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‘Selected Catastrophes’ from Sinclair Beiles’s Sacred Fix

'Sacred Fix' was published in 1975. 'Selected Catastrophies' is the fourth section of the book. The author is an incandescent South African poet, who died in 2000. The poem begins: "society! I will not support you when you shed your hideous electronic disguises and stagger through the alleyways of oblivion looking for shelter. o society you betrayed me with your promises of paradise . . ."

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Eduardo Delgado, Public Programs Director of the New World Symphony, shares how they use evolving technology to implement their artistic vision of connecting with community.

Making Alma Mahler “actually seem like a real person”

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‘The trick is to get out of your own dead body …’

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Downtown Scene Reclusive Artist Elsa Rensaa Spreads Her Wings

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Patrice Floyd talks about the importance of collaboration for students and organizations

Patrice Floyd, Founder & Artistic Director of the Javacya Arts Conservatory, shares the importance of collaboration for students and organizations.

Meet Gary Bartz: Saxophonist and 2024 NEA Jazz Master

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You Cannot Be Serious.

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Randy Cohen shares the importance of numbers and storytelling when advocating for the arts

Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research at Americans for the Arts, shares the power of sharing the impact of both stories and numbers in advocating for the arts.

Can the Arts Fortify State Economies in Times of Financial Crisis? Yes, Apparently

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On the high price of West End tickets

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How Subsidy for Big Tech Wrecked the Arts (and Journalism)

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Harlem Renaissance Renegade: Metropolitan Museum’s Over-Hyped, Underachieving “Blockbuster”

In this DEIA-oriented era, I may incur censure by mildly disparaging The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism—an exhibition that, before

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