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Rethink Shinola

Posted on October 18, 2017

By Rebekah Modrak RETHINK SHINOLA is a multi-part, Internet-based artwork analyzing and critiquing the branding messages publicized by the company Shinola, founded in 2011. Shinola’s name is “a nod” to the former Shinola, a shoe polish company that promoted its … Continue reading →

Whole Foods, Black Wall Street, and My 13-inch Flat Screen TV

Posted on January 11, 2017

By Andre Patterson It was “Groundhog’s Day” at Stateville Prison; that is to say, another redundant night. I sat on the top bunk in my small concrete box, head scraping the low paint-chipped ceiling, cursing my two-hundred dollar 13-inch flat … Continue reading →

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