Monthly Archives: February 2013

100 years ago: the American art scene arrived

Posted on February 26, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Can a single art exhibition alter a nation’s cultural consciousness? Could it usher in new appreciation, even new archetypes for how art is created and enjoyed? In 2013, probably not. Contemporary culture is too fractured, entertainment too micro-targeted for such … Continue reading →

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Out with the substance, in with the shallow

Posted on February 15, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Edward Gibbon, in his History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, summed up his many exhaustive volumes by diagnosing late-empire Rome with an illness of its civic virtue. Civis Romanus stopped caring about its place in society, about … Continue reading →

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Chris Brown gets his comeuppance? Probably not, but we can dream

Posted on February 12, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Can we all agree that Chris Brown is an asshole? If not, then I’ll hasten to add that I don’t really think that’s just my opinion – I think that Chris Brown has empirically proven his own pettiness, small-mindedness, brutishness, … Continue reading →

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Pregame starts in 3, 2, 1…

Posted on February 3, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

This is the Deconstruction’s third blowout Super Bowl Sunday, and cheers to that. Cheers to you too, and your team if you’ve got one, and to your health (whether you’ve got that or not). And that’s that—the rest of my … Continue reading →

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