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Monthly Archives: May 2014

One, two. Word.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

English language is great because it has a lot of words. More words mean more fun. That’s also why Shakespeare is great: he used 28,829 words in his works.
In a linguistic approach designer Matt Daniels gives a new perspective on East Coast vs. West Coast (and a whole lot of other juxtapositions): Who uses most [...]

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THIS IS ME / THIS IS ALSO ME / DAVID SHRIGLEY

Friday, May 2, 2014

mono.kultur #9 cover star David Shrigley has a super nice new pillowcase set available through our friends at Third Drawer Down!

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FLIPPING OUT

Thursday, May 1, 2014

As with many, I sometimes find The Art to be indistinguishable from fashion, design, or decorative art, which is completely fine. However, the trend towards their sugary, whimsical ilk sometimes gives me one too many (hot)flashbacks of semi-reluctant jaunts around Anthropologie and its twee brethren.
When I first saw a feature praising Juan Fontanive, I spotted [...]

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THE WORLD IN PICTURES

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Always a defining moment for the state of photography is the announcement of the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards – that great mixture of entries of young and old, professional and amateur, covering all aspects of current photography, from reportage to advertising. Photographer of the Year is Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, for her disturbing [...]

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