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Ruminations
Culture: The water in which we swim
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El Matador: Without art… and with!
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The day I ‘discovered’ Southern Hospitality
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What is your Cultural DNA?
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Marilyn: Without art…. And with!
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We see each other differently through twinkling lights.
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Winnie the Who
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Let’s Hear It for the Smiley Face Emoji!
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The Spirit in Things
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The Arts Through Covid Eyes
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Pink and Blue
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Ukranians in Philadelphia Fighting the Fight with Dance
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Kyiv’s orchestra plays on
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Banned! Ghost Dance, Hula, Tango, Flamenco, Irish Step Dancing, Chinese Shen Yun, Scottish Highland Dancing, Belly Dancing, Sun Dance …
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When you don’t have the words – learning to apologize
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Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot …
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Making Family Christmas Decorations
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Let the Branches Carry Your Family’s History
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Love Song Round Up
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A toast to the artists in our lives …
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13-Years-Old and in Friendship Bootcamp
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Of course you don’t need to give those ghosts and goblins a treat … but …
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The Dap: Assimilation in Reverse
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We Use Music to Celebrate and Praise ….
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We Use Dance to Protest and Resist ….
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Mandatory Assimilation – “Kill the Indian. Save the Man.”
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Why are Women’s Nipples More Regulated than Guns?
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If She is Listening to Music, You Guys Are Way More Attractive
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When the Evacuation Notice Comes, What Do You Grab?
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King Tut Would Be Like Any Other 9-Year Old Without That Story in His Pocket
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Why I Started Art in Real Life: My Manifesto
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Let’s Put Biology and Brain Science Into Art Education
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Why being a football fan is good for us
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall
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I Dressed Up for a Zoom Call with my Doctor… Because I Wanted to be Taken Seriously.
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How Do We Show Belonging? Gender & Sexuality
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Bartenders – Social Shamans
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Actress? Waitress? Pilotess? Scientess?
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3 People Walk Into an Elevator and Face the Wrong Way
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How Dare You Wear THAT Here!
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Branded!
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Such a Gentleman!
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That’s the Spirit!
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Conformity – Just Another Way to Spell Belonging
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Memorial Day Part II – So What Are We Doing with OUR Lives?
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Here’s To the Cap & Gown!
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You’re Such an Eager Beaver!
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So What Do You Do, Gulp, When It’s Not Your Style?
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The Sound of Music in Open Car Windows
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The Big Question
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Music Is Like a Rising Tide Within Us
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What Your Buttons and Zippers Tell Us About You
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Religions are culture masters
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In Defense of Small Talk – Really Small Talk
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The Joy and Power of Ballpark Rituals
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True confessions – from the dark side of art
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How Theater and Rituals Show Up in Our Daily Lives …
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The Wonderful Tyranny of the Diner Jukebox
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How we use our appearance to find one another …
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Like It or Not! The Costs and Benefits of Belonging
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The Softer Side of Sears
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Bunnies. Eggs. Lambs.
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Can you actually drive… without music?
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Locker Room Talk? Girl Talk?
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Can You Fight When “Lollipop” is Playing?
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Happy Birthday blah blah blah
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Signing = Singing
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Hard-toed Shoes, Hair Nets, Safety Glasses & Face Masks?
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It Depends on Who You Ask!
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Your tears are like jet fuel to me!
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It’s Pronounced “Comma-la!”
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21 Steps – 21 Seconds – 21 Steps
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Those Who Tell the Stories Rule Society – Plato
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The Oscar for Best Script Goes To … Little White Lies
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What is Your Family’s Culture?
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Symbols in the Boxing Ring
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Who Do You Think You Are – With That Fake Accent?
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Ahhhh – We Can Go Back to the Way It Was …
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Making it Personal – Using Mini-Books to Celebrate Our Learning Leaps
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Room Rater!
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An Egg About to Hatch
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There He Is … Mr. America!
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Bagpipes – Emotional Hijackers!
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What is Your Character’s Costume?
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Like Lightning Striking a Barbed Wire Fence
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Election Night Graphics! Storytelling on Speed!
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Gossip – The Cultural Enforcer
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Hey Buddy!
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Poll Dancing! Cha Cha Slide Your Way into the Voting Booth!
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Thanksgiving – the World Series of Hospitality
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Not to the Manor Born
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Dress for the Job You Want, Not the Job You Have
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The Grim Reaper! Skeletons! Halloween is Such Fun! Fun! Fun!
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Hey Ladies. What is Our Baseball Equivalent?
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We are Like Puppets on a String – Music is the Master!
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The Fauci Bobblehead. It’s No Roman Sculpture, But ….
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Can We Throw Away the Throw Away Culture?
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How We Walk – Our Personal Choreography Tells a Story
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Dinner Bell! Church Bell!
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The Back Track Hokey Pokey – When You Disagree w Your Group
