One of my more fun purchases of the past year was this book
Everything That Rises by Lawrence Weschler, an art-historical romp delving into uncanny similarities that pop up among works of art, pop culture, advertising, etc. The book was published by the (often humorous) creative writing publishing house McSweeney's Press, which also hosted a fun little online convergences contest for the masses, of which I was chosen as “Contest Winner No. 14” for my own little riff on a found triptych. Here’s the link to my entry, followed by a spiraling cobweb of connections by Weschler himself. (With a dollop of art world blasphemy to top it off.) For an explanation of the contest you can read this.
a miniturized version of life in the holy land