Narcissism in art and design is a pervasive component of our contemporary cultural landscape.The allure of the self can be too powerful to resist for many artists and designers. Episode 12 provides you with a few critical tools for the next time you are forced to contend with this prickly beast. Harold Bloom’s book “Genius” and more specifically his thoughts on the nature of William Shakespeare is referenced so to are the; Bayshore Marathon in Traverse City, Michigan and Ovids’ myth of Narcissus.