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Away from Desk is a new initiative by Keith J. Varadi of Gene’s Dispensary and hosted by Wilshire Online.
In an era as uncertain as this one, it’s imperative to identify who and what matters most to us. Countless social, political, and economic factors have had a palpable negative impact on the arts — and culture at large — for decades: the cost of living has become nearly impossible for the majority of those in the United States, including for the many artists and arts professionals who already live such incredibly precarious lives; funding for most public institutions is being slashed at the most rapid of rates; and late-stage capitalism and neoliberal ideals have taken such a stranglehold over society that scores of people who may have previously been outspoken about any number of issues have since become more mum out of fear of retaliation in the form of being iced out of opportunities, dwindling sales, less visibility, etc.
Thanks to the increasingly publicized authoritarian…
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Away from Desk is a new initiative by Keith J. Varadi of Gene’s Dispensary and hosted by Wilshire Online.
In an era as uncertain as this one, it’s imperative to identify who and what matters most to us. Countless social, political, and economic factors have had a palpable negative impact on the arts — and culture at large — for decades: the cost of living has become nearly impossible for the majority of those in the United States, including for the many artists and arts professionals who already live such incredibly precarious lives; funding for most public institutions is being slashed at the most rapid of rates; and late-stage capitalism and neoliberal ideals have taken such a stranglehold over society that scores of people who may have previously been outspoken about any number of issues have since become more mum out of fear of retaliation in the form of being iced out of opportunities, dwindling sales, less visibility, etc.
Thanks to the increasingly publicized authoritarian…


