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“Funeral March” 1928-1930

l a r e n u F e h t f o s n io t a r t s In the illu March, Wölfli works almost exclusively with collages. t u c s n io t c u d o r p e r e t a r He intig , s e in z a g a m d e t a r t s lu il from d e t a r t s lu Il “ e h t m o r f n e oft is h f o e it p s In . ” s w e N London e h , m lu y s a e h t in e f li d e t isola g in k ic p in y it u c a t a e r g s w o h s d n a s ic p o t t n e v le e r t s o m e h out t , s t r o p s s a h c u s s a n e r a events in film, politics, city life, and advertising.


“Campbell’s Tomato Soup”, 1929

Bon Ami, 1929

“The Rubber Wheel”, 1929



s n o i t a t e r p r e int


ALTHOUGH THE NCAA C LAIMS C OLLEGE ATHLETES ARE JUST STUDENTS, THE NCAA’S OWN TOURNAMENT SC HEDULES REQUIRE C OLLEGE ATHLETES TO MISS C LASSES FOR NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES THAT BRING IN REVENUE. MEANWHILE, THE ANNUAL NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AFFECTS MORE THAN SIX DAYS OF C LASSES (TRULY “ MADNESS” IF THE PLAYERS AREN’T “ EMPLOYEES”). AT SOME SC HOOLS, THE ROAD TO THE NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL C HAMPIONSHIP MAY REQUIRE STUDENT-ATHLETES TO MISS UP TO A QUARTER OF ALL C LASS DAYS DURING THEIR SPRING SEMESTER. THE NCAA C URRENTLY PRODUC ES NEARLY $11 BILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUE FROM C OLLEGE SPORTS MORE THAN THE THE NATIONAL NATIONAL FOR

ESTIMATED TOTAL LEAGUE REVENUES OF BOTH BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION AND THE HOC KEY LEAGUE. THE AVERAGE SALARY A PREMIER NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL C OAC H ALSO EXC EEDED $1 MILLION.

NEW SLAVES


P ENIS JUST YAWNED. MALAYSIA BANS 50 SHADES OF GREY. FRANCE LET S KIDS AS YOUNG AS T WELVE WAT CH T HE MOVIE. “ISNT A FILM T HAT CAN SHOCK A LOT OF P EOPLE”JEAN-FRANCOIS MARY FRENCH CLASSIFICAT ION PRESIDENT. WOMAN CAUGHT MAST URBAT ING AT 50 SHADES OF GREY SCREENING.


AFTER

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MEMBERS

VIDEO

CHANTING

OF

SAE

RACIST

SLURS SURFACED LAST WEEK, THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA BRANCH DOWN

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AND

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TWO

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SHUT

FRATERNITY

MEMBERS WERE EXPELLED.


YOU REALIZE THAT FINALS ARE ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAY. AND THAT YOU’VE SKIPPED OR SLEPT THROUGH SO MANY LECTURES. SO YOU’RE DETERMINED TO START STUDYING. BUT WHEN YOU GET HOME STRAIGHT

TO COUCH. OU

LET YOURSELF WATCH ONE SHOW ON NETFLIX, TO MENTALLY PREPARE YOURSELF. BUT YOU REALIZE ITS GOING TO BE A ROUGH WEEK, SO WHY NOT FINISH THE WHOLE SEASON? NOW THERE’S ONLY ONE WEEK UNTIL FINALS. AND YOU STILL DON’T KNOW ANYTHING. SO YOU START CONSIDERING A NEW CAREER PATH. BUT THEN YOU RANDOMLY GET MOTIVATED TO STUDY. YOU FINALLY START TO STUDY. AND COFFEE BECOMES YOUR NEW FRIEND. YOUR NEW *BEST* FRIEND. AND YOUR SLEEP SCHEDULE CRUMBLES. LITERALLY EVERYTHING BECOMES MORE FUN THAN STUDYING. AND YOU CAN’T REALLY COMPREHEND THE MATERIAL, ANYWAY. PLUS, YOU THINK YOU HEARD A PIN DROP, AND IT’S DISTRACTING YOU. SO YOU UPGRADE FROM COFFEE TO ALCOHOL AND CRYING. AND YOU START TO COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR FINALS ON FACEBOOK. AND YOUR ZOMBIE-SELF REALIZES YOU NEED HELP. AND THIS SOMEHOW MOTIVATES YOU (AGAIN). AND YOU FINALLY GET INTO A GROOVE, WITH ONLY ONE DAY TO GO. BUT THEN YOU STOP STUDYING, EITHER OUT OF CONFIDENCE OR BECAUSE YOU JUST DON’T CARE ANYMORE. OU WAKE UP AFTER A 15-MINUTE POWER NAP, AND IT’S TIME FOR YOUR FIRST FINAL. YOU GO TO CLASS, POSSIBLY ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT YOU’LL FAIL. YOUR PROFESSOR GIVES YOU THE TEST, AND YOU GO BLANK. AND YOU SEE QUESTIONS THAT WEREN’T EVEN ON THE STUDY GUIDE. SO YOU WISH YOU’D STUDIED JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT AFTER TWO HOURS, YOU FINALLY TURN IN YOUR TEST. AND PART OF YOU FEELS LIKE THERAPY IS THE SOLUTION. BUT THE OTHER PART OF YOU IS POPPIN’ AND LOCKIN’. AND, ULTIMATELY, YOU REALIZE THAT YOU’VE SURVIVED FINALS WEEK. UNTIL NEXT QUARTER.


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