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A National Theater in the US?In a country shaped by this outlook, there's no way theatre can compete for Government attention or social investment. |
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ARTS COLUMN: R.I.P. DAVID FOSTER WALLACEA Man Of Letters Who Kept His Demons Too CloseIn death, David Foster Wallace has again denied his readers the ending they so desperately craved. |
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Jen Kirkman Interview"Funny" is just a perspective you have on a thing or event in your life. |
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ARTS COLUMN: THE 2008 ELECTION READING LISTInformative Reads For Political AwarenessTo echo my earlier summer reading list, let me offer some Fall Election Reads. |
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Beethoven "Lite"Hershey Felder, actor and pianist, presents a pleasant and entertaining 90 minutes, well-received by the audience. |
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Bury the DeadThis may be the time to question how we solve problems on this planet... |
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Bad PennyPut down the phone, close off the world, and think a little. |
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Ask The RiverDuring the Cultural Revolution, America was our enemy. Anything from the west -- music, books, religion -- was forbidden... |
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Neil Hamburger InterviewCan you put a price on laughter? Neil's hoping you can and that it's enough to get him to his next show. |
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Adventures in the EverydayJeffrey Brown has become known, over the past few years, for his raw, deeply personal, and very funny comic book memoirs. |
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ARTS COLUMN: COMIC-CON 2008Thirty-Six Years On: The Evolution Of A Legendary ConventionIt’s still about the comics and those fans, even with all the hype and promotion for the mega money-making films and TV shows... |
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ARTS COLUMN: EIGHT REASONS I WORK IN THE THEATREThe Transformative Power Of The Dramatic ArtsEvery theatrical experience is one that is unique and impossible to replicate. |
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10.5 Questions for Alex RobinsonA middle-aged father named Andy Wicks goes to a hypnotist to help him quit smoking and wakes up from his session back in high school. As he struggles to figure out why h |
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ARTS COLUMN: PAYING FOR ARTWhy The National Endowment For The Arts Matters"Art is a nation's most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal ourselves, and to others, the inner vision which guides us as a nation..." |
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Robert RauschenbergI met Robert Rauschenberg once. He was giving a lecture at my school during my third year working towards a BFA... |
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The Politics of ArtIsaac Butler ponders the big ones in the third installment of his new weekly column: The Enthusiast THREE QUESTIONS An interior monologue about art and politics |
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Fifteen Minutes of ShameWith a steady flow of funky cocktails and seasoned calamari, Buzzine's Candi Sterling covers the New York literary and cultural scene at Lisa Daily's hot book-launching p |
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ARTS COLUMN: FICTION LUNCHROOMFor Readers, Writers, and Lovers of Books - A Look at the Genres of FictionGood writing is good writing, after all, and a good reader can recognize and appreciate it, whether it’s about suburban ennui or an alien invasion. |
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Life Is But A DreamRow, row, row your boat Gently down the stream, Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream. How many times I've heard that ancient childhood ditty, sun |