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Kate Durbin’s poetry and performance art focus on female archetypes like princesses, witches, and pop stars. She dives into the cesspools of modern culture without shame, resurfacing to present us with glittering treasures from the depths.
...moreBOMB Magazine’s Legacy Russell interviews performance artist Ann Hirsch about being scandalous, what it means to be a “camwhore,” the construction of girlhood, and feeling ashamed. The entire conversation was conducted over Twitter (#LRAH).
“My ‘activist’ goal is simply to create empathy for women that are typically loathed in media.”
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With a unique family led by performance artist parents, Kevin Wilson’s The Family Fang warns of the dangers of conflating art and life.
The wall of knowledge.
On the more misconceived Popular Mechanics ideas.
P. William’s “The Finishing Touch” is exactly the kind of performance art we can get behind.
Nikola Tesla’s Christmas gift for the world, circa 1900.
Man returns library book 54 years late.
...moreIn 1924 the Navy was ordered to listen for martians.
The Italian Futurist pasta sauna.
You’ve probably seen things like this a million times, but damn it sometimes you just want to look at pictures of Parisian signage.
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