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For instance: “I can see a time where we sell tickets to stories, ones that are told through the written word, film, games and theatre to various degrees. I would love to be in a violent shipwreck as part of an immersive experience and then go home and play a survival horror game continuing that story.”

“For many of us, if our life experience has any bearing on today’s world, we experienced usually the first kind of provocation of what we thought something was artistically when we hit university or college.”

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“It’s not every day that a city finds itself with $57 million to spend on culture and no real plan for how to spend it. But that’s the case with Denver.”

“For nearly five decades, military governments here examined every book, every article, each illustration, photo or poem before printing. It was a crucial exercise for the military, which sought control over nearly every facet of citizens’ lives.” Now, that’s coming to an end.

“In politics, mere dubious facts don’t ignite the media, or capture the imagination of the fact-laden undecided voter, with the same potency as exceptionally elegant, or pathetically inartful, expression. Politicians must be very afraid of the crudely put. So, is there a poet for Romney?”

“Creative Scotland will receive a core budget of £34.1 million, a 2% reduction on the current year. Budgets for the five national performing companies directly funded by the government have been reduced by 1.26% to £23.6 million.”

“Club Level [will be] a VIP area with wider seats inside the hall, and private access to a soundproof lounge with flat screen TVs, a full bar and food service – reminiscent of the luxury boxes fans pay top dollar for at sports venues.” The amenities are meant to appeal to “drag-alongs” – e.g., the bored spouse who gets dragged along to the opera or ballet.

“Officials said the goal of the campaign, which was announced Thursday, is not necessarily to increase attendance, which is running ahead of last year’s with more than 23 million visitors through August. Instead, the aim is to inform people about the Smithsonian’s extensive research and resources and traveling exhibitions — and change their view of the institution as dull.”