Collectors WeeklyinLisa HixHow America Bought and Sold Racism, and Why It Still MattersToday, very few white Americans openly celebrate the horrors of black enslavement — most refuse to recognize the brutal nature of the…42 min read·May 6, 2016----
Collectors WeeklyinHunter Oatman-StanfordThe Truth About Cosby SweatersWhen we first published the article below on the nostalgic resurgence of Cosby sweaters in February of 2013, the story was well received…12 min read·Jan 5, 2016--3--3
Collectors WeeklyinHunter Oatman-StanfordThe Politics of Prejudice: How Passports Rubber-Stamp Our Indifference to RefugeesFollowing the attacks in Paris on Friday, November 13, media across the globe reported the discovery of a Syrian passport found near the…21 min read·Dec 10, 2015----
Collectors WeeklyinBen MarksDid the CIA’s Experiments With Psychedelic Drugs Unwittingly Create the Grateful Dead?Trying to write a definitive history of the Acid Tests, a series of multimedia happenings in 1965 and 1966, in which everyone in attendance…20 min read·Dec 4, 2015--11--11
Collectors WeeklyinLisa HixThe Art of Making People Go AwayYou probably don’t think much about “Do Not Disturb” signs at hotels, unless the maid rudely barges in as you sleep. Then you think, “Hey…8 min read·Nov 9, 2015----
Collectors WeeklyinHunter Oatman-StanfordHow the Military Waged a Graphic-Design War on Venereal DiseaseLooking at the bold, abstract forms on anti-syphilis posters from the late 1930s, confusion is to be expected: What exactly is this…5 min read·Oct 12, 2015----
Collectors WeeklyinBen MarksAt the First Rock Festival, Pianos Fell From the SkyNow that the orgy of insufferable hipsterism known as Coachella is finally behind us, it’s officially music-festival season, when hundreds…10 min read·Oct 9, 2015--2--2
Collectors WeeklyinLisa HixThe Vintage Waiting Room Art That’s Hooked the Shabby Chic CrowdBy Lisa Hix12 min read·Oct 5, 2015----
Collectors WeeklyinHunter Oatman-StanfordMedicinal Soft Drinks and Coca-Cola Fiends: The Toxic History of Soda PopSoda’s reputation has fallen a bit flat lately: The all-American beverage most recently made headlines due to an FDA investigation of a…15 min read·Sep 21, 2015--1--1
Collectors WeeklyinBen MarksSixties Nostalgia Burnout: I’m So Sick of Talkin’ ‘Bout My G-G-GenerationIs it just me, or has the incessant drumbeat of 50th anniversaries for this or that cultural milestone from the 1960s already grown…9 min read·Sep 15, 2015--2--2