Paraphernalia

Paraphernalia

The Shameless Total

On the future of public image, influencing, and humiliation for money.

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Patrik Sandberg
Aug 18, 2026
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This morning I was ingesting the various chemicals, vitamins, peptides, and placebos that keep me humming when I noticed a 40-foot-tall, bald giant glaring in the window of my third floor loft apartment in Hollywood. I briefly experienced the same sensation the Trojans must have felt with Polyphemus, and thought it’s finally happening. I drew the semi-s…

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