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PLANET OF PERIL (49)
TALKING CARS & DUMMIES
26th
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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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25th
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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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24th
Dec
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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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24th
Dec
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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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24th
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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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23rd
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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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23rd
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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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