBE
[This is an update to a 2015 posting about NAVA.] NAVA is the North American Vexillological Association, the world’s oldest organization devoted to vexillology, the study of flags. It publishes the peer-reviewed journal Raven, as well as a newsletter and the periodical Flag Research Quarterly (FRQ); and holds an annual meeting, the “largest conference of vexillologists (flag scholars),vexillographers (flag… Continue reading NAVA (Still) Needs Your Support
Happy 2017! The first issue of the new year is here. Vexilloid Tabloid #62 features: The Origin of the PFA (Ted Kaye) Book Review: 50 Facts You May Not Know About the Confederate Flag (Ted Kaye) Alternative Flags for Earth Update on Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Proposed Flag Does the Deep Sea Need a Flag? (Carlos Alberto Morales Ramirez) William & Mary… Continue reading Vexilloid Tabloid #62
It's that time of year when vexillologists turn their attention to the flag of a small Indian Ocean island owned by Australia: the Island of Christmas! It was named by English Captain William Mynors on Christmas Day, 1643, from his East India Company ship the Royal Mary. (This is apparently all this is known about William… Continue reading Merry Christmas (Island)!
New Hampshire Public Radio reports that city-council supported efforts to find a new flag for the city -- the existing monstrosity is pictured above -- have run into a roadblock in the form of councilmember Brenda Baer and her bad-design-blind colleagues: “Why are we changing it, what is so wrong with our present flag?” asked… Continue reading Laconian Vexillonaires Struggle Against Inertia
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