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Tweet Share Share Comment Did you know there were radical messages hiding inside the most popular prime-time soap of the 1990s? It’s true—take a close look at the details in certain episodes of Melrose Place and you can spot one of the most audacious pranks in pop-culture history. Isaac Butler tells the little-known story of the GALA Committee, an artists’ collective that snuck weird, funny, provocative pieces of contemporary art onto the show.
Plus: If you’d rather listen to a version of this piece in audio, Decoder Ring featured Butler’s reporting on the subversive effort.
Lies! 🏛️ Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Win McNamee/Getty Images and www.supremecourt.gov. Once again, the Supreme Court........
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