america-disappoints-me
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I think I might have to break up with you, Starbucks. It’s been a difficult decision, but we’ve been having problems for a while. I know you’ve noticed. My coffees are made incorrectly, and your staff are indifferent and stressed out. Nobody’s happy the way they used to be. And it seems like there are
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Again and again I feel disappointed in and embittered by the national and local dialogues about art these days. CONTEXTFirst, the bright side (whic is still pretty dim): when the NEA cut all of its fellowships to individual artists after the “culture wars” of the 1990s, the only two disciplines who continued to receive this
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I had to see my doctor today. I was looking forward to it because I honestly like him and have had good consultations with him in the past. To give you some background on this, I’ve been having some strange pain and fever lately. The pain is not the worst I’ve ever had—that would be
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Last night I went to the Alanis/Matchbox concert. The show was really good and I was eager to see both of them as it was my first time at one of their shows. Alanis came out and did a lot of her big hits, mostly culling songs from her first album. She sang a few
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After the conference, I dug into one of my new Netflix titles: This Film Is Not Yet Rated. Kirby Dick’s documentary explores the history and controversy of the Motion Picture Association of America’s seemingly misguided ratings system, taking issue first and foremost with the fact that all the film raters’ identities are kept secret. Through
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1941“We have nothing to fear but fear itself!” 2008“We have nothing to fear but a Democrat in the White House!”
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