Get your all new
2003 Nihilism Caledar
Celebrates Science
NIHILIST PRESS
Get your all new
2003 Nihilism Caledar
Celebrates Science
What is the greatest accomplishment of human kind? It is science, of course. Because of science, humanity has gained knowledge, hunger is unnecessary, war is more efficient, and disease in more political. Some even say that science has made religion and tribalism obsolete. That is why this year the Nihilist Academy has chosen to celebrate Science in the 2003 Nihilism Calendar.
Featured in the all new 2003 Nihilism Calendar are all the gruesome, violent and just plain funny events that shock us every day in the newspaper. The Nihilism Calendar combines irreverent humor, grotesque and curious dates of significance, demented press clippings and peculiar snapshots, all of which celebrate reality as nihilists like to see it. This year, don't miss out on the Nihilist fun.
This calendar is part of Elisha Shapiro's ongoing conceptual art exploration of Nihilism. Shapiro, a Los Angeles-based conceptual artist, is known for his 1984 Nihilist Olympics, his 1988 Nihilist Party Presidential campaign, and his monthly cable TV show, Nihilists' Corner.
Elisha Shapiro began publishing his Nihilism Calendar in 1980. For many years it was only available in a few Los Angeles bookstores and galleries. It was sought after by many who appreciated Shapiro's unusual work. It is also directly from the Nihilist Press by mailing $10.95 to PO Box 36422, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
A spokesperson for the Nihilist Press explains, "Nothing says progress like science, and the 2003 Nihilism calendar. And the self-immolation of humanity without the Nihilism Calendar seems like no fun at all. In such interesting times, this is the kind of amusment we can count on. And it makes a lovely Christmas gift."
The 2003 Nihilism Calendar includes over 800 dates of nihilist significance. Here are just a few:
January 30, 1933, Hitler Elected
February 12, 1999, Clinton Acquitted
March 25, 1911, Triangle Shirt Waist Fire
April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson Born
May 27, 1884, Oscar Wilde Wed
June 27, 1968, Stonewall Raid
July 17, 1955, Disneyland Opens
August 8, 1974, Nixon Resigns
September 11, 2001, Trade Center Attack
October 2, 1985, Rock Hudson Dead
November 27, Cal Worthington Born
December 9, 1992, Charles & Di Split
The 2003 Calendar also includes several actual newspaper article every month. Here are the headlines from just a few of them:
Homemade Guilllotine Kills Tax Protester
Passersby Prod Woman to Jump From Bridge
Husband say he fired nails from gun into wife's skull
Rats Chewed on corpses, Coroner Says
Man on Watercraft Dies After Being Hit by Duck
"Dead" Woman Wakes Up in Body Bag
Fraternity Suspended Over Drunken Pig
See a free sample page of this year's Calendar.
Click on the links below to download a jpeg. Each is about 400k.
Where do you buy your Nihilism Calendar?
In San Francisco, go to Carroll's Books at 633 Vallejo Street. In Denver, go to Tattered Cover Book Store at 1628 16th Street. The calendars are available in some bookstores, but not in others. If you want one, and your local bookstore refuses to order it, just send $10.95 to:
Nihilist Press, Box 36422, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
We'll send one right out to you via US mail. You can order the 2003 calendar now, and you can order the 2004 calendar October 2003. If you are a bookstore owner and want to order some Nihilism Calendars, email Nihilist01@Aol.com, and we'll put you in touch with the distributor who handles it.
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