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How I got My Song.
Leonard Cohen: And so I had a voice, but I did not have an instrument. I did not have a song. And now I’m going to tell you very briefly a story of
Address at Frankfurt Book Fair
Neelie Kroes:The digital transition stands to revolutionise how we access information. And the emergence of alternative ways of reading – in
Why every City needs an alternative performance space.
I believe that the ‘alternative’ venue is an essential part of any cultural landscape. In fact I would go as far as saying that in a culture without
Remarks at Amherst College, In Honour of Robert Frost
This day devoted to the memory of Robert Frost offers an opportunity for reflection which is prized by politicians as well as by others, and even by
Great Art for Everyone: What's the problem?
“ I believe that too often organisations have jumped on the ‘ engagement ’ bandwagon and used it to lever in funds to support their core
PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE EVENT
For Immediate Release June 2 , 2011 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE EVENT Andrew Mellon Auditorium Washington , D.C
The Day of Slavic Literature
Patriarch Kirill The Day of Slavic Literature and Culture th 20 May 2011 Thank you , Mr Putin and the entire high assembly . We have been
On Ai Weiwei
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Opens Art Exhibit By Imprisoned Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei “ Good morning . It’s a bittersweet honor to welcome you all here
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Mario Vargas Llosa Nobel Lecture
I hoped that the Nobel Prize for Literature Lecture – as I always do when eminent writers talk – would evolve into a...continued
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