For the Wall Street Journal yesterday Peggy Noonan mentioned a Michigan family that, “under financial pressure, decided to give up credit cards, satellite television, high-tech toys and restaurant dining, to live on a 40-acre farm and become more self-sufficient.” The story originally ran in USA Today: The paper weirdly headlined them “economic survivalists,” which perhaps [...]
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Continued from Social and Creative Capital in London, Orchestra Edition. I meant to address the issue of Rib-Fest and the future of festivals in London but I had to cut that one off: I ended up spending a lot more time talking about the arts than I meant to. I wasn’t going to write anything tonight [...]
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