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Objects from Civil Air Transport, a CIA front airline company from the 1950's

CIA Front Airline from the 1950s, Design Objects of Civil Air Transport (CAT)

January 15th, 2023  |  
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In August 1950, the CIA secretly purchased the assets of Civil Air Transport (CAT), an airline that started in China. CAT would continue to fly commercial routes throughout Asia, acting as a privately owned commercial airline. Under the guise of CAT Incorporated, it provided airplanes and crews for secret intelligence operations. Naturally, with any substantial […]

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Extinct: A Compendium of Obsolete Objects

January 28th, 2022  |  
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CAPS LOCK: How Capitalism Took Hold of Graphic Design, and How to Escape From It by Ruben Pater

October 21st, 2021  |  
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October 18th, 2021  |  
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The Islandia Journal: A (Sub)Tropical Periodical

October 9th, 2021  |  
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Government Logo Graveyard: Defunct US Federal Agency and Department Seals and Marks

July 4th, 2021  |  
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A Bestiary of the Anthropocene: An Illustrated Atlas of Hybrid Plants, Animals, Minerals, Fungi, and Other Specimens

June 3rd, 2021  |  
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May 15th, 2021  |  
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The Interminable Outdoor Publications of James E. Lawrence

May 12th, 2021  |  
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Extrapolation Factory Operator’s Manual

May 11th, 2021  |  
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Bufo Alvarius: The Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert by Ken Nelson, Expanded and Updated Edition by Hamilton Morris

May 11th, 2021  |  
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MY BODY FEELS AMAZING: A Zine by Elevator Teeth

May 10th, 2021  |  
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Mushrooms & Friends 3 by Phyllis Ma

May 10th, 2021  |  
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