As obedient media consumers, we have been trained to accept a flawless depiction of beauty as the standard of the fashion industry. Even the most “rebellious” model or couture is polished to a high sheen. It...
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Q&A: comic-book artist Johnny Ryan’s “gross-out bathroom retard humor with nudity and insanity”
Johnny Ryan’s comics will probably offend you on several different levels—before you start laughing despite yourself. His Angry Youth Comix takes extreme behavior to such absurd levels that it’s simultaneously shocking...
Images (and not many memories) from a dying Toys R Us
The news of Toys R Us’ imminent liquidation did not cause many pangs of nostalgia for me. It always had the feel of an impersonal, unwelcoming warehouse. There was never much pretense of eye-catching displays or...
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Raw Beauty: Andrew Gresham’s remarkably candid Fashion Week portraits
As obedient media consumers, we have been trained to accept a flawless depiction of beauty as the standard of the fashion industry. Even the most “rebellious” model or couture is polished to a high sheen. It...
Q&A: Michael Schlesinger, writer/director of the 1930s retro comedy ‘The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster’
In an era when streaming media has made every piece of old celluloid new again, it may finally be time for the art of slapstick to make a comeback. For anyone who grew up watching TV on UHF channels, physical comedy...
Q&A: comic-book artist Johnny Ryan’s “gross-out bathroom retard humor with nudity and insanity”
Johnny Ryan’s comics will probably offend you on several different levels—before you start laughing despite yourself. His Angry Youth Comix takes extreme behavior to such absurd levels that it’s simultaneously shocking...
Images (and not many memories) from a dying Toys R Us
The news of Toys R Us’ imminent liquidation did not cause many pangs of nostalgia for me. It always had the feel of an impersonal, unwelcoming warehouse. There was never much pretense of eye-catching displays or...
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Q&A: Michael Schlesinger, writer/director of the 1930s retro comedy ‘The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster’
In an era when streaming media has made every piece of old celluloid new again, it may finally be time for the art of slapstick to make a comeback. For anyone who grew up watching TV on UHF channels, physical comedy...
When Prince became [a symbol], the nation’s art directors received a very special gift
In 1993, Prince Rogers Nelson changed his name to a unique glyph of his own design (aka “The Love Symbol”) that was intended to represent his male/female duality. This presented an unprecedented challenge...
The legacy of French illustrator Jean Giraud is vast—but difficult to find in print
In 1999, Sony was so sure it was destined to become a Digital Age Disney that it opened its own high-tech amusement park: the Metreon in San Francisco. But what this $85 million “urban entertainment center” with its...
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Raw Beauty: Andrew Gresham’s remarkably candid Fashion Week portraits
As obedient media consumers, we have been trained to accept a flawless depiction of beauty as the standard of the fashion industry. Even the most “rebellious” model or couture is polished to a high sheen. It...
Q&A: comic-book artist Johnny Ryan’s “gross-out bathroom retard humor with nudity and insanity”
Johnny Ryan’s comics will probably offend you on several different levels—before you start laughing despite yourself. His Angry Youth Comix takes extreme behavior to such absurd levels that it’s simultaneously shocking...
When Prince became [a symbol], the nation’s art directors received a very special gift
In 1993, Prince Rogers Nelson changed his name to a unique glyph of his own design (aka “The Love Symbol”) that was intended to represent his male/female duality. This presented an unprecedented challenge...
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Q&A: Michael Schlesinger, writer/director of the 1930s retro comedy ‘The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster’
In an era when streaming media has made every piece of old celluloid new again, it may finally be time for the art of slapstick to make a comeback. For anyone who grew up watching TV on UHF channels, physical comedy...
When Prince became [a symbol], the nation’s art directors received a very special gift
In 1993, Prince Rogers Nelson changed his name to a unique glyph of his own design (aka “The Love Symbol”) that was intended to represent his male/female duality. This presented an unprecedented challenge...
Images (and not many memories) from a dying Toys R Us
The news of Toys R Us’ imminent liquidation did not cause many pangs of nostalgia for me. It always had the feel of an impersonal, unwelcoming warehouse. There was never much pretense of eye-catching displays or...
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Raw Beauty: Andrew Gresham’s remarkably candid Fashion Week portraits
As obedient media consumers, we have been trained to accept a flawless depiction of beauty as the standard of the fashion industry. Even the most “rebellious” model or couture is polished to a high sheen. It...
Q&A: comic-book artist Johnny Ryan’s “gross-out bathroom retard humor with nudity and insanity”
Johnny Ryan’s comics will probably offend you on several different levels—before you start laughing despite yourself. His Angry Youth Comix takes extreme behavior to such absurd levels that it’s simultaneously shocking...
