“The Great Alone” author’s latest is a melodramatic look at one woman’s quest for independence and survival during the Great Depression. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-01-28 16:41:57 UTC ]
“Maybe the WPA let new passions into the public space.” David A. Taylor on how the government supported the arts during the (first) Great Depression. | Lit Hub History Missing the drama of sports? James Tate Hill has some audiobook recommendations to fill the competitive void. | Lit Hub... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-29 10:30:26 UTC ]
Christopher Knowlton posits that the state’s real estate bubble led to the Great Depression. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-01-31 19:10:52 UTC ]
Published at the beginning of the Great Depression, William Gropper’s ‘Alay-Oop’ sold poorly. By the mid-forties, he’d quit cartooning altogether. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Paris Review | 2019-07-22 13:00:34 UTC ]
If you want to see what’s driving ad spending, just look at the gains: The biggest U.S. internet companies—including the likes of Amazon, Facebook and Uber—are powering the ad market as they double down on their own marketing. That’s the key takeaway from the 64th annual Ad Age Leading National... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-06-28 09:00:00 UTC ]