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BiographyJanuary 23, 2017
In the Wings of Reality
Claude Arnaud’s biography of Jean Cocteau shows how the artist lived a life nourished by infinity.
Ricky D’Ambrose
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Internet and New MediaJune 29, 2016
Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery
A “look” is a kind of instant style: quickly executed and dispatched, immediately understood and overcharged with incident. It is time for a new view.
Ricky D’Ambrose
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FilmMay 27, 2016
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FictionSeptember 24, 2015
Romancing the Remains
A tubercular Surrealist describes his convalescence. What could go right?
Ricky D’Ambrose
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FilmSeptember 30, 2014
A Theater Without Qualities
Immersive theater has no real style—except to fetishize its look.
Ricky D’Ambrose
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FictionMay 13, 2014
Overculminated
In Zündel’s Exit, Markus Werner gorges on the limit point of madness.
Ricky D’Ambrose