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Deb Chachra on: the Library app, Midnight Radio, Vancouver museums.

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By Deb Chachra

PLANET OF PERIL (49)

TALKING CARS & DUMMIES

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By Lynn Peril

26th
Dec

Henry Miller

His books were banned in America for decades, sparked a groundbreaking “obscenity as literature” debate, and were a seminal part of the sexual revolution....
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By Annie Nocenti

25th
Dec

HiLo Holiday Greetings!

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By HILOBROW

25th
Dec

Annie Lennox

For somebody who’s been batting out the hits for thirty years now, ANNIE LENNOX (born 1954) sure doesn’t make a big deal about it:...
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By Douglas Wolk

24th
Dec

Island of Misfit Toys

The HiLo elves have been busy, busy, busy. In addition to the wonderful books and stories featured previously in our gift shop, we also...
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By Peggy Nelson

24th
Dec

The Book is a Weapon (12)

Meta-commentary: Researching pulp cover illustrations in which books are featured is exceedingly difficult. Try googling the phrases “book on book” or “book cover featuring...
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By HILOBROW

24th
Dec

Lemmy

I confess: I have a personal stake in lauding LEMMY (born 1945), Hawkwind alumnus and Motörhead frontman, and celebrating his status as a hard-living,...
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By Patrick Cates

23rd
Dec

Society of the Spectacle

Megan Archer is court painter to our modern aristocracy of celebrity. Like the subjects of Velazquez, Sargent and Warhol, her famous faces are a...
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By Peggy Nelson

23rd
Dec

Harriet Monroe

HARRIET MONROE (1860-1936) was the original zinester. In 1912, at the age of 51, the former Chicago Tribune art editor and moderately successful poet...
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By Lynn Peril