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Amy Crehore’s “Dreamgirls & Ukes”
Oregon-based artist Amy Crehore opens her solo show at Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, this Friday, February 13. Crehore has painted over a dozen antique ukuleles as part of this exhibit, most of which are from the 1920s, as well as…
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Machine with Abandoned Doll
“The intellect may be strong and the adult tormented as a result of it, but the child within dreams innocently.” —Arthur Ganson
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Devious Inc.
I hold certain truths to be self evident. Among these: independent film is good. Locally produced products are good. Rocking musicals are good. Shoes are good. The fetish industry is good. Based on adherence to these precepts, I was delighted…
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The New York Comic-Con Experience in Three Parts
There is nothing like the thrill of heading off to a convention for rabid fanboys, geeks, cosplayers, and those who simply enjoy letting their inner freak flag fly across 10th Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan.
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A Call for Writing Advice
Q: How Do You Crank Up to Write? A: “Discipline.” John Updike did it all the time, Richard Ford did it early in the morning, Nathaniel Hawthorne did it nonstop, Philip Roth and Thomas Wolfe while standing, and Jane Kramer…
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The Sky Below
A.J. Liebling once remarked that the authors of newspaper obituaries are “a frustrated and usually anonymous tribe.” That’s certainly true of Gabriel Collins, narrator of Stacey D’Erasmo’s unusual new novel, The Sky Below.
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The Shorty Q&A with Mary Roach
Mary Roach has written best-selling books about dead bodies, ghosts, and fucking. Her work is accessible and unflinching, presenting a variety of quirky or unsavory topics in a manner distinctive and engaging.
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The Other Martin Amis
When you’re looking for new and exciting information on Martin Amis, you might want to check out this Martin Amis. His photographs are quite striking. He recommends new photography books that aren’t easy to find. For some reason if you…
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Lost Love’s Artifacts
The Museum of Broken Relationships is coming to San Francisco just in time for the holiday that commemorates, lest we forget, the martyrdom of St. Valentine, who was stoned and beheaded for his acts of devotion. Founded in Croatia, the…
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Antonino’s Tuesday Music
Hailing not 40 miles from my parents of hometown of Coli Al Volturno, Italia is the Naples based Spaccanapli (Divided Naples). The best way for me to tell you about them is just to have you listen. Fresh from Nacional…
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A Call for the Rebirth of Literary Magazines
“. . . This is a critical time not just for Granta but also for the future of the literary journal as an art form. It is no longer enough for a literary magazine to publish ‘good writing,’ or even…
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An Interview with Spoken Word Legend Bucky Sinister
“That was my other big misconception. That if I got sober and went to a meeting they’d make me believe in God. Not true.”