The Marginalian
The Marginalian

Reads tagged with “just weird”

Artist Spotlight: Alan Macdonald
Artist Spotlight: Alan Macdonald

The commercialization of heaven, or what 17th century painters know about Diet Coke that we don’t.

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Retro Revival: The Depths of Soul
Retro Revival: The Depths of Soul

An elderly Englishman, a copyright violation, and 25,000 explorations of music’s deepest obscurity.

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Tidying Up Art: Ursus Wehrli Deconstructs Iconic Paintings
Tidying Up Art: Ursus Wehrli Deconstructs Iconic Paintings

How a neat freak with a penchant for humor retells the art history of the world.

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Army Goes Ghost
Army Goes Ghost

What the U.S. Army has to do with Sarah Palin, the Terminator and Men in Black.

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Creative Clockwork
Creative Clockwork

What Flavor Flav, wildlife preservation and Dali have in common.

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In other news…
In other news…

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6 Signs the Apocalypse Cometh
6 Signs the Apocalypse Cometh

Shortcuts to obesity, paid shamelessness, D.C.’s constitutional right to bitch-slapping, and a potent antidote to it all.

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Mac in the Produce Aisle
Mac in the Produce Aisle

Why Steve Jobs is bigger in Japan than the Hollywood A-list combined.

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Starving Artist No More
Starving Artist No More

Why da Vinci is rolling in his grave and thinking about peperoni pizza.

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Banksy’s Pet Project
Banksy’s Pet Project

Street art, sausage and social commentary.

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