In spring, a person's thoughts turn toward what you would rather be doing than earning a living, and in this country that means Being An Artist.
By Garrison Keillor Mar 25, 2009
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We're going bankrupt and losing our house because he refuses to take a job.
By Cary Tennis
April 28, 2009
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By Darrell Etherington
January 23, 2009
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The "Lemony Snicket" author remembers his nerve-racking musical run-in with Odetta, the late folk singer and activist.
By Daniel Handler
December 8, 2008
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Richard Florida has made a career out of explaining the economic importance of the creative class. His latest book is a field guide to their moving and mating habits.
By James Hannaham
April 11, 2008
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My friend used to be brilliant and troubled. Now she's fine and ... dull.
By Cary Tennis
March 19, 2009
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I'm not the only creative one in the marriage; I feel bad that he works a day job.
By Cary Tennis
January 5, 2009
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I see this dazzling world full of art and fun -- how do I connect to it?
By Cary Tennis
November 14, 2008
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I do good work but I fear I'm mediocre, and my heart is poisoned with jealousy.
By Cary Tennis
October 5, 2007
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I know it's part of the game, but it's beginning to defeat me.
By Cary Tennis
August 13, 2007
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In a ruined theater, in front of a weeping audience, a group of dissident artists stages the capital's first uncensored play in decades.
By Phillip Robertson
May 7, 2003
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Artist Becca Midwood, painter of haunting outdoor portraits, is getting a reputation as the "female Basquiat."
By Stephen Lemons
May 22, 2001
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Don't try to die surrounded by cross-dressing fashion slaves.
By Carol Ormandy
February 9, 2001
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Male nude models have a special problem female models don't: What to do if they get a woody?
By Pegi Taylor
November 29, 2000
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Days of wine and fashion mistakes.
By Brian Fey
October 11, 2000
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Sparse attendance at a pro-business rally spreads panic in an industry under siege.
By Damien Cave
September 29, 2000
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At a San Francisco art exhibit, trashing the new dot-com economy is harder than it should be.
By Damien Cave
September 25, 2000
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What could cause a bisexual artist and mother to behave like a depressed June Cleaver? A custody battle.
By Kristine O'Malley
August 4, 2000
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As a nude model, I let him have more and more -- right up to the moment I walked out. Was he a plucky old character or just a lonely perv?
By Pegi Taylor
July 10, 2000
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Will new-economy millionaires bankroll needy artists? Several Web companies are promoting the idea.
By Janelle Brown
June 27, 2000
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In which a British artiste of minor repute salutes his very heavy colleagues for their intrepid bravery in suing Napster.
By John Perry
April 24, 2000
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To many musicians, the MP3 trading software isn't a revolution -- it's a rip-off.
By Eric Boehlert
March 24, 2000
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If you go through life free of bad habits, you won't live forever, but it will feel like it.
By D.A. Blyler
February 9, 2000
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Indie musicians find online music distributors every bit as greedy as the recording industry they aim to replace.
By Emily Vander Veer
December 2, 1999
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I've always tried to make my teaching like an art, but as I've grown more successful, have I become a hack?
By David Alford
November 19, 1999
The real American dream
My husband is too creative to work
MyFolio: A Network That Showcases Artists
The voice that gave me goose bumps
Where have all the bohemians gone?
Scary cherubs and bloody wall flowers
The last time I committed suicide
Nowhere to hide
Pigment farmer
The perils of anti-capitalism
Jesse Helms has nothing on my ex-husband
Artist at work
Thoroughly modern Medicis
War Room
Broadsheet
How the World Works