By: Lucy Sante

He brought Surrealism into being.

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His flat sub-ironic tone is at once his method and “message.”

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Once again we celebrate the idler’s only holiday.

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His stage performances were edgy and enigmatic.

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He is brilliant at blending comedy with sensuality.

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Josh’s work, un-work, action and inaction: 2013.

By: Mark Kingwell

Big man, big brain, big appetites.

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Science is a humanist’s playground.

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An underrated, under-appreciated, undercover overachiever.

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