Fashionably Late Takes

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Smuggling Art to the Moon
Looking back 56 years later
Aug 5 • 
Megan Gafford
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Resurrecting Ornamental Architecture
Ornaments are functional.
Apr 22 • 
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5
When Art Became a Joke
It's not funny if I have to explain it.
Feb 25 • 
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10
The Culture Warrior
What kind of person advances classical liberalism?
Feb 11 • 
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8
Beauty Under the Cover of Darkness
Why architect students fell in love with the International Style.
Jan 14 • 
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5
The Red Queen
A coda to "Amor Fati"
Nov 5, 2024 • 
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Amor Fati
How biology forms the parameters of our fate.
Oct 22, 2024 • 
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15
Art Worth Dying For
Have people ever risked their lives for ugly art?
Sep 24, 2024 • 
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20
"America was supposed to be Art Deco."
When America abandoned beauty.
Sep 10, 2024 • 
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American Feud
Understanding J. D. Vance through Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Jul 29, 2024 • 
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12
Chasing the Sublime
A dash of terror elevates wonder.
May 13, 2024 • 
Megan Gafford
8
3:59
What If I'm Wrong?
Part 2
Apr 29, 2024 • 
Megan Gafford
4
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