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Easier Gigs

Wed, Jan 1, 2017
by Drew McManus
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The 1/24/2017 edition of the Wall Street journal published an article by Charles Passy that examines the decision by New York Philharmonic president Matthew VanBesien to depart his position in favor of taking a position as president of the University of Michigan’s University Musical Society. VanBesien is the latest orchestra CEO to exit for an academic
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Plans To Eliminate NEA & NEH Raises Alarm And Inspire Ire

Tue, Jan 1, 2017
by Drew McManus
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Ever since the news that the Trump administration plans to eliminate the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) became public knowledge, responses from inside and out of the arts community have been swift. There’s a list of reports from mainstream media that examine how much arts and
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Simple Tips To Keep WordPress Fast

Mon, Jan 1, 2017
by Drew McManus
If you’re a WordPress user and your site is more than a few years old, there are a number of things you should be doing behind the scenes to keep everything running as fast as possible. Having said that, a good bit of it requires a certain level of technical skills but there are a
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Trump On The Arts & Humanities: You’re Nothing But Waste

Fri, Jan 1, 2017
by Drew McManus
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Happy Inauguration Day. Well, not really since it turns out the new President has adopted a position that the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities are a waste and has recommended both departments be eliminated in 2017. According to an article by Alexander Bolton in the 1/19/2017 edition of The
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Let’s Be Friends

Thu, Jan 1, 2017
by Drew McManus
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A few months ago, I made a big switch from using traditional comments to a system powered by Facebook. At the time, I mentioned this switch was an experiment in progress and now that we’re several weeks in I can say that it will be the ongoing standard for the foreseeable future. Since making the
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