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TRUISM OF THE DAY 38: MIRANDA JULY

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Ever since the release of her first novel, The First Bad Man, there seems to be an abundance of interviews with the wondrous and wonderful Miranda July, and that is fine by us (but we were there first…). I don’t think I’ll ever tire of reading a conversation with her, such is her unique charme. [...]

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 37: SOU FUJIMOTO

Friday, July 10, 2015

True, true: a very Zen-sounding Sou Fujimoto in a recent issue of Pin-Up. Have a good weekend everyone.

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 36: MARK LECKEY

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Embrace your weaknesses: British artist Mark Leckey in the current issue of a newly redesigned Fantastic Man.

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 35: BRICE MARDEN

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

It’s easy to forget that the entire art market craze is entirely artificial, as pointed out elegantly by New York painting heavyweight Brice Marden in another beautiful interview at Interview.

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 34: PATRICIA URQUIOLA

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Time, of course, is very much on the agenda these days, and it’s nice to see / hear architect Patricia Urquiola think about time, in Pin-Up #16.

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 33: RICHARD LINKLATER

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Maverick film maker Richard Linklater knows a thing or two about time passing, especially since his magnum opus Boyhood, filmed over 12 years in real time. He shares some thoughts on the matter in this not so recent anymore interview with Matthew McConaughey (who coincidentally owes his first film role to Linklater) in Interview.

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Good night series_B

Friday, October 10, 2014

Middleage philosophy by Anselm von Canterbury ad absurdum.
Here is Jorge Luis Borges and his geniuos parody on the ‘onthological’ evidence of god.

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 32: HP BAXXTER

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Ever since former Spex editor Max Dax took over Telekom-sponsored  Electronic Beats magazine and turned it into a title of interviews on all things electronic, it’s served as a point in case that sponsored magazines can actually be worth the paper they’re printed on. For instance, H.P. Baxxter of German Dada techno embarrassment Scooter talking [...]

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 31: LIV ULLMANN

Friday, August 8, 2014

The wonderful Swedish actress Liv Ullmann in a charming interview in the equally wonderful issue #15 of Acne Paper, dedicated to actresses.

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 29: WILL SELF

Thursday, July 10, 2014

The aging enfant terrible of British literature, Will Self, in a rather great essay on Chernobyl for Port.

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