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27 July 2017
Is Banksy's popularity evidence of inability to see art?
Found in the Guardian: Something that needed to be said about Banksy and other easy-to-assimilate art. Including music, which the iPod and iTunes have reduced to sonic wallpaper and mere ear-massage.
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The Dismal Pseudoscience (Economyths, 2017)
David Orrell. Economyths: 11 Ways Economics Gets It Wrong . (2017) Orrell is a mathematician who’s made his living applying his skills to mi...
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Josephine Tey Miss Pym Disposes (1947) Miss Lucy Pym, suddenly famous for her book on psychology, has been invited to her friend Henr...
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John Cunningham. The Tin Star (Collier’s, December 4, 1947) The short story adapted for High Noon . As often happens, the movie retains v...
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Alan Bullock. Hitler: A Study of Tyranny (1962) This is the second, revised edition, in which Bullock has taken advantage of documents...
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