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stop the rain

Politics. Is there a place where we collectively send rich and talented, or somewhat talented people when they have nothing left? Its hard not to acknowledge. After all, there must be something of the imminently cruel, somewhat voyeuristic attitude embedded … Continue reading

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life’s a beach

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): it’s monday. it’s august. it’s bloody hot outside. the news cycle is full of extremely idiotic crap. everybody is broke and feeling it. it’s the dog days. we all need a break and we’re not gonna … Continue reading

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send them packin’: back to the maus haus?

raw ..feed it to the wolves… by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): Everybody knows how special RAW magazine. was. them new yorkers credit ol’ artie spiegelman (and his crony/wifey, francoise mouley) for literally discovering the wonderful world of comics under some rock … Continue reading

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personal totem: getting sentimental on a primal nasty

Getty nasty and rude; a little cheeky fresh and punky before the PC Nazis neutered the magic. …. Art Chantry (Art@artchantry.com): Last week I was at a thrift store and found a stash of old National Lampoons from the early … Continue reading

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EFFING THIS & EFFING THAT: ART & POLITICS OF FUDDLE DUDDLE

Puritanism: as “the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” ( H.L. Mencken ) Fornication Under Consent of the King. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Fuckedandfarfromhome. The F-Bomb ….”How do you people really feel about doing it? Isn’t that about … Continue reading

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On the Beat Box with King Tut

Tutankhamun in Nubia? Pyramids from the other side of the tracks. Badass pyramid construction where the white folks don’t go. While genteel Egypte had its flashes of semitic and medittereanean culture, the Kingdom of Kush (700Bc-250 Ad ) was very … Continue reading

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