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Just like one’s immediate social surroundings, being part of an online community required mutuality of interest, a certain desirable decorum, and above all, the will to engage in meaningful, very often a reassuring, and dialogue – whether in form of direct person-to-person communication or comments on blog posts. It was living in a world of…
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Click here for Lonnie Powell’s bio and more details about his Porfolio exhibit. I just came back from viewing Lonnie Powell’s show at the Porfolio Gallery and Education Center in St. Louis. Powell works in a variety of styles and media in his show “Still All Over the Place” that will be up through January…
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“Life takes time. So does publishing,” by Marcel Toussaint
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