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The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects – Marshall McLuhan / Quentin Fiore (1967)

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

“The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects is a book co-created by media analyst Marshall McLuhan and graphic designer Quentin Fiore, and coordinated by Jerome Agel. It was published by Bantam books in 1967 and became a bestseller … Continue reading →

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Return from the Stars – Stanisław Lem (1961)

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

“Return from the Stars (Polish: Powrót z gwiazd) is a science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem. Written in 1961, it is the story of a cosmonaut returning to his homeworld, Earth, and finding it a completely different place. … Continue reading →

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The Tin Drum (1959), Cat and Mouse (1961), Dog Years (1963) – Günter Grass

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

“The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel) is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass. The novel is the first book of Grass’s Danziger Trilogie (Danzig Trilogy). It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the Palme d’Or, in the … Continue reading →

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R. Crumb’s Portraits of Aline and Others

Posted on March 12, 2019 by

“Whatever one thinks of his subject matter, it’s difficult to deny R. Crumb’s prodigiousness with the pencil. He’s a master of crosshatching, and his illustrations and comics boil over with ideas, all sketched in his distinctive style: controlled yet frenzied, … Continue reading →

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Collected Stories – Richard Yates

Posted on March 9, 2019 by

“As I was in the mood for some American realism I turned to a copy of Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, a 1962 short story collection by Richard Yates; when I had finished it I wanted to read more. Yates’ second … Continue reading →

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CoEvolution Quarterly

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

“… CoEvolution Quarterly had a profound influence on me from its inception in spring 1974 through to the end of its storied run, ten years later. CQ was the brain-child of Stewart Brand and a band of highly educated, counter-culture … Continue reading →

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The Green House – Mario Vargas Llosa (1966)

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

“The Green House (Original title: La Casa Verde) is the second novel by the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, published in 1966. The novel is set over a period of forty years (from the early part of the 20th century … Continue reading →

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