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Tiger Woods celebrating his win at the U.S. Open.
Surviving Rejection Season
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Surviving Rejection Season

29 May 2013

Alex Lewin reflects on grappling with rejection as an artist.

Photo from a contemporary production of Hamlet.
Postcards from Russia 2
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Postcards from Russia 2

Yekaterinburg

29 May 2013

Continuing the series, Christopher W. White reflects on his time viewing the strikingly contemporary art in Yekaterinburg

Several stacks of coins.
Practical Applications of the Culture Coin
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Practical Applications of the Culture Coin

28 May 2013

David Dower examines the Culture Coin, and provides a sneak peek into a world where this new currency replaces cash in the theater industry.

Still from VideoCabaret's War of 1812.
The Quotidian as Epic
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The Quotidian as Epic

VideoCabaret’s War of 1812

28 May 2013

Matt McGeachy tallks about VideoCabaret’s The War of 1812, which attempts to understand the war and its consequences through comedy, tragedy, and Canadian history.

The Twitter logo.
Weekly Howl on Thursday, May 30
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Weekly Howl on Thursday, May 30

Culture Coin & the HowlRound Voting Surge!

28 May 2013

This week's activity will be a voting rally and open discussion forum about the Culture Coin project that HowlRound is proposing in the ArtsFwd Business Unusual Challenge.

Portrait of P Carl.
Why the Crowd? Why a Culture Coin?
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Why the Crowd? Why a Culture Coin?

27 May 2013

In this essay, P. Carl gives insight on promoting cultural exchanges and uplifting communities of artists.

Wide photo of the Buenos Aires skyline.
Take (more than) Five
Essay

Take (more than) Five

The Argentine Production Model

26 May 2013

Paz Pardo explores the theatre models of the United States and Argentina.

Photo from the play Beneatha's Place.
Creating from the Vanguard
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Creating from the Vanguard

The Sanctity of Ownership

25 May 2013

Keith Josef Adkins talks about the ownership of narrative, ownership fatigue, and the privilege of ownership.

Video
Essay

Video

Culture Coin—Watch, Share, Vote Daily!

23 May 2013

HowlRound presents a video on Culture Coin, a peer-to-peer digital currence and resource sharing economy for all

Photo from the play Change.
Postcards from Russia 1
Essay

Postcards from Russia 1

Saint Petersburg

23 May 2013

Christopher White in his quick trip to St. Petersburg- a “museum city”-found the mainstream theaters to be both devoted to Russian classics and visually immersive theatre.

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