Category: Renaissance
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Ten Documentaries About Men That Will Change Your Life
Crumb – Dir: Terry Zwigoff This is the film that first made me hyper-conscious of self-imposed, voluntary corporate branding as illustrator Robert Crumb observes that “these days” everyone is walking around wearing t-shirts and clothing advertising one company or another. But the effects of this film cast a far wider net than mere corporate aversion.…
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The Golden Age of Steampunk is Upon Us
Why do I feel like I have already posted this entry? Perhaps it is because I have been announcing the sentiment in the tagline for the past decade. The etymology of “steampunk”: I first heard the word steampunk when my friend Matt Johnson, after editing my book True and Selfish Prophets commented how much he…