Images (and not many memories) from a dying Toys R Us
The news of Toys R Us’ imminent liquidation did not cause many pangs of nostalgia for me. It always had the feel of an impersonal, unwelcoming warehouse. There was never much pretense of eye-catching displays or...
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Raw Beauty: Andrew Gresham’s remarkably candid Fashion Week portraits
As obedient media consumers, we have been trained to accept a flawless depiction of beauty as the standard of the fashion industry. Even the most “rebellious” model or couture is polished to a high sheen. It...
Q&A: comic-book artist Johnny Ryan’s “gross-out bathroom retard humor with nudity and insanity”
Johnny Ryan’s comics will probably offend you on several different levels—before you start laughing despite yourself. His Angry Youth Comix takes extreme behavior to such absurd levels that it’s simultaneously shocking...
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Q&A: Michael Schlesinger, writer/director of the 1930s retro comedy ‘The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster’
In an era when streaming media has made every piece of old celluloid new again, it may finally be time for the art of slapstick to make a comeback. For anyone who grew up watching TV on UHF channels, physical comedy...
Images (and not many memories) from a dying Toys R Us
The news of Toys R Us’ imminent liquidation did not cause many pangs of nostalgia for me. It always had the feel of an impersonal, unwelcoming warehouse. There was never much pretense of eye-catching displays or...
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Q&A: Michael Schlesinger, writer/director of the 1930s retro comedy ‘The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster’
In an era when streaming media has made every piece of old celluloid new again, it may finally be time for the art of slapstick to make a comeback. For anyone who grew up watching TV on UHF channels, physical comedy...
When Prince became [a symbol], the nation’s art directors received a very special gift
In 1993, Prince Rogers Nelson changed his name to a unique glyph of his own design (aka “The Love Symbol”) that was intended to represent his male/female duality. This presented an unprecedented challenge...
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Raw Beauty: Andrew Gresham’s remarkably candid Fashion Week portraits
As obedient media consumers, we have been trained to accept a flawless depiction of beauty as the standard of the fashion industry. Even the most “rebellious” model or couture is polished to a high sheen. It...
Q&A: Michael Schlesinger, writer/director of the 1930s retro comedy ‘The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster’
In an era when streaming media has made every piece of old celluloid new again, it may finally be time for the art of slapstick to make a comeback. For anyone who grew up watching TV on UHF channels, physical comedy...
Q&A: comic-book artist Johnny Ryan’s “gross-out bathroom retard humor with nudity and insanity”
Johnny Ryan’s comics will probably offend you on several different levels—before you start laughing despite yourself. His Angry Youth Comix takes extreme behavior to such absurd levels that it’s simultaneously shocking...
When Prince became [a symbol], the nation’s art directors received a very special gift
In 1993, Prince Rogers Nelson changed his name to a unique glyph of his own design (aka “The Love Symbol”) that was intended to represent his male/female duality. This presented an unprecedented challenge...
Images (and not many memories) from a dying Toys R Us
The news of Toys R Us’ imminent liquidation did not cause many pangs of nostalgia for me. It always had the feel of an impersonal, unwelcoming warehouse. There was never much pretense of eye-catching displays or...
The legacy of French illustrator Jean Giraud is vast—but difficult to find in print
In 1999, Sony was so sure it was destined to become a Digital Age Disney that it opened its own high-tech amusement park: the Metreon in San Francisco. But what this $85 million “urban entertainment center” with its...
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Raw Beauty: Andrew Gresham’s remarkably candid Fashion Week portraits
As obedient media consumers, we have been trained to accept a flawless depiction of beauty as the standard of the fashion industry. Even the most “rebellious” model or couture is polished to a high sheen. It...
Q&A: Michael Schlesinger, writer/director of the 1930s retro comedy ‘The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster’
In an era when streaming media has made every piece of old celluloid new again, it may finally be time for the art of slapstick to make a comeback. For anyone who grew up watching TV on UHF channels, physical comedy...
Q&A: comic-book artist Johnny Ryan’s “gross-out bathroom retard humor with nudity and insanity”
Johnny Ryan’s comics will probably offend you on several different levels—before you start laughing despite yourself. His Angry Youth Comix takes extreme behavior to such absurd levels that it’s simultaneously shocking...
When Prince became [a symbol], the nation’s art directors received a very special gift
In 1993, Prince Rogers Nelson changed his name to a unique glyph of his own design (aka “The Love Symbol”) that was intended to represent his male/female duality. This presented an unprecedented challenge...
Images (and not many memories) from a dying Toys R Us
The news of Toys R Us’ imminent liquidation did not cause many pangs of nostalgia for me. It always had the feel of an impersonal, unwelcoming warehouse. There was never much pretense of eye-catching displays or...