Beauty, Mirror, Satire
Kurt Andersen and his guest, Harvard philosophy professor Elaine Scarry, look at why beauty fell on hard times, and whether it’s come back in the last few years. We’ll hear about painter Fred Tomaselli...
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When did making art beautiful stop being the main goal of artists everywhere? Kurt Andersen and Harvard philosophy professor Elaine Scarry look at why beauty fell on hard times and whether it’s come...
View ArticleDrinking and Smoking: Do They Make You More Creative?
The association of art with altered states of consciousness goes back a long way. Archeological evidence of fermented beverages and some of the oldest musical instruments were found at the same...
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