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“Touch” by Steve Adams to be reprinted in the 2014 Pushcart Prize Anthology!

May 19, 2013

“Touch,” from the Spring 2012 issue of The Pinch (32.1), will be featured in the 2014 Pushcart Prize Anthology. It’s a brilliant essay by the always admirable Steve Adams, a two-time contributor to the magazine, and we’re proud to have played our part in sharing it with the world. We can’t say we’re surprised, because ...

Fashion as Art: We’d Wear Oscar Wilde’s Shirt if We Had Human Arms.

Apr 26, 2013

  Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion April 28 – August 18, 2013   The Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design is pleased to announce that Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion opens spring 2013, the first exhibition of its kind to focus on the persona and history of the distinctively dressed figure of the dandy. This ...

Weekly Throwdown: Be More Presidential

Apr 17, 2013

Our readers and contributors are creative people, and that creativity extends beyond the slush pile. There’s no reason we shouldn’t have a little fun together. The Weekly Throwdown is a blog-only weekly competition in which editors pose wildly varying challenges. The results are posted a week later, before the next challenge begins. Please keep responses ...