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Creative Class-ism

enrico

During the whole stimulus debate the idea that the arts are an economic force was given short shrift. Senator John McCain practically snorted when he asked how art creates any significant number of jobs. A recent article in Crain’s makes…

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My Morning Slow

Phil

Each morning, I come into the Arts Engine office, get settled with my belongings and start clicking through the independent film and media news sites (the usual suspects of sites including our own MediaRights.org) while sipping on my Murray’s coffee. …

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Docu-tisement? Adver-mentary?

enrico

Legend has it that one of the first times a product was intentionally placed in a film was when Groucho Marx gave Thelma Todd a Life Saver in Horse Feathers (1932). It hasn’t always been a match made in heaven.…

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Americans for Zoos, Pools and Golf Unite!

enrico

Last week we received the good news that the National Endowment for the Arts would, in fact, receive $50 million in the stimulus bill that President Obama signed this week. This was, in large part, thanks to a lot of…

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