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In her Weeklings debut, Sarah Beller recalls a period of time when she mixed drugs: love and Xanax. Continue reading

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Random Art Generator: RAG ONE

Sunday Magazine: Where Art is born. Or borne. Continue reading

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The Man Behind The Curtain

Charles Krafft, an avowed white supremacist, flew under the radar of the national art scene for years under the guise of a postmodern iconoclast. Now he’s been exposed. But why did it take so long? Why weren’t we willing to listen close enough? Continue reading

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The Political Issues of 2012, as Presented by Eight Trashy Pulp Novels

Bill Spring’s fully-illustrated pulp fiction list includes such titles as “Outsourced Love” and “Border Patrol Babe.” Perfect for your library or book club. Continue reading

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Class: The Fabric of Society? And the Fabric of Grayson Perry

How a cross-dressing potter turned tapestry maker manages to weave a tale of class and taste, akin to Hogarth’s The Rake’s Progress and sets Alex Clark wondering about the difference between tea and dinner. Continue reading

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The Haunting and Lovely World of Benjamin Jones

Jones makes exquisite drawings that are both physically small and psychologically huge, Melissa Stern writes. Deceptively simple in line and color, they reveal themselves to be deeply complex and personal views of the world he sees. Continue reading

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In "Returning to A," her wonderful memoir of Andalucia, Dorien Ross details her experience learning from masters of Spanish flamenco such as Paco de Lucia

Setting Sail for a New World

In which Lauren Cerand ponders the prospective pleasures of Patagonia. Continue reading

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