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Author: Joshua Glenn

Josh Glenn, HILOBROW's editor, is a principal of the commercial semiotics agency Semiovox. He is co-author and/or co-editor of several books, including The Idler's Glossary, Significant Objects, and the bestselling family activities guide UNBORED. In the ’00s, Josh was a columnist and blogger for the Boston Globe's IDEAS section; in the ’90s, he published the zine/journal Hermenaut. He lives in Kingston, NY.

SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS REDUX

By: Joshua Glenn

An object-oriented, eBay-platformed way to teach creative writing…

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“OBJECTS” PREMIERE

By: Joshua Glenn

November 14 at the Cinépolis Chelsea!

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TWEETS (2)

By: Joshua Glenn

Palimpsest.

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DICTIONARY DAY

By: Joshua Glenn

“A case for adventure baked into a very skimmable A to Z.”

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TWEETS (1)

By: Joshua Glenn

Does a bear shit in the woods?

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HYPOCRITE IDLER 3Q2021

By: Joshua Glenn

Josh’s work and unwork, doings and undoings — since July 1st.

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The Adventurer’s Glossary

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Josh Glenn’s new book — available today!

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BESTIARY (12C)

By: Joshua Glenn

1964–2003: BEAVER PATROL

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BESTIARY (12B)

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1934–1963: EAGER BEAVER

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BESTIARY (12A)

By: Joshua Glenn

1904–1933: Busy as a beaver

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SWERVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM (11)

By: Joshua Glenn

Baudelaire’s echt zine, LE HIBOU PHILOSOPHE

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What’s in my…?

By: Joshua Glenn

Boxes within boxes.

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HYPOCRITE IDLER 2Q2021

By: Joshua Glenn

Josh’s work and unwork since April 1

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SINCERITY

By: Joshua Glenn

Sincerity is a balancing act, a dialectic.

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FIVE-O YOUR ENTHUSIASM (12)

By: Joshua Glenn

An expression of heartbroken love for the pre-middlebrow Batman.

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