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Lacoste Gallery: Don Reitz: The Expressive Genius EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 8, 2017
The current show at Lacoste Gallery features the work of Don Reitz. “One of the great geniuses of contemporary ceramics. Devoted to clay, color and expression throughout his career.” EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 8, 2017
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Shorenstein Report: Election News Coverage Failed the Voters
A Harvard report suggests to Anita M. Harris that the structure of media and the definition of “news” allowed Trump to hornswoggle the press–even as he badmouthed reporters and editors strugglng to make sense of him.
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Concord’s Lacoste Gallery features Danish ceramicists through Dec. 4
Cambridge writer and photographer Anita Harris is a long-time admirer of the Lacoste Gallery, in Concord Mass. Here, she describes the current exhibit of Danish ceramicists Anne Floche and Hans Vangsø .
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At the Tang: Pattern and Disruption in Art, Science and Life
A visit to the Tang Museum at Skidmore College leads author Anita M. Harris to contemplate pattern and disruption in art, nature, and our lives.
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Guest Post: Election Results-The Next Ten Years
Guest commentator Mark Orton presents a dark view of the future following the 2016 presidential election.
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Hillary Clinton’s Concession Speech
Having made calls and canvassed for Hillary Clinton, author Anita M. Harris is saddened, confused and shocked by Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump. Here is Clinton’s concession speech, which Harris finds eloquent and inspirational.