Art
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A Forest Story
Illustrations by Rudolf Mates for A Forest Story by Josef Kozisek (Czechoslovakia, 1929):
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Ukraine Kuriosas
Cover graphics from a book flea market in Lviv, Ukraine, courtesy of Ali at kuriosas:
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/17-1/23
This week in San Francisco, Sketchfest continues, find out what happens when we become Overconnected, pitch your epic sci-fi murder-mystery memoir poem at Booksmith’s Pitchapalooza, and get de-virginized at Cell Space’s Rocky Horror Live! Monday 1/17: See the comics that…
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Notable New York, This Week 1/17-1/23
This week in New York City, Walter Mosley remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Chris Cleave reads from Little Bee, editors talk about the future of newspaper and magazine book sections, a special benefit for poet Dean Young in need…
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Horn! Reviews:
HORN! REVIEWS: Deus Ex Machina Kevin Thomas reviews December Rumpus Book Club pick Deus Ex Machina in another fantastic Rumpus Comic.
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Voluntary and Involuntary
Jean-Michel Folon’s illustrations of “L’acte reflexe et l’acte volontaire” (Le Livre de Sante, v.8, 1967):
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/10-1/16
This week in San Francisco: Finally muster the courage to hit on that one cute chick/dude at this month’s Monthly Rumpus, decorate your pad like it’s 1982 and you just got Walk Among Us at Pops’ Cheap Art Show: Skull…
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Best Shot From the Nine Eyes of Google
Collections of imagery culled from Google Street View have been around for some time now, but Jon Rafman has the best eye for discerning the funny, surprising, and poignant moments captured by what amounts to the most extensive documentary photography project…