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  • Ethan Persoff
    5:25 pm Wed, Jan 2, 2019
    THE BUREAU: Part Ten, "Your Death" — with a Turing Machine, Bouncing Ball Envelope, and Other Randomized Voltage

    Welcome back to The Bureau. It's the tenth installment, with two remaining installments until your day is complete. You've found your way to a bar, and it's a comfortable view of the train. You may have just died.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    4:08 pm Wed, Dec 26, 2018
    THE BUREAU: Part Nine, "Your Sandwich Speaks!" — with SBaGen-based Digital Drugs for New Year's Eve

    Welcome back to The Bureau. It's the ninth installment and it looks like that sandwich you found in your pocket contains a bossy talking slice of Brain. And man, it's feeding you some gab!

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  • Ethan Persoff
    3:23 pm Wed, Dec 19, 2018
    THE BUREAU: Part Eight, "The Bombing of Building Number Four"

    Welcome back to The Bureau. The Bureau is a complete soundtrack of a nine hour day at your job, beginning at 8:55am. Each music track is paired with a comic… Read the rest of the article: THE BUREAU: Part Eight, "The Bombing of Building Number Four"

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  • Ethan Persoff
    2:18 pm Wed, Dec 12, 2018
    THE BUREAU: Part Seven, "Lockdown in the Building, News of an Active Shooter Near the Cafeteria" — with Mr Quintron's Circuit-Bent Guitars

    Welcome back to The Bureau. This week will be a holiday segment.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    1:21 pm Wed, Dec 5, 2018
    THE BUREAU: Part Six, The History of Telepathic Infant-Based Mind Control of U.S. Presidents

    From the weekly series The Bureau. Brought to you this week by the U.S. House of Representatives and InjectoCortex, Proud provider of INF-based Brain Transistors for Elected Officials (IBTEOs) since public disclosure of their existence in 1952.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    12:38 pm Wed, Nov 28, 2018
    THE BUREAU: Part Five, "The President Has Been Shot!" — with an RF Nomad Shortwave Radio Receiver

    From the weekly series The Bureau.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    11:39 am Wed, Nov 21, 2018
    THE BUREAU: Part Four, "The Appearance and Assassination of President Jung Thug"

    From the weekly series The Bureau.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    10:53 am Wed, Nov 14, 2018
    THE BUREAU: Part Three, "Assessing Others" — with a Metasonix D-2000 Vacuum Tube Drum Machine

    Your supervisor would like to speak with you today at 10:53am. Good thing you have a great tasting sandwich to deal with that unreasonable feedback.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    10:03 am Wed, Nov 7, 2018
    THE BUREAU: Part Two, "The President Is Visiting at Noon!" — with Soma's Lyra-8 Organismic Synthesizer THE BUREAU by Ethan Persoff - with the Lyra-8

    Welcome back. This second installment of The Bureau has you out of your Morning Meeting. It is now 10:03am.

    Listen carefully to the AB6700 Broadcast System for an important announcement, followed by instructions for administering your compulsory joy to the GB12-B Sincerity Monitor.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    8:55 am Thu, Nov 1, 2018
    Welcome to THE BUREAU – A Story Told in Comics and Electronic Music. PART ONE: "Clocking In and Sitting Down" THE BUREAU by Ethan Persoff

    Welcome to your new job. Please do not be late on your first day.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    12:23 pm Thu, Sep 13, 2018
    RIP Village Voice co-founder John Wilcock, 1927-2018

    John Wilcock has been the subject of an ongoing comic book biography here on Boing Boing. Scott Marshall and I have been working on the comic since 2012, or so,… Read the rest of the article: RIP Village Voice co-founder John Wilcock, 1927-2018

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  • Ethan Persoff
    4:00 am Wed, Jun 6, 2018
    JOHN WILCOCK: Sneaking Pot into Disneyland with Shel Silverstein

    Mort Gerberg shares this memory of his encounter with John and Shel Silverstein outside the gates of Disneyland in 1966. From John Wilcock, New York Years.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    4:16 am Thu, Apr 12, 2018
    JOHN WILCOCK: Editing the Los Angeles Free Press

    After quitting The East Village Other, John takes Art Kunkin up on an offer to manage editorial at the LA Free Press. Featuring Frank Zappa, Eve Babitz, Marcel Duchamp, and a phone cameo with Charles Bukowski. From John Wilcock, New York Years.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    4:00 am Tue, Mar 20, 2018
    JOHN WILCOCK: The East Village Other's Nasty Review of Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls

    John Wilcock describes the circumstances behind his quitting The East Village Other over their review of Andy Warhol's 1966 film Chelsea Girls.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    10:03 am Mon, Feb 26, 2018
    JOHN WILCOCK: Andy Warhol's issue of ASPEN MAGAZINE and "Loop," the first pressed Velvet Underground single.

    In 1966, John Wilcock contributed to ASPEN MAGAZINE, an arts project dubbed "The Magazine in a Box" for its unconventional format. This same issue featured design throughout by Andy Warhol and the first single to ever be released for the Velvet Underground, entitled "Loop".

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  • Ethan Persoff
    3:22 am Mon, Dec 11, 2017
    JOHN WILCOCK: Allen Ginsberg's HOWL and THE DEATH OF LENNY BRUCE Lenny Bruce by Scott Marshall and Ethan Persoff

    Previous Wilcock/Lenny comics on Boing Boing: Ladies and Gentlemen, Lenny Bruce! When Lenny Bruce Stayed at My Apartment – Ethan Persoff and Scott Marshall

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  • Ethan Persoff
    11:10 am Fri, Nov 3, 2017
    JOHN WILCOCK: The History of The EAST VILLAGE OTHER

    A history of The East Village Other, and its impact on New Journalism, Activism, and the Underground Press. From John Wilcock, New York Years.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    9:18 am Thu, Oct 26, 2017
    JOHN WILCOCK: Fired By The Voice!

    John's break from the Village Voice in 1965, leading to his work with Walter Bowart and the East Village Other.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    12:00 pm Thu, Oct 19, 2017
    JOHN WILCOCK: The Diggers' Death of Money & Other Counterculture Moments of 1966

    A variety of events from 1966, including Ken Kesey's Acid Test at The Filmore, Charles Whitman's attack at The University of Texas at Austin, and John Lennon's statement about the Beatles popularity over Jesus.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    4:58 pm Wed, Oct 11, 2017
    JOHN WILCOCK: The Rumored Love Affair Between Bob Dylan and Edie Sedgwick

    Bob Dylan's changing relationship with Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol, and Edie's actual romance with Dylan colleague Bob Neuwirth. From John Wilcock, New York Years.

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