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2 An Irving Klaw Photograph

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In the large reading room of the Salzburg University library, the librarian hanged himself from the large chandelier because, as he wrote in a suicide note, after twenty-two years of service he could no longer bear to reshelve and lend out books that were only written for the sake of wreaking havoc, and this, he said applied to every book that had ever been written. — Thomas Bernhard

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Found Object

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Jupiter appearing in his godly radiance to Semele

with fireballs hurtling towards her After Cornelis Bloemaert (engraving) After Abraham van Diepenbeeck Print made by Bernard Picart Date 1730-1733 (circa) British Museum

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Jupiter and Semele

from The Loves of Jupiter After Michiel Coxie I After Marcantonio (School of) Print made by Virgil Solis Date 1530-1562 British Musuem Much as the Sun causes each thing To lie so clearly before our eyes, To linger too long on … Continue reading →

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Fundamentalists claim to be returning to an original Christianity based on biblical texts, seemingly unaware that as early as the third century, Christian scholars such as Origen were arguing that the scriptures, at a time when the New Testament was still not in its final form, needed to be interpreted allegorically rather than literally. Who are the traditionalists here? — Charles Freeman

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an Irving Klaw photograph

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Entangled State 5

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Backwards Map 8

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The Arrow

Print made by Léon Davent After Francesco Primaticcio Date 1540-1545 The British Museum Pricked to the quick by conscience, And loathing my little worth, I know of no art or proper science That might keep me from self-hurt, This grief so … Continue reading →

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