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February 2, 2016 (February 1, 2016)

Survey Says! Beyond Art School

art

Roger Cardinal coined the term outsider art in 1972 as an English-language parallel to art brut, the raw art or rough art Jean Dubuffet described earlier. Britannica defines it thus: “Any […]

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August 17, 2015 (August 17, 2015)

Survey Says!: The King Is Dead

music southern history

This week marks the anniversary of the death (?) of Elvis Presley, a transformative cultural figure of the twentieth or any other century. If you have memories of that afternoon in 1977, […]

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June 4, 2015 (June 4, 2015)

Survey Says!: It’s a un-livin’ thing

folklore media studies publishing

In the temperate zone of North America, June is busting out all over. The tree near the railroad tracks spreads its verdant canopy over lunchtime picnickers. Staff gardener Margo tirelessly […]

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May 7, 2015 (May 6, 2015)

Orson Welles Week: The Book(s) of Orson

film publishing

From wunderkind to auteur to pop culture curiosity, Orson Welles traveled fame’s full arc. It is a credit to his genius that, despite a marriage to Rita Heyworth and a […]

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