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  • Record Store Day, 2026

    Apr 19, 2026

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    by

    Luke
    in Journal, Media Diet, RetroDuck

    Kind of strange (probably not that strange) but this week basically echoed this same stretch last year. I didn’t end up seeing Marc Maron again, but I did pick up an autographed copy of his so-called “party record” Panicked, which, by the way, is almost word-for-word the show I went to last year. That was…

  • The Patron Saint of Screen Printing

    Apr 4, 2026

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    by

    Luke
    in Art, Graphic Design, RetroDuck

    Not really, but it is Easter tomorrow, so let’s talk about Corita Kent (1918–1986), often called the “screen printing nun.” I just finished all three Austin Kleon books, where I discovered the Catholic sister, teacher, and pop artist known for silkscreen prints combining advertising imagery, poetry, and messages about social justice. Working in the 1960s…

  • April 20, 2024

    Apr 20, 2024

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    by

    Luke
    in Journal, Media Diet, RetroDuck

  • I believe RetroDuck truly made it once we could be found in an annotation on Genius.

    Apr 16, 2023

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    by

    Luke
    in RetroDuck

    I like the song, but might be biased.