I think it is a sad commentary on much of our culture that most of us think of the arts as decoration. They should be seen as intrinsic, mother’s milk. Journalism and theater are two glorious expressions of that perspective.

I think Sidney Harman, the new owner of Newsweek, is dead-on with his thoughts here.

(Via the New York Times.)

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