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Obverse Obsessions

An artist named Stoneham painted The Hands Resist Him, a painting called ‘haunted’ that sold for $150,000 on eBay.  It shows a creepy boy and a large female doll standing in front of a set of French doors, with hands … Continue reading

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How Long? (Ben Franklin Wants to Know)

In 1955, ten years before her mysterious death, celebrity journalist Dorothy Kilgallen — now there’s an Irish drinking name, even though she was American and sober — heard a story while on vacation in Britain from a high-ranking military officer … Continue reading

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Got A Harley Yet?

Does monarchy counter fascism? Must voting decay to marches?   Torches illuminate faces as Fire shines on bloody cobblestones;   Feet stomp grapes for wine or Leather-clad, goose-step on rights.   Does democracy buoy humanity? Must majority equal coup?   … Continue reading

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