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A guide to the Tom of Finland arts and culture festival in London

A guide to the Tom of Finland arts and culture festival in London

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The Tom of Finland Foundation’s annual event takes place in London and Los Angeles this weekend, featuring Jonathan Anderson, tattoos and a virtual reality tour of the artist’s house Over 65 years ago, Tom of Finland began displaying its now iconic erotic works in beef magazines, circumventing the strict laws that banned gay art at …

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“Terrible Music and Absurdity”: Introducing Trombone Champ, the Internet’s New Favorite Video Game

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On Wednesday morning, I saw a tweet from gaming magazine PC Gamer that made me laugh out loud. It contained a video, in which a wide-eyed, pained-looking cartoon trombonist struggled to strike the notes of Beethoven’s Fifth while the composer himself stared grimly off the screen in obvious disapproval. It’s a golden comedic combination of …

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