COVER STORY
Intimacy
Kurt Andersen and performance artist Karen Finley talk about expressing closeness through art and the intimate contortions artists choose to put themselves through.

Lonesome Gal
The story behind a sultry siren of the airwaves, one of the first to comprehend the space between her mouth and your ears. Produced by Andy Lanset

Diaries & Journals
A look at why collectors are attracted to the intimate written thoughts of strangers. Produced by Sara Fishko.
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Tied
Two artists bind themselves together for a whole year, then spend the next twenty getting over it. Produced by Tara Geer.
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SPECIAL GUEST
Karen Finley
Karen Finley is a performance artist and the author of six books, including "A Different Kind of Intimacy." She is the editor of the anthology, "Aroused: A collection of Erotic Writing". Her latest performance piece is called the "Distribution of Empathy.''
Go to Finley's A Different Kind of Intimacy
Go to Thunders Mouth Press
Go to a Karen Finley fan site
Go to Village Voice article on Finley

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