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Fashion Without Capitalism

In the 1980s, Budapest was not quite socialist and not quite capitalist, and there was one fashion designer who thrived in this moment.

This is the story of Tamás Király, an unusual artist from an unusual period of Hungarian history, both of which were unusually short ...

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Paper and Rubber

This is about two examples of cloth-alternatives. One that went extinct. And one that’s very much alive.

This story deals with sex and sexuality. But in a fun way!

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