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A Major Award: The Ancient and Occult History of the “A Christmas Story” Leg Lamp

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Archaic Torso of Apollo, by Raynor Maria Rilka

i wanted to talk about leg sculpture a little bit more broadly. And at the risk of getting sappy, i also just have to say that the idea of sculpture, of the human form as a amp got me thinking about a line in one of my favorite poems. I'm sure this is one i've brought up on the show before. But it's the poem a the archaic torso of apollo, by raynor maria rilka. Let's see if it rings a bell.

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