You have just stumbled upon yet another "new blog on the block." To get immediately to the point, the fundamental premise of all that follows is: The arts have incredible, but insufficiently utilized, power to improve people's lives–instrumentally, instrinsically, extrinsically, schmeztrinsically . . . and every which way but loose. This is excellent news for people and it's good news for the arts. However, the unforgettable words of Fanny Brice … [Read more...]