The Ways Things End
The end is always near. How do we challenge finality in our daily lives and in our art?
Joseph Henry Staten writes about art, politics, and music. His essays have appeared in the Awl, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Noisey, and elsewhere. He's on Twitter @joseph_staten.
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