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State of the Arts Blog

Great summer reads

Great summer reads

NPR book critics, booksellers and readers offer their best bets for a literary escape, including thrillers, mysteries and science-fiction.
by Marianne Combs

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Roosevelt’s New Deal a renaissance for American art

Roosevelt’s New Deal a renaissance for American art

The History Center presents "1934: A New Deal for Artists," a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
by Marianne Combs

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7 things to do this weekend

7 things to do this weekend

Don't even think of complaining that 'there's nothing to do.'
by Marianne Combs

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Is nudity obscene?

Is nudity obscene?

Why is it we can stare at sculptures and paintings of naked men, women and children in a museum, but to see the real thing is considered by many to be vulgar?
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Ten minute plays, Korean adoptees and an African pop band born in a refugee camp

This week the hounds have their eyes on two one-person shows from the adult Korean adoptee perspective, a festival of ten minute theater pieces, and a cadre of refugee musicians from Sierra Leone who've become one of the most joyous live acts around.
by Chris Roberts

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Comedian Reggie Watts smartly mocks the intelligentsia

Comedian Reggie Watts smartly mocks the intelligentsia

At a recent TED Talk, Watts beat the speakers at their own game, managing to sound brilliant while making no sense whatsoever.
by Marianne Combs

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Is efficiency the enemy of art?

One critic says productivity hurts the arts in the long run.
by Marianne Combs

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