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Bowling Alone

Lenny Bernstein Is Buzzing Up There

Richard Laermer | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

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Richard Laermer

Americans want to hear a verse, the hook, and then move on to the next cut. We don't make time to hear the sonata-allegro form develop.

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Cheering Alone

Terry Curtis Fox | Posted 05.07.2009 | Entertainment

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Terry Curtis Fox

A decent seat at a ballgame will go for five, six, or seven times the price of a center orchestra seat on Broadway. This has never been true in my lifetime. For the game, this is a disaster.

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Diversity: Is It A Bad Thing?

Newsweek | Eboo Patel | Posted 04.10.2008 | Living

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The first thing my wife and I comment on when we go to a restaurant or a park is the diversity. We generally want more. We're part of a generation of ...

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