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5 Questions: Tattoo artists Marlo and Osiris

February 10, 2012

Our friends and talented tattoo artists Marlo and Osiris from Kings County Tattoo Co. II at Manny’s in Brooklyn, NY, will be at the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention this weekend, February 10-12. Pictured above (Osiris-left, Marlo-right) What led you into tattooing? Marlo: I was always… Read More →

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Found: Nabokov Addresses ‘Lolita’ and Pornography

December 2, 2011

In a 1956 letter to his friend Morris Bishop, Vladimir Nabokov addresses the controversy surrounding his book, Lolita. He also gives his take on what is and isn’t pornography by saying, “‘Pornography’ is not an image plucked out of context; pornography is an attitude and… Read More →

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Nabokov discusses ‘Lolita’

August 18, 2011

On this date in 1958, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is published. In the below videos, Nabokov discusses Lolita on the CBC show Close Up.