Unveiling the Hidden Stories Behind Glasses: A Riveting Review by Adam Geczy
Geczy weaves facts about and references to glasses in history (origins are traced to the mid-thirteenth century); literature (references to glasses in Shakespeare’s King Lear, As You Like It, Henry VI, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Winter’s Tale); cinema (from Disney to the Harry Potter series); fashion and popular culture (Elton John, specifically, and celebrities in general, but not Iris Apfel, strangely); and culture (from stereotypical features to superhero disguises).
He touches on futuristic visions of what glasses can do, referencing Geordi Laforge from Star Trek’s bionic visor and the main character from The Chronicles of Riddick’s night vision implants and tinted goggles for light sensitivity. Nowadays, glasses can enhance hearing as well as vision and incorporate AI. Is there anything glasses can’t do?
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