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The 1940s and 50s were difficult years to be non-conformist, and that was doubly true if you were a woman.…
As the birthplace of Western democracy, literature, and philosophy, it is hardly surprising that Greece was of such interest to…
What do Aldous Huxley and Hunter S. Thompson have in common? Both were great writers, of course. Both had a…
“You never look at me from the place from which I see you.” – Jacques Lacan Introduction: The Photographs, The…
On this blog, we've previously discussed the surprisingly difficult question of what the Beat Generation was, and later, what the…
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