Category Archives: Books and Art

This Fall’s Big Slab of Literocity

Posted on October 8, 2022 by ubu507

Midwood 34-457

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At Last! The Return of Literocity!

Posted on May 30, 2021 by ubu507

Much has been written about the rebellious new generation in suburbia — about its corruption of conscience, its wild pursuit of “kicks,” its abandonment of traditional moral codes. …REQUIRED READING FOR ALL WHO ARE DISTURBED BY THE SPREAD OF MORAL LAXITY … Continue reading →

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Endpapers

Posted on May 6, 2021 by ubu507

Thirteen Men by Tiffany ThayerIllustrated by Mahlon BlaineThirteenth Printing, June 9, 1931

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Catalogue

Posted on March 4, 2021 by ubu507

In the spring of 1945 American armies advancing through Germany discovered a cache of paintings from Berlin museums hidden in a salt mine. The works were transported to the United States for “safekeeping.” Under supervision of the Army, they were … Continue reading →

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Frontispiece to The Black Box by Thelma Lientz [1929]

Posted on April 24, 2019 by ubu507
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They don’t make ’em like this any more!

Posted on December 14, 2018 by ubu507

Blood Raid (Killmaster) Nick Carter Published by Ace Books (1987)

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The Secret Cache

Posted on November 13, 2017 by ubu507

Winnie Winkle and the Diamond Heirlooms [1946] Illustrated by MARTIN BRANNER

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Don’t You Hate It When That Happens?

Posted on October 11, 2017 by ubu507

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #45 The Spider Sapphire Mystery [1968]

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Abortive Letters and Hopeless Juxtapositions

Posted on July 10, 2017 by ubu507

While Expressionism showed angry gods of truth and falsehood tearing through the city with images sparked off the anvil of reality, dada showed the city as meaningless signs, a collage of abortive letters and hopeless juxtapositions. — Tobias Churton

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Even More Nancy Drew in Bondage

Posted on June 14, 2017 by ubu507

  Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #30 The Clue of the Velvet Mask by Carolyn Keene [1969] I accept my fate — my fate on the internet is to provide the world with pictures of Nancy Drew tied up.

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