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Joe Brainard at Tibor de Nagy
It’s not too late to see the Joe Brainard show at Tibor de Nagy Gallery! His "Nancy" paintings (homage to Ernie Bushmiller’s beloved cartoon creation) are up for another ten days or so. 724…
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“Love in the Mind” by Alexandra Zelman-Doring
Here is a poem by Alexandra Zelman-Doring, the Brown University undergraduate who took first place in the 85th annual Glascock Poetry Contest at Mount Holyoke College last month. Previous winners and contestants have included…
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Is the Air Ripe for Art? (by Jenny Factor)
Ever wondered why you were having such a great few months? Have you found a muse? Or are you just jumping onto a worldwide phenomenon? Well, the headlines have the answer. Here is the…
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Happy Birthday, Willie
The most famous catch in World Series history: Willie Mays catches up with Vic Wertz’s clout and the New York Giants are on their way to sweeping Cleveland in 1954. Happy Birthday, Willie. 77…
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Channeling Mr. Nabokov
The Sunday Times had a sweet interview with 74-year-old Dmitri Nabokov, the novelist’s son, about his father’s final work, a "not quite finished manuscript" called The Original of Laura. Nabokov wrote on index cards,…
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Subscriber objects to muse contest!
Last night I received the photo and email message below from someone calling himself Fyodor Dostoyevsky, obviously a false name: Dear Mitch Sisskind: What kind of bullshit is this!? If I want to see…
