Oxymoron Volume 2 (The Arts and Sciences Annual)

The Arts and Sciences Annual Publication of Art and Ideas. Volume II (1998) presents the theme of THE FRINGE. Fringe genes, fringe fashion, fringe people, fringe language, fringe science, fringe places, and fringe theology-even Beyond the Fringe-are examined by scientists, journalists, poets, photographers, artists, cartoonists, and writers. Richard Foreman depicts psychosis, Edward Tenner explains why dogs bite back, William Everdell debates the center and periphery in history, Lee Smolin defines the future of science, Dean Radin defends the paranormal, Marcello Truzzi discusses the unknown, James Romm muses on "Alex in Wonderland," F.G. Cassidy remarks on language and dialects, and Nick Campion reveals the real secret of Apocalypse. Duane Michals portrays a Christ for the '90s; articles on Yoko Ono, Martha Wilson, the Beats, and Ramparts and Evergreen magazines survey past fringes; a Romanian artist satirizes America; paranoid patriots rise to our defense; and a Duke biologist reminds us that the entire male gender is fringe. Designed by Steven Brower and Seymour Chwast of the famous Pushpin Group.