Monthly Archives: December 2013

A matter of opinion

Posted on December 28, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

America’s last great pop-culture controversy of 2013 (last as of this writing; I sure hope no toppers are lurking ’round the corner)…swirls about the A&E swampbillies-made-good docu-melodrama, Duck Dynasty. Hopefully you know the score, because it would pain me to … Continue reading →

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A happy holiday on Mercury, for artists and writers

Posted on December 23, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Just in time for Christmas, or Yule, or Saturnalia, (or what have you) the right jolly old elves at the International Astronomical Union have gifted upon as all ten newly named impact craters on planet Mercury, each in honor of … Continue reading →

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Guestblog Wednesday!

Posted on December 18, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

I had the honor and pleasure to guest-blog today over at Penny’s Tales—the online HQ of the incomparable novelist, Penny Estelle. The subject of my screed, recursively enough, is blogging. Sound like it might tickle yer fancy? Then click on … Continue reading →

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RIP to four icons

Posted on December 17, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

It’s been a rough week for artists’ mortality. In the course of five days we’ve lost four cultural treasures: Three from the golden eras of film, and one who changed the nature of country music. Joan Fontaine (Oct. 22 1917 … Continue reading →

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AntHill Art

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

I have no words for how cool I think Anthill Art is. And animal lover I may be, these are nonetheless some creatures that are a creepy-crawly bane of my existence. So if a few colonies are wiped out in … Continue reading →

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Art under fire – ANOTHER Heidelberg House burns

Posted on December 10, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

It’s painfully clear now that Detroit’s iconic Heidelberg Project is under attack. The storied grass-roots art park suffered it’s eighth arson attack in seven months on Sunday, December 7th, resulting in the destruction of the Elba Street Clock House. Three … Continue reading →

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Arts and culture as economic profit centers

Posted on December 5, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Some might have doubted whether the economic value of the creative arts could ever be quantified. Many others probably preferred that they wouldn’t be. Arts and culture are ethereal; economics are the opposite of that. There was never supposed to … Continue reading →

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