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A great blog post by artist and professional poker player, Shawnee Barton. I know Shawnee from my Chicago days - as well as this great website, Bad at Sports. Shawnee's post comes to us via a brand new series at BaS called Off-Topic. "Off-Topic invites artists, curators, writers, and cultural workers to discuss a subject not directly related to the practice of making art." Enjoy the post, and enjoy the website! This one's a twofer!

Thoughts on Feminism and Poker

The last time I was at the underground poker club on Ashland and Division in Chicago, it was 3 a.m. when I noticed that there was porn on every television in the card room. The porn wasn’t on at 9, 11, or even at 1 a.m, but apparently social conventions left at 3.