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COVER STORY
Artistic Places
Kurt Andersen and folklorist Nick Spitzer talk about
how particular places become epicenters of artistic life.
  Chelsea
Hotel
A healthy combination of luster and notoriety continue
to make this bohemian hotel in Manhattan a destination for artists. Produced
by Sara Fishko.
 Go
to the Chelsea Hotel's website
 Pueblo
Potter
Robert Tenorio, a contemporary potter
in Santo Domingo pueblo, south of Santa Fe, found he had to unlearn modern
techniques before teaching himself to make pots the old way. Produced
by Deborah Begel.
Go
to the Internet Public Library's site on pueblo pottery
Muscle
Shoals
Several decades ago a small Alabama town became one
of the most thrilling creative scenes for American soul music. Now a Philadelphia
record producer is trying to recreate that sound, with the help of one
of the men who made it all happen. Produced by Peter Clowney.
Go
to Founder Jimmy Johnson's website
Go
to Fame Studios' website
Go
to the new Muscle Shoals studio website
SPECIAL GUEST
 Nick
Spitzer
Cultural historian Nick Spitzer is the host of Public
Radio International's American Routes. His radio show celebrates and connects
the dots between all kinds of American music from jazz, blues, and rockabilly
to country, folk, and soul. He is the former state folklorist for Louisiana.
His earlier Folk Masters radio series has been released on CD by
Smithsonian Folkways.
Go
to American Routes site
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Playing
Guggenheim, Las Vegas. The flashy desert town
is the latest outpost of the ever-expanding museum. Produced by Flo
Rogers.
Go to the Guggenheim, Las Vegas
Design
for the Real World
Design critic Veronique Vienne tells us
how pieces of reflective glass in 18th century France sparked a culture
of
narcissism.
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