Friends, the ’50s were a time of design. Hot Off the Big Dub Dub Dos – that’s World War II for those who don’t listen to the excellent Behind the Bastards history podcast – the sky was the limit, as the world entered the nuclear and space age, and military surplus was just about everywhere,
At the 2026 Venice Biennale, artists and writers gathered at Yto Barrada’s exhibition in the French Pavilion to pay tribute to Lebanese-American artist Atel Adnan. A veteran polymath working across poetry, prose and visual arts, Adnan’s practice included themes of dispersion, uncertainty and connection. Since his death in November 2021 at the age of 96,
A few weeks ago, I met some people hard life People are here in Tulsa for a book club meeting at a local brewery. One of them had a gift for me: a 1970s Avon aftershave in a bottle shaped like the Teddy Roosevelt statue. Rip off Teddy’s head, and you’ll be hit with a